Program Strategy Leader

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
 

The Program Strategy Leader (PSL) is responsible for leading the team that shapes the program’s vision, strategic context, and lifecycle plan (LCP) to maximize its value. The PSL will work closely with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, navigating complex challenges and decisions, securing investment , and driving program level execution across multiple functions. The PSL must make bold, courageous decisions, informed by expert advisors  in a highly matrixed, dynamic environment to ensure optimal program outcomes in alignment with strategic objectives, and effective communication

In this role, you will deliver to the organization the following:

• Strategic Vision and Lifecycle Planning: Lead the creation and execution of the program’s strategic vision and lifecycle plan (LCP), ensuring it aligns with asset strategy, market opportunities, and the competitive landscape. Provide a comprehensive understanding of asset needs, its differentiating values ,costs, risks, and future opportunities.
• Program Accountability: As the single point of accountability, oversee the timely delivery of all Program Strategy Team (PST) deliverables. Manage milestones and execution plans, ensuring alignment with the approved LCP and addressing any deviations effectively.
• Enterprise Leadership: Drive integration across Gilead functions to ensure seamless execution of program strategy. Foster alignment between functional leaders (e.g., Commercial, Development, Regulatory, Manufacturing) to maintain a unified approach while navigating complex trade-offs and creating strategic optionality.
• Collaborative Leadership: Lead cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication, alignment, and effective collaboration. Balance integration across the enterprise with the flexibility to make quick, informed decisions in a dynamic environment.
• Risk Management: Act as the key point of triage for high-impact issues, guiding cross-functional teams toward clear, actionable decisions. Proactively identify and address risks, using bold decision-making to navigate ambiguity and complexity.
• Decision Leadership: Lead decision-making processes by framing program needs and presenting options and team recommendations to senior leadership. Ensure transparent communication of assumptions, risks, and trade-offs to guide decisions on program direction and resource allocation.
• Expert Inclusion: Engage relevant subject matter experts (SMEs) and cross-functional teams, ensuring their insights and expertise are incorporated into program planning and execution.
• Communication: Proactive communication of program priorities to functions impacted by program decisions to ensure the organization can execute in line with the priorities for the program
• Program Impact: Oversee the day-to-day management of the program to ensure that all critical deliverables, especially those with high impact, stay on track and aligned with strategic goals. Monitor execution closely to maintain focus on long-term objectives while adapting to evolving needs.
• Team Health: Foster a positive, high-functioning team environment within the PST, encouraging open feedback, collaborative problem-solving, and an innovative mindset. Ensure the team remains aligned, motivated, and capable of delivering on program objectives.

In this role the successful candidate will demonstrate depth of knowledge in development of a pipeline asset across it’s phases, including knowledge in clinical development, regulatory requirements and commercial.

• Lead in a Matrixed Environment: Effectively