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At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company founded in 1987. Together we deliver life-saving therapies to patients in need. With the commitment and drive you bring to the workplace every day, you will be part of a team that is changing the world and helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Our worldwide staff is a close community where you can see the tangible results of your contributions, where every individual matters, and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development. Our scientific focus has resulted in marketed products that are benefiting hundreds of thousands of people, a pipeline of late-stage drug candidates, and unmatched patient access programs to ensure medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life-threatening diseases.

The Vice President of Alliance and Integration Management is a key strategic member of the executive team, responsible for the worldwide oversight of Gilead’s partnership portfolio and ensuring Gilead is a partner of choice for future business development opportunities. Additionally, this role will lead the Integration Management Office (IMO), ensuring the seamless integration of acquisitions including assets, technologies, talent, and platforms into Gilead. Gilead’s partnerships and acquisitions are fundamental to its strategy, this role is critical in ensuring that Gilead creates value out of these strategic transactions.

Key Responsibilities

Alliances and Partnerships:

• Oversee and manage 100+ strategic partnerships across Research, Development, and Commercial organizations.

• Lead a team that works directly with Gilead’s strategic partners to set the direction and scope for implementation of partnership agreement: key activities, timing and responsibilities on either side.

• Actively work with corporate development team on ensuring that new alliances are fit for purpose and structured in a way to achieve our objectives

• Frequently direct contract negotiations and re-negotiations, evolving partnerships to meet future business needs.

• Crisis management - address business critical issues that require immediate attention while working to minimize crisis management situations

• Liaise with various functional area stakeholders across the company, including R&D, commercial, regulatory, finance, legal, manufacturing, and distribution.

• Directly manage 1-2 high priority alliances (e.g., player and coach)

Integration Management:

• Lead the Integration Management Office (IMO) and develop tools and playbooks for consistent and repeatable integrations.

• Provide leadership and oversight to ongoing and future integrations.

• Facilitate continuous improvement of integration processes through best practices and post-mortem feedback loops.

• Create and manage integration plans, including timelines, budgets, operational and financial metrics, and headcount requirements.

• Prepare budgetary estimates for each integration based on due diligence and integration requirements and risks.

• Participate in the due diligence phase of transactions to understand deal risks and develop mitigation strategies.

• Collaborate with SMEs and key stakeholders to ensure clarity of integration requirements and timelines.

• Assemble and manage cross-functional teams for post-merger integration projects.

• Track and report progress to the C-Suite (GLT) against objectives and success measures during integration execution.

• Drive day-to-day execution of the integration process, coaching cross-functional teams, leading integration meetings, and resolving issues proactively.

Organizational Leadership:

• Exemplify Gilead’s core values of inclusion, accountability, teamwork, excellence, and integrity.

• Accountable for succession planning and talent needs across the Alliance and Integration Management organization.

• Set strategy for ongoing capacity planning with a 1-3 year projection.

• Manage budget and oversee group spend for all direct and indirect reports.

• Foster a transparent, motivating, and innovative culture through inclusion and leadership excellence.

• Create and oversee ongoing training and encourage industry conference participation and involvement within the group.

• Serve as a thought leader in the Alliance and Integration Management industry, staying at the forefront of trends and transitions.

Qualifications

Skills, Knowledge, and Expectations:

• B.A. required (M.B.A., or J.D. preferred).

• 15+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including expertise in direct-line executive management in alliance management, corporate or business development, drug development, compliance or regulatory, commercial policies and practices, new product planning, portfolio management, and lifecycle management.

• Significant experience in contract negotiation and managing external stakeholders

• Demonstrated excellence in executive leadership, project management, and effectively managing multiple projects/priorities.

• Proven ability to lead within a complex matrix organization and influence leaders across different functions.

Additional Attributes:

• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and energizing.

• High EQ required

• Proactive and open to sharing advice and coaching colleagues.

• Strong leadership presence and business acumen.

• Resilient with the ability to influence and deliver in an ambiguous environment.

• Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders to achieve objectives.

• Curious with strong learning agility.

• Strategically minded and operationally astute.

• Organized with a systematic approach to prioritization.

• Strong ability to command, influence, and motivate a broader team of industry experts and stakeholders.

• Demonstrate deep functional knowledge of industry trends and partnership models within the pharma and biotech industry.

• Maintain a progressive attitude, focus, and morale in the face of uncertainty or ambiguity.

As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. 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 careers@gilead.com for assistance. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the EEO is the Law poster.

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