Director - Digital Experience, IT

Director - Digital Experience, IT
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.

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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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At Gilead we believe every employee deserves a great leader. As a people leader now or in the future, we expect that you will model and create an environment of inclusion, be intentionally focused on the hiring, development, growth and retention of talent, and empower teams to align and achieve goals.
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.

Job Description

The Director of Digital Experience will lead the Web & Mobile teams in the Enterprise Platforms & Digital Solutions group. This technology lead role will focus on working closely with the key stakeholders to deliver on the digital user experience to external customers, manage a team of digital engineers, manage vendors and be a champion for delivering world class projects. Do you love complex and diverse projects? Join our team and directly impact how we operate as a company.

Specific Responsibilities and Skills

• Technology lead responsible for delivery, operations, scalability, and optimization of all things related to Digital Customer experience.
  
• Solid experience delivering applications on Sitecore CMS 9.0 and higher
  
• Strong experience in web & cloud technologies like .NET, LAMP, PHP, Static Sites, Azure, AWS etc.
  
• Demonstrates very strong strategic technology-oriented acumen within Web domain. Knowledge of key technologies, applications, capabilities, and trends is essential. Understanding of the big picture of how capabilities interact with and relate to other parts of overall IT landscape is a must
  
• Be the single point of contact accountable for IT stakeholder management across core functional teams for Web & Mobile
  
• Able to create, recommend, obtain approval, establish, and execute strategic/tactical roadmaps across all products in Web. Must demonstrate repeated success in operational delivery of global enterprise level programs managing large pools of resources across various geographic locations
  
• Demonstrate cross industry knowledge of implementable use cases and opportunities across functions, trends, and benchmarks (metrics/cost) to advance competitive advantage
  
• Provide technical direction, support custom development needs, develop integrations, and coordinate activities over multiple resources both internally and with external agencies
  
• Participate in cross-functional teams during the entire lifecycle of product development, including deployment and post-deployment activities.
  
• Understand and plan for infrastructural impacts, plan for and validate functional and non-functional requirements, ensure compliance with secure development standards, and negotiate security trade-offs, and provide technical mentoring on coding techniques, methods, and standards
  
• Ability to help support teams to troubleshoot production issues
  
• Secure prioritization, assess level of efforts with a sense of urgency to reach workstream goals & timelines with cross functional partnership
  

Basic Qualifications:
Associate's Degree and Fourteen Years Experience OR Bachelor's Degree and Twelve Years Experience OR Master's Degree and Ten Years Experience OR PhD and Eight Years Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sitecore, AWS, Azure certifications strongly desired
  
• Hands on experience in delivering web/digital experience projects
  
• Collaborative leader who can work with program / product managers to achieve business objectives
  
• Strong development background, platform experience, and technical leadership qualifications
  
• Technical expertise in various web/digital technology stacks with understanding of the technological landscape
  
• Must have managed globally dispersed technical delivery team
  
• Practical knowledge of various DevOps tools, processes, best practices on CI/CD
  
• Experience with managing large enterprise projects
  
• Outstanding communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills, and can collaborate at all levels
  
• Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation abilities
  
• Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry experience strongly desired
  

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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The salary range for this position is: $199,835.00 - $258,610.00. 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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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.

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

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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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