Senior Director, Gilead Patient Solutions Public Affairs

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has led to transformative advances in HIV treatment and prevention a cure for hepatitis C and important progress across viral inflammatory and oncology diseases. Wesetbold ambitions in our work to address some of the worlds most urgent public health challenges and improve the lives of patients around the globe.

Position Overview

The Gilead Patient Solutions (GPS) teamoperatesin almost 140 low-and lower-middle income countries across the world to champion innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes promote health system sustainability strengtheninfrastructureand uplift communities.The Senior Director Gilead Patient Solutions Public Affairs will develop and execute an integrated communications and advocacy strategy that advancescompanypriorities supports sustainable access to innovation for patients and strengthens Gileads reputation across a diverse set of countries. You will report to and serve as a trusted deputy and strategic thought partner to the Executive Director Intercontinental Public Affairs helping shape priorities across the GPS region connecting insights across functions and geographies and ensuring coordinated responses to emerging opportunities and challenges.

The role ensures that patient needspublic health and

Gileadsprioritiesremainat the center of communicationsadvocacyand stakeholder engagement strategies.Itoperateswith adistinctglobal mandate partnering closely with regional market and functional leaders as wellasinternational NGOsandpatient organizations. This is a high-impact externallyfacingand internally connected role for a seasoned public affairs leader. The ideal candidate will bring strong instincts from a complex regulated global biotechnology environment and will be comfortable operating across corporate reputation advocacy global NGO engagement internal and external communications media issues management and crisis response.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Public Affairs Leadership

• Serve as the public affairs partner to GPS leadership leadingstrategies that support patient-centered access to innovation advance public health priorities and align communications advocacy NGO engagement and stakeholder outreach forGPS.

• Identifyconnections and emerging themes across markets functionsstakeholdersand external environments translating insights into coordinated public affairs strategies and practical action.

• Serve as a senior counselor to the Executive Director ICR and Regional Cross Functional Leadership teams providing clear recommendations direct feedback and practical communications guidance on complex internal and external matters.

• Partner closely with colleagues across Public Affairs Patient Advocacy Government AffairsValue & AccessCorporate Communications CommercialMedicaland other functions to align strategies and stakeholder engagement approaches.

• Bring a global enterprise-level lens to public affairs planning acrossnearly 140countries ensuring strategies are locally relevant culturally informed and aligned with broader corporate priorities.

External Communications

• Lead external communications strategy for Gilead Patient Solutions reinforcing Gileads role as a trusted partner in global health while ensuring message discipline across and alignment across the enterpriseregionsand markets.

• Create clear credible and compliant communications that explain Gileads commitments partnerships access initiatives and public health impact to external audiences.

• Build proactive storytelling opportunities including executive visibility thought leadership milestones partnerships and reputation-building initiatives.

• Prepare senior leaders for external engagements media interviews conferences panels NGO meetings and stakeholder forums.

Global NGO Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with cross-functional teams on engagement strategies with global NGOs patient organizations advocacy coalitions and other external stakeholders.

• Develop and sustain trusted relationships with organizations advancing public health patient support healthcaredeliveryand broader community health priorities.

• Co-create education engagement and capacity-building initiatives with external partners whereappropriateand compliant.

• Partner across markets to ensure stakeholder engagement is coordinated purposeful and aligned with local needs enterprise priorities and applicable laws and industry standards.

IssuesCrisisand Reputation Management

• Proactivelyidentifyand manage potential global and regional issues;establishgovernance protocols and response frameworks.

• Embed reputation management into program design and applydatadriveninsights tomonitorrisk and sentiment across geographies.

• Draft review and guide external statements press releases Q&A documents holding statements leadership messages briefing materials and reactive communications.

Internal Communications and Enterprise Alignment

• Partner with global corporate and internal communications teams to integrate GPS priorities into enterprise narratives and employee engagement efforts.

• Develop messages talking points employee updates FAQs internal briefings leadership presentations and toolkits that enable consistent communication across markets.

• Enable leaders and managers to activate communications and advocacy strategies locally while reinforcing global alignment.

Measurement Insights & Governance

• Defineobjectives KPIs and leading indicators across advocacy NGO engagement and communications programs.

• Build and apply dashboards using qualitative and quantitative insights toensurecontinuous improvement.

• Leadcrossfunctionalgovernance manage budgets with fiscal discipline and oversee agency and external partner performance.

• Manage agency partners and external consultants and manage budgets and resources with fiscal discipline.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree and at least 14 years experience or

Masters degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience; or

PhD and at least 12 years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant in-house public affairs corporate communications or external affairs experience within a global pharmaceutical biotechnology or other highly regulated healthcare organization.

• Deep experience leading reputation communications stakeholder engagement and issues management strategies in complex matrixed environments.

• Demonstrated ability to build alignment influence decision-making and drive action across functions regions and diverse stakeholder groups without direct authority.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills with proven ability to develop high-quality executive internal and external communications materials including statements Q&As briefing documents leadership messages and stakeholder communications.

• Experience working across global regional and local markets including low- and lower-middle-income countries and/or complex access and public health environments.

• Experience engaging with global NGOs patient organizations advocacy groups multilateral stakeholders or public health coalitions witha track recordof developing partnerships and advocacy strategies that support public health and patient-focusedobjectives.

• Demonstrated ability toanticipatechallenges navigate ambiguity evaluate competing priorities and provide sound judgement and clear recommendations in dynamic environments.

• Strong executive presence and influencing skills with the ability to advise senior leaders constructively challenge assumptions and manage sensitive issues with diplomacy and credibility.

• Ability tooperatewith composure and effectiveness under pressure including during time-sensitive high-profile or evolving situations.

• Strong understanding of the legal regulatory compliance and reputational considerations associated with communications and stakeholder engagement in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Experience supporting geographically dispersed teams and managing priorities across multiple time zones.

• Ability to travelapproximately 3040% based on businessneeds.