Director, Responsible Business Reporting & Communications

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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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
 

The Director, Responsible Business Reporting & Communications will lead Responsible Business reporting and manage communications delivery across the Responsible Business and Corporate Responsibility portfolios. The role will translate business priorities and approved information into clear reporting, leadership materials, communications plans and stakeholder content.

Working across Public Affairs and with partners throughout the company, the Director will manage reporting calendars, contributor inputs, supporting evidence, reviews, approvals and publication. The role will also lead the development and execution of communications strategies and materials that strengthen understanding of the company’s Responsible Business priorities and progress.

This position requires strong strategic judgment, writing and editorial skills, hands-on reporting experience, and the ability to lead complex, cross-functional work in a regulated global organization.

Knowledge and Capabilities

• Significant experience in corporate, sustainability, Responsible Business or Corporate Responsibility communications.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex corporate or sustainability reporting, including managing contributor inputs, evidence, reviews, approvals and publication.
• Strong writing and editorial judgment, with the ability to translate complex or technical information accurately for different audiences.
• Experience developing and executing communications strategies, leadership materials, campaigns and stakeholder content.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to set priorities and manage competing demands, reporting cycles and time-sensitive deliverables 
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functional work without direct authority.
• Experience overseeing reliable source documentation, approval records and reusable content.
• Knowledge of communications and disclosure considerations relevant to a publicly traded company.
• Healthcare, biopharmaceutical or other regulated-industry experience preferred.

Specific Education and Experience Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in communications, business, sustainability, public affairs, liberal arts, science or a related field and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience should include substantial responsibility for corporate communications, sustainability or Responsible Business reporting, or comparable evidence-intensive corporate programs.
• Knowledge of Gilead’s therapeutic areas and business environment is preferred.

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, management and delivery of the company’s Responsible Business reporting suite.
• Manage an integrated reporting and assessment calendar, including contributor deadlines, evidence requirements, review and approval milestones, and publication dates.
• Manage the collection and integration of data, narrative content and supporting evidence from accountable teams; identify missing or inconsistent inputs and drive issues toward resolution.
• Oversee records of reporting inputs, evidence, reviews and approvals.
• Manage assigned contributions to external assessments and other evidence-intensive submissions in partnership with the relevant business owners.
• Develop and execute an integrated communications plan for the Responsible Business portfolio.
• Serve as a strategic communications partner to Corporate Responsibility, advising on audiences, messaging, timing, engagement opportunities and communications considerations.
• Translate approved priorities and evidence into leadership materials, presentations, topic briefs, employee communications, stakeholder content and other communications deliverables.
• Maintain an accessible library of approved facts, proof points and reporting content to support accurate and consistent reuse.
• Partner with Corporate Communications and other functions on enterprise channels, standards, review processes and production support.
• Manage external agencies, budgets and project resources, as appropriate.
• Assess complex issues from a broader organizational and stakeholder perspective and recommend priorities and practical paths forward.
• May manage staff, as appropriate

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. 

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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