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Senior Director, - Global Procurement Business Partnering & Category Management, Commercial

Gilead SciencesGilead Sciences·Biopharmaceuticals

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$243,100 - $314,600/year

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About the role

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.
 

Every member of Gilead’s 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 we’re 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
 

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.
We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.
As a Senior Director, Global Procurement – Commercial Category Strategy, at Gilead you will lead enterprise-wide procurement strategy across a complex global portfolio, shaping how we partner with stakeholders and suppliers to deliver measurable business value beyond savings.
This is a highly visible leadership role based at our global headquarters in Foster City, CA, where you will drive strategic alignment between Procurement and Commercial leadership while developing high-performing teams and advancing Gilead’s global supplier ecosystem.

What You’ll Do

1) Enterprise Category Strategy & Business Partnership
  • Own and evolve global Commercial category strategies aligned to business priorities and growth objectives

  • Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, influencing decisions through data-driven insights and market intelligence

  • Create a unified Procurement engagement model, ensuring consistent stakeholder experience across regions and functions

2) Value Creation & Strategic Execution
  • Identify and deliver initiatives that generate value beyond cost savings, including innovation, risk mitigation, and supplier performance

  • Translate business needs into scalable category strategies and sourcing plans

  • Drive adoption of preferred supplier programs and ensure measurable impact through defined KPIs and dashboards

3) Supplier & Market Leadership
  • Build and maintain strategic partnerships with key global suppliers and external stakeholders

  • Lead complex negotiations and oversee high-value contracts within critical categories

  • Leverage deep market expertise to benchmark, assess supplier capabilities, and bring best practices into Gilead

4) Team Leadership & Organizational Impact
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of procurement leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous growth

  • Establish clear priorities, operating rhythms, and communication cadences with executive stakeholders

  • Champion new ways of working to increase agility, scale, and effectiveness across Procurement

5) Governance, Insights & Operational Excellence
  • Establish performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting to ensure transparency and delivery against strategic goals

  • Provide executive-level updates, proactively addressing risks, timelines, and dependencies

  • Partner with Risk, Inclusion, and Sustainability teams to embed responsible sourcing into category strategies

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 14+ years of relevant experience
    OR

  • Master’s Degree and 12+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent)

  • Deep experience in Commercial procurement, marketing categories, or agency management

  • Strong analytical capabilities with experience using tools such as Excel, Tableau, SAP, or Ariba

  • Proven ability to translate market intelligence and spend analytics into actionable strategies

  • Experience driving enterprise transformation and procurement operating model evolution

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to deliver executive-level presentations

  • Demonstrated success building supplier partnerships focused on innovation, quality, and long-term value

  • Experience integrating sustainability, supplier diversity, and risk management into procurement strategies

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.


 

The salary range for this position is: $243,100.00 - $314,600.00. 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*.

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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Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.com for assistance.


For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the 'Know Your Rights' poster.

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Gilead Sciences will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, (c) consistent with the  legal duty to furnish information; or (d) otherwise protected by law.
 

Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.


Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.


For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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Gilead Sciences is a leader in antiviral drug development, attracting professionals committed to advancing treatments for HIV, hepatitis, and other critical diseases.

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What's promising

  • Strong focus on antiviral drugs with a proven track record in HIV and hepatitis treatment.
  • Recent expansion into oncology and cell therapy indicates growth and diversification.
  • Robust pipeline of innovative medicines addressing unmet medical needs.

What to watch

  • High dependency on a few blockbuster drugs for revenue.
  • Regulatory challenges and pricing pressures in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Potential for increased competition in the antiviral drug market.

Why Gilead Sciences

  • Pioneering role in developing antiviral therapies, particularly for HIV and hepatitis.
  • Integration of advanced technologies in research, such as AI for drug discovery.
  • Strategic expansion into oncology and cell therapy through acquisitions like Kite Pharma.

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About Gilead Sciences

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need, with a focus on antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and influenza.

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