About Gilead

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.

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About the Role

The Value & Access Capability Lead acts as a technical lead for the US Value & Access team and will report to the Value & Access IT Director. This role will support and liaise with a broad team including Market Access Operations, US Commercial Legal, Internal Audit, IT Vendor Management, IT Risk & Controls, and Finance. This role will infuse forward thinking and innovative approaches to building and implementing technologies that support our business as we scale. This role will be the go-to person for all Value & Access IT operational needs – from onboarding new team members, overseeing managed services providers to owning the IT processes that support our technical day-to-day operations. In addition, this role will be involved from the inception of IT solution ideas through to successful execution of these technology initiatives. Projects may include enhancement of existing Revenue Management tools (Model N system modules), system security assessment of third-party SaaS solutions, and implementation of new technologies to enhance business effectiveness. Critical to the role will be a clear understanding of business objectives and an ability to identify measurable value for all technologies proposed and implemented. The successful candidate will provide new technology project support and oversee the day-to-day operations of our US-based Value & Access systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise management on business opportunities enabled through technologies
• Ensure that activities, budgets and portfolios are strategically and operationally aligned with business needs and IT strategies
• Proactively identify and promote technological solutions to existing or emerging business issues
• Work with leadership teams across relevant functions to push technology as a competitive advantage for Gilead
• Ensure that projects are managed and monitored to ensure benefits are met and potential bottlenecks/failures are identified and solved in due time
• Actively explore opportunities to enhance customer facing processes through technology recommendations
• Advise IT and business leadership of capability enablement opportunities facilitated through the Revenue Management technology portfolio
• Turn business strategy into clearly defined, beneficial and cost-effective IT projects ready for implementation
• Understand processes, plans, objectives, drivers, and issues facing business teams, along with the underlying external policies and regulations
• Ensure the availability of appropriate project plans for system implementations that address technical, process, training and support perspectives when introducing new applications
• Ensure appropriate selection of solutions and third parties required to support system changes identified
• Leverage existing solutions from the IT toolset and support the business to maximize the benefits delivered from project investments
• Ensure that initiatives generated by business functions are in line with the Gilead IT regional/global strategies and utilize appropriate tools where these already exist within the IT toolset
• Accountable for driving overall alignment of current IT portfolio and innovation initiatives
• Responsible for the negotiation and mediation between the business and IT to find pragmatic solutions
• Ensure technical project ownership to ensure benefits are realized and potential bottlenecks and/or issues are identified and appropriately resolved
• Oversee project execution
• Ensure resources (both internal & external resources) are secured to meet business/project demands
• Deploy solutions that meet business requirements in accordance with agreed plans, timelines and budgets
• Ensure delivery of high-quality solutions
• Facilitate the resolution of issues, escalating problems if required (within the business or IT organizations, as appropriate)
• Contribute to the planning of IT projects and management of the IT portfolio for Value & Access
• Evaluate feasibility of potential projects in coordination with the associated IT Departments
• Analyze IT requirements for input to the budgeting process
• Assist in compiling, justifying and getting approval for project proposals
• Ensure all requests are documented, screened and scheduled according to designated priorities
• Ensure the impact of IT initiatives from other areas are assessed, aligned and communicated cross-functionally to ensure that projects stay on course

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and Eight Years' Experience OR Master's Degree and Six Years' Experience of relevant IT experience supporting pharmaceutical organizations with understanding of revenue management systems such as Model N or Revitas and full SDLC lifecycle of system projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct business experience in the relevant business function(s) such as Market Access/Managed Markets
• Experience with management of SOX controls (application/IT controls)
• Experience with Revenue Management Software (Model N, Revitas, etc)
• Experience in Oracle EBS/SAP S4 HANA
• Comfort and experience working with a senior leadership team representing multiple functional areas and interests, and being able to prioritize across numerous important initiatives
• Some experience of strategic planning (Roadmaps) and aligning IT strategies with business goals
• Experience working effectively across a matrixed organization and successfully executing and achieving results with minimal guidance and direction
• Experience providing and driving cross-functional IT solutions to business needs and opportunities
• Comfort working directly with both business partners and IT department / solution providers
• Demonstrated ability to have long-lasting impact on the business through solutions identified and implemented
• Comfort and experience working independently in achieving goals and results
• Deep knowledge and understanding of IT methodologies and technology solutions

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this position is: $169,320.00 - $219,120.00. 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