Director, SAP BDC, BTP, Reporting & Analytics

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Job Description

Based in Stockley Park on site 3 days a week

We are pleased to share that Gileads Stockley Park and Holborn offices are planning to come together at a new London headquarters at 1 Triton Square NW1 fromapproximately Q22027. Applicants should consider this planned location change when applying for this role. Gileadoperatesa flexible working policy offering a balanced approach with two days of remote working and three days working onsite

The Director SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) Reporting Analytics & SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is a strategic leadership role accountable for defining and delivering Gileads enterprise data reporting analytics and digital innovation capabilities across the SAP ecosystem.

This role owns the vision strategy architecture and delivery of enterprise reporting and analytics solutions leveraging SAP Business Data Cloud SAP Datasphere SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SAP BTP services. The leader will ensure a scalable secure and integrated data foundation that enables real-time decision-making advanced analytics AI-driven insights and enterprise-wide reporting.

Operating as a key member of Enterprise Solutions & Business Partnering this role partners closely with Business Functions Data & Analytics teams IT leadership and SAP program teams to establish a modern data platform supporting Gileads strategic and operational objectives.

The Director will bring deep expertise in SAP data and analytics technologies enterprise data management cloud platforms reporting architecture AI/ML enablement and digital innovation while driving standardization governance and business value realization.

This position reports to the Senior Director ERP Technology & Operations.

• Define and own the enterprise strategy for SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) Reporting Analytics and SAP BTP capabilities.
• Establish a future-state data and analytics architecture that supports real-time business insights AI and intelligent automation.
• Drive standardization and simplification of enterprise reporting and analytics platforms across business functions.
• Develop a roadmap for modernization of legacy reporting platforms into SAPs next-generation analytics ecosystem.
• Align data reporting and analytics strategies with enterprise digital transformation objectives.

• Lead the strategy design and implementation of SAP Business Data Cloud capabilities.
• Establish enterprise-wide data products semantic models and governed business data assets.
• Ensure trusted consistent and business-ready data is available across Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Procurement Commercial HR and R&D domains.
• Drive adoption of SAPs data fabric architecture and business data layer capabilities.
• Own the design and delivery of enterprise reporting dashboards KPIs and performance management solutions.
• Lead SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Datasphere and other reporting platforms supporting enterprise reporting needs.
• Partner with business stakeholders to define key performance measures and analytics requirements.
• Ensure reporting solutions provide actionable insights predictive analytics and executive decision support.
• Drive self-service analytics adoption across business functions.
• Define and execute the SAP BTP strategy architecture and governance model.
• Lead development of extensions integrations workflows automation solutions and custom applications on BTP.
• Drive adoption of SAP Integration Suite Business Application Studio Workflow Management Process Automation AI Core and related BTP services.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture security compliance and operational standards.
• Evaluate emerging SAP innovations and enable business adoption of new capabilities.

• Serve as the primary technology and business partner for enterprise reporting analytics data and innovation initiatives.
• Partner with senior business leaders to align analytics priorities with strategic objectives.
• Translate business requirements into scalable compliant and integrated technology solutions.
• Lead executive-level discussions on data strategy analytics investments and platform priorities.
• Drive adoption and business value realization from enterprise analytics investments.

• Accountable for successful delivery of enterprise data reporting analytics and BTP initiatives.
• Establish governance frameworks for portfolio management architecture reviews and solution approvals.
• Oversee budgets scope risks timelines and resource planning for strategic initiatives.
• Ensure delivery excellence through adherence to enterprise standards quality controls and best practices.
• Partner with change management and business readiness teams to drive user adoption.

• Ensure compliance with enterprise data governance standards privacy regulations and security requirements.
• Establish policies for data quality stewardship lineage cataloging and lifecycle management.
• Drive audit readiness and compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Cyber Security and Enterprise Architecture teams to implement secure and compliant solutions.

• Identify opportunities to leverage AI machine learning intelligent automation and advanced analytics.
• Drive innovation programs utilizing SAP Joule Business AI predictive analytics and generative AI technologies.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement across the analytics and platform teams.
• Evaluate emerging SAP and industry technologies and develop business cases for adoption.
• Measure and communicate business value delivered through analytics and digital innovation investments.

• Bachelors degree with 15 years (or advanced degree with 12 years) of experience in Enterprise Data Analytics SAP or Digital Platform leadership.
• Deep expertise in SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) SAP Datasphere SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP.
• Proven experience defining enterprise data strategies and implementing modern cloud-based analytics platforms.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture data governance master data management and data integration.
• Experience leading large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programs with significant analytics and reporting components.
• Demonstrated success delivering executive reporting business intelligence and enterprise analytics solutions.
• Experience working with AI machine learning predictive analytics and intelligent automation technologies.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms integration architectures API management and enterprise technology ecosystems.
• Experience partnering with executive stakeholders and influencing strategic technology decisions.
• Exceptional leadership communication organizational and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to lead global teams and deliver complex transformational initiatives.
• Ability to balance business priorities technical architecture governance compliance and delivery excellence.

• SAP Business Data Cloud SAP Datasphere SAP Analytics Cloud or SAP BTP certifications.
• Experience in Life Sciences Pharmaceutical Biotechnology or highly regulated industries.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric Azure Data Platform Snowflake Databricks or other modern cloud data ecosystems.
• Strong knowledge of AI-driven analytics data products and enterprise information management frameworks.

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively Gilead or the Company) to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation benefits transfers layoffs returns from layoffs company-sponsored training education assistance social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds which may include an individuals gender race color national origin ancestry religion creed physical or mental disability marital status sexual orientation medical condition veteran status and age unless such protection is prohibited by federal state municipal provincial local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

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