For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job. At Gilead we believe every employee deserves a great leader. As a people leader now or in the future, we expect that you will model and create an environment of inclusion, be intentionally focused on the hiring, development, growth and retention of talent, and empower teams to align and achieve goals. Job Description Chief of Staff to Executive Vice President, PDM Foster City, CA We are looking for a Chief of Staff for the Pharmaceutical Development manufacturing (PDM) organization, reporting to the Executive Vice President of PDM. The incumbent will serve as a key business partner to the EVP and be immersed in strategic and operational elements for the global PDM team, as well as take a lead role in driving large projects within the business, supporting insight and access to the organizational strategy and direction around the world. The successful PDM Chief of Staff will be a dynamic, experienced individual with a strong track record of strategic work experience across a variety of settings and topics in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry. She/he must have the proven ability to effectively manage complex projects, influence stakeholders without direct authority, effectively network across the organization and communicate with senior leaders, all within a dynamic, fast paced environment. The PDM Organization includes RA CMC, Supply Chain, Technical Development, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and Portfolio Product Strategy. Responsibilities: Curate topical discussions for leadership team meetings and drive actions / follow-up process coordinating across the PDM leaders. Targeted focus on driving business results and strategic initiatives through operational rigor, collaboration and cross functional/leadership alignment. Uncover areas within the business to drive performance and efficiency improvements to unlock productivity and accelerate execution and support project management of these initiatives. Analyze existing data and industry best practices to ensure programs, processes, and initiatives are meaningful and aligned to the overall business strategy. Develop and maintain detailed work plans on key initiatives which include identification of project tasks, clear milestones, and assignments of work project responsibilities, schedules, plans, resources, budget, and status reports. Collaborate across multiple internal functions to manage employee, analyst, customer, partner and other appearances for the executive including prioritization of internal and external events based on impact and strategic goals, partnering on preparation and ensuring timely follow up. Work closely with Program Management Office (PMO) to partner on communications strategy and preparation/content for impactful presentations. Partner with CEO Chief of Staff (CoS) and broader CoS network to ensure alignment and realize synergies. Travel with executive as needed to customer/partner/analyst/employee meetings and events. Qualifications: 10+ years of growing responsibility with broad exposure to multiple functions Bachelor’s degree required, Master of Business Administration or other advanced degree a plus Capabilities Requirements Highly resourceful and strategic thinker with strong emotional intelligence, operational rigor and project management capabilities Demonstrated consistent cross-functional collaborator, and business partner, directly contributing to teams to achieve overall objectives Strong leadership and communication skills across functions and leadership teams; comfort in business and technical discussions. Able to influence without direct authority experience with global markets Strong enterprise thinking and approach Depth of understanding of the function’s financials; in partnership with finance partners, identifying initiatives to support opportunities for growth and returning shareholder value Experience driving large initiatives from framing the problem, conducting research / analysis to building the business and operational plans through to driving execution to success is required Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative high-growth environment Willingness to travel as needed (up to 30%) For jobs in the United States: As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact *****@******.com for assistance. 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NOTICE: EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team. Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion. For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job. Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California. Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications and advice from internal and external experts, Gilead has made the decision to require all U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong employees and contractors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. The health of our employees, contractors, their loved ones, our partners and the communities and people we serve is a top priority. Vaccination is the most effective way currently available to deliver on that priority. The purpose of the vaccination requirement is to minimize the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace and support the health and safety of our communities. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request an accommodation.