Gilead Sciences

Gilead Sciences

Executive Director, R&D Program Finance - Foster City, CA

United States - California - Foster City · Director

Sponsorship not specified$281k-$364kDetected 71 days ago
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60Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role85
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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Green-card follow-through: 71%

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Files H-1B transfers

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About the role

  • The Executive Director, R&D Program Finance, serves as the senior finance leader responsible for shaping and driving financial strategy across Gilead's oncology and inflammation portfolio.
  • As a Executive Director, R&D Program Finance, at Gilead you will...

Responsibilities

  • Lead the evolution from study‑level cost support to end‑to‑end business case leadership with a focus on value creation.
  • Build trusted partnerships with SVP/VP stakeholders across Development, Commercial, PDM, and Finance.
  • Team Leadership & Capability Building
  • Build and develop a diverse, high‑impact team capable of influencing senior R&D leaders and challenging assumptions with data‑driven insights.
  • Drive continuous simplification and automation of financial processes, enabling faster and more reliable insights (e.g., IPE simplification, rolling forecast enablement).
  • Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree and Sixteen Years' Experience
  • Masters' Degree and Fourteen Years' Experience
  • Ensure Finance is recognized as a critical and required voice in PC materials, BD materials, and strategic reviews.

Nice to have

  • 15+ years in R&D Finance or related strategic finance roles in biopharma.
  • Strategic, systems‑level thinker who distills complexity into clear, actionable decisions, enabling teams and senior leaders to navigate ambiguity with confidence.
  • Builder of high‑performing teams and talent, with a strong track record of coaching, elevating emerging leaders, and cultivating an inclusive environment where people can grow and excel.
  • Executive presence with exceptional storytelling and influence skills, capable of framing insights in a way that shapes decisions, aligns stakeholders, and accelerates enterprise impact.
  • People Leader Accountabilities:
  • Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account.
  • These considerations mean actual compensation will vary.

Compensation

  • $281,010.00 - $363,660.00.
  • 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*.
  • Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
  • 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.
  • Strategic Leadership & Vision

Company info

  • At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people.
  • 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.
  • 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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