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Job Description
 

The Senior Director, Head of ERP DevOps will report to the Vice President of IT Business Systems and be responsible for overseeing Global ERP DevOps – The function that (in conjunction with other IT functions including those aligned to business functions) defines, delivers, and supports business solutions enabled by the core ERP system. This role is charged with building and running a DevOps team. Gilead IT operates in a vertically integrated DevOps model, and as such the leader of this function will oversee and manage end-to-end solution architecture, solution delivery, solution test, and solution operations for ERP.

This role will work closely with the leaders in charge of delivery for Releases 2 and 3 of Gilead’s current ERP transformation program shifting from Oracle to SAP S4/HANA. In Release 2, we are shifting Global Manufacturing and Direct Procurement Commercial Order to Cash and Indirect Procurement for Europe, Mexico, and Israel with Go-Live in August 2024. For Release 3, we are shifting Clinical Commercial Order to Cash and Indirect Procurement for Rest of World as well as Gilead Clinical Distribution Manufacturing and Secondary Packaging. Release 3’s target completion date is 2025-2026.

The Senior Director, Head of ERP DevOps will support business strategy. To be effective in this role, he/she must partner with functional IT capability leaders and counterparts across business-facing IT verticals like PDM, Commercial, Finance, Procurement etc. to understand functional demands and drivers, and then translate these requirements into solutions and ensure delivery. This leader should have the business acumen, domain expertise and communication skills to shape, articulate and execute a cohesive development and operations strategy.

Essential Duties and Job Functions

General responsibilities for this position will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Build and Lead the ERP DevOps team to ensure efficient and effective development and deployment of ERP solutions
• Ensure all ERP delivery and operations meet Quality/GXP/Validation standards 
• Ensure thoughtful performance management of individuals within the ERP DevOps team and individualized career development plans based on individual needs and corporate strategy
• Develop and implement DevOps best practices for ERP system development, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, and agile methodologies
• Enhance business value through collaborative identification and delivery of business needs. Deliver on portfolio investments and ensure Business Value/Outcomes are realized based on prioritized business needs, and ensure governance of demands across business units and bus