Senior Director, Enterprise & Employee Communications

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

Gilead is seeking an experienced communications leader to join our growing Internal Communications team as the lead for Employee Experience and Change this role you will shape and align communications related to critical enterprise priorities including transformation initiatives corporate strategy and people and culture programs. You will work closely with the broader Internal Communications team to deliver high-impact communications and experiences that engage connect and inspire employees.

This professional will operate with a high degree of autonomy and authority to define and implement enterprise-wide communication strategies making decisions that influence organizational direction. The scope of this role is global requiring coordination across regions to ensure consistent messaging and alignment with enterprise priorities.

We are looking for someone with a proven ability to engage employees proactively shape culture and implement large-scale initiatives in a dynamic environmentideally within a high-profile brand.

The ideal candidate is a skilled communicator with a strong track record of partnering with a range of leaders demonstrating business acumen and leveraging storytelling to drive business growth. You will serve as a strategic communications partner to leaders across the company - including the Office of the CEO Strategy and HR - and collaborate with the Executive Director of Employee Communications & Engagement to design operational and strategic approaches that support Gileads next chapter.

This leader will also play a pivotal role in establishing new cross-functional collaboration models to support enterprise-wide employee engagement people initiatives and change communications. The role requires someone who can envision new directions execute tactically and thrive in a fast-paced collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

Support Functional Communications Priorities:

• Develop and execute strategic communications for high-profile initiatives across HR Corporate Strategy Operations IT and Real Estate.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and internal partners ensuring decisions reflect the employee perspective.

• Design and implement employee-centered strategies for key moments (e.g. corporate strategy culture performance and compensation talent development and major change initiatives).

Optimize and Grow Collaboration Models:

• Elevate the Employee Communications & Engagement Center of Excellence by developing best practices and processes that strengthen the teams operating model and enhance engagement with business partners.

• Support the creation of modern effective communications approaches across internal channels such as SharePoint Viva Engage etc.

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  Drive Communications Excellence:

  Develop communications materials including plans talking points scripts and Q&A documents; shape messaging to advance organizational priorities.

  Lead communications for change initiatives and organizational transformation meeting fast-paced milestones while keeping employees at the center.

  Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and manage relationships with external agency partners.

  Strategy and Measurement:

  Establish KPIs and feedback loops to measure effectiveness and inform strategy.

  Analyze and communicate results using data to refine strategies and improve outcomes.

  Oversee internal communications channels and optimize for reach and impact.

Skills Knowledge and Expectations

Ability to partner cross-functionally and manage high-stakes projects under tight deadlines.

Executive presence and credibility to advise senior leaders and influence stakeholders across functions through collaboration and alignment fostering trust in high-impact communications.

Proven ability to develop and execute strategic internal communication plans.

• Strong strategic thinking and planning skills.

  Exceptional storytelling and writing abilities.

  Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

  Proficiency in change management strategies.

  Ability to define and measure employee engagement metrics.

  Strong project management capabilities.

  Basic Qualifications

  Bachelors degree and 14 years of experience or

  Masters degree and 12 years of experience

  Behaviors

  Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders.

  Curious with strong learning agility.

  Operationally excellent and resilient in a dynamic environment.

  Organized with a systematic approach to prioritization.

  Process-oriented to achieve business objectives.

  Ability to lead attract and retain diverse talent.

  Preferred Qualifications

  Track record of success in HR and people-related communications strategy and transformation within large high-profile organizations.

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.

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

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