Associate Director, Corporate Strategic Finance

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.
 

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Job Description
 

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide.

The Corporate Strategic Finance team is responsible for leading the consolidation of the Long Range Plan (LRP), peer benchmarking analysis and special projects including but not limited to corporate valuation workstreams, financial analysis to drive major initiatives to grow revenue, reduce expenses, and manage P&L volatility.  This position will work across the Finance organization as well as partner with strategic planning teams in Commercial, Development, and Corporate Strategy.  This position reports to the Head of Corporate Strategic Finance and will be based in Foster City, CA.  

As an Associate Director, Corporate Strategic Finance, you will be an integral member of the Corporate Strategic Finance team and must have a strong track record of strategic thinking leveraging rigorous financial analysis, distilling insights into clear and cohesive executive presentations, and influencing senior leadership to act on key recommendations.  This individual must be a self-starter with the ability to effectively navigate ambiguous situations in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Essential Duties & Job Functions

The Corporate Strategic Finance team is responsible for a range of activities. Specific job duties will vary depending on project requirements.

• Lead the process and consolidation of Gilead’s Long Range Plan (LRP), ensuring comprehensive integration across Gilead’s strategic planning processes.

• Develop and maintain the LRP model to ensure accuracy, functionality, and adaptability to evolving outputs.

• Conduct and leverage benchmarking and peer analysis to not only validate LRP forecast assumptions and outcomes, but also help inform and drive decisions across the organization.

• Lead process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency of LRP updates.

• Lead collaboration with Planning, Strategy & Analysis (PS&A) to evolve financial trade-offs to support Portfolio Review and LRP refresh

• Collaborate with Treasury on an integrated financial strategy to support the Corporate Strategy, facilitating trade-off discussions across internal investments, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and shareholder returns.

• Partner with Corporate FP&A to support quarterly impairment analyses related to In-Process Research & Development (IPR&D).

• Special projects may include, but are not limited to: leading select analysis for CFO Office strategic initiatives (e,g., financial analysis for Corporate Operations and Human Resources on geographical footprint and site strategy), collaborating on Corporate Strategy workstreams (e.g., strategic refresh) and supporting the evaluation of M&A deals post-acquisition.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Degree and 14 Years Experience; OR

• Associates Degree and 12 Years Experience; OR

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 Years Experience; OR

• Masters' Degree and 8 Years Experience; OR

• PhD and 2 Years Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Understands complex financial statements and valuation models

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills including forecasting and financial modeling capabilities

• Able to craft and deliver clear, cohesive presentations for executive leadership and Board of Directors

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to lead, resolve conflict, and drive consensus among individuals from a variety of cultures and disciplines

• Able to handle competing priorities in a fast paced and dynamic environment and have a “roll up the sleeves” attitude

• Comfort and experience tackling ambiguous, complex problems

• Significant experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry with demonstrated cross-functional collaboration and leadership

• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint

People Leader Accountabilities

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.

• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

Gilead Core Values

• Integrity (Doing What’s Right)

• Inclusion (Encouraging Diversity)

• Teamwork (Working Together)

• Excellence (Being Your Best)

• Accountability (Taking Personal Responsibility)

 

The salary range for this position is: $182,070.00 - $235,620.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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