Senior Director, Record to Report (RTR)

Senior Director, Record to Report (RTR)
United States - California - Foster City

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

Making an impact on a global scale
Inclusion is one of the company’s five core values. That’s because we know that we are stronger and more innovative at Gilead when we are informed by a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences and points of view. Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide.

When you join Gilead, you join our mission to change the world by enabling people to live healthier and more fulfilling lives. Come join a mission-driven bio-pharmaceutical organization that values inclusion and diversity, has a strong portfolio of products, and is constantly #CreatingPossible

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Job Description


Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to pursuing scientific invention to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

You will be part of a team that is helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. We are a close community where every individual matters and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development. Inclusion is one of our core values, which means we are creating and fostering a work environment where our differences are valued, and everyone feels respected and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative therapeutics for people with life-threatening diseases.

The Gilead Business Services center in Raleigh's Research Triangle region will be home to some of the company's critical shared service teams in North America, including Information Technology, Global Financial Solutions, HR Operations and Procurement Services Desk. These functions provide the necessary support to ensure Gilead's business runs effectively and efficiently. The center will also be a catalyst for standardization of processes, digital transformation, and technology optimization. Please check out more at https://nccareers.gilead.com/

The Senior Director, Record to Report (RTR) will report directly to the Executive Director & Global Head of ERP and Corporate Functions IT and be responsible for overseeing solution delivery for global RTR functions, including Gilead's Global Business Services (GBS) Centers:

G/L, Treasury & Cash Management, Lease Accounting, Tax Management, Costing, FP&A, Intercompany, Fixed Assets, Financial Consolidation, Financial Reconciliation, Project Accounting, Product Costing, Gross-to-Net, etc. Includes ERP (SAP) and non-ERP solutions.

To be effective in this role, he/she must partner with regional and global functional leaders to understand individual country and regional business drivers, and then integrate these requirements into the global strategy as it is developed. This leader should have the business acumen and communication skills to shape, articulate and execute a cohesive strategy. This senior leader will act as a trusted advisor regarding technology enablement, innovation opportunities and partner to implement appropriate enhancement or new technologies.

Gilead IT operates in a vertically integrated DevOps model, and as such the leader of this function will oversee and manage end-to-end Business Engagement, Solution Architecture, Solution Delivery, Solution Test, and Solution Operations. In addition, he/she will partner with other IT functions to implement and optimize the appropriate solutions globally while meeting the needs of each country.

The Senior Director, Record to Report should have skills that include:

• Business Partnership: Partner with senior business leadership to create technology strategies that support the objects of their functions. Understand the value drivers of the business and ensure IT solutions are scalable and can expand to support new therapeutic areas while considering innovation and cost-to-serve.
• Domain Expertise: Partner with senior leadership to create technology strategy that optimizes operational processes and drive fixed and semi-variable cost efficiencies across multiple management reporting companies. Provides insight into RTR business processes that advance user adoption, improve customer satisfaction, and simplify financial oversight.
• Strategic Mindset with the Ability to Execute: Define and deliver against strategy, implement automation, improve user satisfaction and drive for operational efficiencies to obtain measurable business value. Support strategies to invest in cloud-first business architecture. Deliver scalable and flexible solutions to meet unanticipated business demand. Continuously invest in innovation to incubate new opportunities requested by business partners in support of the Strategic Technology Council investment and reduce cost to serve through careful consideration of technology investments.
• IT as a Business Value Driver: Supports the ongoing development, coordination, and execution of the integrated IT strategy including labor, investment choices, organizational priorities, and scorecards and dashboards as well as ensures governance and the definition of IT ways of working.
• Manage Complexity and Drive for Standardization: Able to synthesize customer needs and challenges presented by multiple competing - internal and external - priorities with RTR functions. Make sound and timely decisions based on corporate needs while enforcing technology standards.
• Leadership: Proven ability to build, develop and lead teams and rally organization around the vision.

Essential Duties and Job Functions
General responsibilities for this position will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Collaborate with business partners to identify future business needs and prioritize resources/effort to deliver solutions, including enterprise-wide transformation from Oracle to SAP
• Manage and lead international team through thoughtful performance management and individualized career development plans based on individual needs and corporate strategy
• Enhance business value through collaborative identification of business needs
• Serve as primary point of engagement with business partners on requirements definitions. Participate on business strategy and capabilities as intake for PMO & technology roadmap
• Develop business cases for ideation and project prioritization
• Deliver on portfolio investments and ensure business value/outcomes are realized based on prioritized business needs
• Ensure governance and executive sponsorship across business units
• Ensure necessary business processes are documented and business ownership is available for projects and ongoing compliance activities
• Establish business domain architecture and partner with business to establish analytics strategy and collaborate with development of business solutions
• Leverage key strategic commercial platforms as the foundation for delivering global business outcomes
• Optimize organizational focus on core capabilities and leverage partners to provide high value services
• Embed and measure user experience and value realization in every stage of investment decisions
• Create insight based high quality customer experience
• Provide robust content and easy to use, personalized engagement
• Manage cost center and innovation investments and drive for cost-to-serve efficiencies
• Enable advanced digital capabilities
• Report progress and program activities to Gilead Leadership Team and other senior leadership forums

Education:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, business administration or related field, or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience, preferably within the Biotech / Pharmaceutical industry; minimum of 5 years in leadership
• Experience managing delivery via shared services centers is preferred
• Experience in business/industry (beyond IT), managing cross-functional teams or projects, and influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders
• Extensive experience in Finance or Procurement functional areas; CPA or Accounting experience preferred
• Knowledge and skills in relevant software and tools including Hyperion, Workday, Model N for gross-to-net, SAC-P, Magnitude, etc.
• Strong leadership capability, executing as appropriate in the areas of responsibility
• Expertise in budget planning, financial management, and workforce management
• Broad knowledge of current and emerging technologies, technology directions and strategic application to business needs including the ability to differentiate between a relevant trend and hype
• Ability to improve operational efficiency, service delivery, and information management across the IT organization
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technology solutions in business terms, establish rapport and persuade others

Gilead Core Values:

• Integrity (Doing What's Right)
• Inclusion (Encouraging Diversity)
• Teamwork (Working Together)
• Excellence (Being Your Best)
• Accountability (Taking Personal Responsibility)

If this is not the right move for you now but remain interested in a career at Gilead Sciences, please connect with us via our Career Site: https://gilead.yello.co/job_boards/v42vD4vKxb3AkKvV93YsrQ

As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, 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 careers@gilead.com for assistance.

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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.

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As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, 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 careers@gilead.com for assistance.

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For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the 'EEO is the Law' poster.

NOTICE: EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT
YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION

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 log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job.






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