Senior Director, Digital Communications & Content Strategy

Foster, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 243100 - 314600

Posted on: 05-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve 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 worlds biggest health challenges and our mission requires collaboration determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gileads 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 were 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

The Senior Director of Digital Communications & Content Strategy serves as the editor-in-chief for our digital communications shaping the companys voice and ensuring consistent compelling storytelling across all digital and public affairs channels. This role owns the content strategy oversees editorial planning and manages delivery across platforms aligning every message with our broader corporate reputation priorities and business strategy. This role balances high-level narrative leadership with the ability to oversee content development and execution ensuring quality agility and consistent impact.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Content Strategy & Narrative Leadership

Collaborate closely with the Director Corporate Content the social teamand other content leads to ensure alignment between enterprise strategy and execution across platforms.

Ensure editorial governance supportsnot overridescontent development at the functional level enabling teams to operate within a unified framework while maintaining agility.

Execute corporate storytelling in alignment with the enterprise content strategy and editorial standards defined by the Senior Director Digital Communications & Content Strategy.

Chair content strategy meetings with cross functional partners to gain high quality and engaging content across our channels.

Own the corporate editorial calendar ensuring alignment of messaging across Public Affairs Marketing HR and Corporate Communications.

Shape the editorial voice of the company for external audiences from employees to policymakers to media.

Anticipate issues and opportunities proactively guiding content to address them.

Editorial Governance & Standards

Act as an editor-in-chief setting editorial guardrails tone of voice and quality standards.

Oversee approval of enterprise-level content ensuring accuracy consistency and brand alignment.

Create processes and toolkits to enable teams across the company to contribute content under a unified framework.

Content Development & Digital Delivery

Direct the creation of multi-channel multi-format content (articles videos executive messaging social-first campaigns thought leadership).

Partner with creative and digital teams to ensure all assets are optimized for their platforms.

Provide strategic oversight of corporate-owned digital channels (website blogs newsletters social).

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

Advise senior leaders and thought leaders on narrative positioning and digital visibility.

Collaborate across functions (Public Affairs ESG HR Investor Relations Marketing) to ensure unified messaging.

Partner with a team of digital contributors providing direction and editorial oversight.

Measurement & Impact

Define and track KPIs that demonstrate communications impact (reach engagement share of voice reputation metrics).

Use data-driven insights to refine strategies optimize content delivery and demonstrate ROI to leadership.

Link content outcomes to business and reputation goals not just channel metrics.

Qualifications & Skills

14 years in public affairs digital media corporate communications or journalism.

Proven experience leading enterprise-level content strategies.

Strong editorial judgment and writing/editing excellence.

Deep fluency in digital platforms audience engagement and analytics and how it blends with traditional media.

Experience collaborating with matrixed teams.

Ability to influence leaders and drive alignment across complex organizations.

Understand and advance Gileads digital storytelling strategy across external (LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Meta X emerging platforms) and internal (intranet employee platforms) channels.

Define and evolve a digital content vision that aligns to the corporate narrative and business goals while being optimized for platform audience and tone.

Partner closely with others to ensure integrated digital campaigns working closely with internal teams subject matter experts creative agencies and media partners.

Influence channel strategy content planning and publishing cadence for enterprise social and web platforms ensuring clarity of purpose and consistency of voice.

Translate high-level messaging and strategic themes into engaging dynamic content formats.

Serve as an expert advisor on digital best practices innovation and evolving trendsinternally and externally.

Partner with brand design and communications teams to ensure visual and verbal coherence across all digital executions.

Collaborate with analytics teams to track performance test content and continuously refine based on insights.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree and 14 years of experience or

Masters Degree and 12 years of experience or

Location: Foster City CA

The salary range for this position is: $243100.00 - $314600.00. 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*.

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