Associate Director, HR Program Management

Associate Director, HR Program Management

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. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North, South and Central America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Gilead makes it a priority to increase access to its medicines for people who can benefit from them, regardless of where they live or their economic status.

Are you energized by leading big, bold initiatives that cut across functions, challenge the status quo, and drive real impact? Join our Gilead HR PMO team as a Project Manager focused on high-visibility, special projects that maximize the potential and engagement of every employee. We’re looking for a versatile leader who can step into a wide range of strategic HR initiatives – from simplifying core HR processes, to enabling digital experience implementations, supporting global reorganizations and driving operational improvement projects – bringing structure, insight, change management and momentum wherever it’s needed most.

You’ll work across Talent Acquisition, Talent, Development & Inclusion, Total Rewards, HR Shared Services, HR Technology, and more—navigating complex, cross-functional efforts that require clarity, connection, and follow-through.

What You’ll Do

Lead cross-functional HR initiatives from opportunity definition and scoping to execution—ensuring alignment, progress, and impact across domains

Apply consulting skills to identify opportunities, frame problems, and shape solution approaches

Act as a connector and integrator, ensuring visibility, communication, and momentum across teams and work streams

Partner with HR leaders and initiative sponsors to define success, structure work, and translate vision into delivery

Drive clarity in situations and anticipate risks, integration points, and stakeholder needs

Prepare compelling updates and insights for HR Leadership and executive audiences

Facilitate smooth transitions for completed work, ensuring sustainability and ownership handoffs

Contribute to improving how we execute, collaborate, and lead as an HR function

Basic Qualifications:

8+ years of relevant experience and a BS OR 6+ years of relevant experience and an MBA

Experience should include 3+ years of participation in cross-functional project management activities

Strong consulting toolkit—problem framing, opportunity shaping, and effort structuring across varied HR topics

Preferred Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in project leadership, strategy execution, transformation, or HR consulting within a corporate environment

Proven ability to influence without authority, engage stakeholders at all levels, and drive alignment in matrixed settings

Experience working across multiple HR domains (e.g., Talent, Total Rewards, Ops, Tech)

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clarity, influence, and insight

Proficiency in project collaboration and planning tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Miro, Teams)

A collaborative, resourceful, and growth-oriented mindset that matches our team culture

Why Join Gilead

Be a culture builder:
You’ll help shape not just what we do—but how we do it, and how we show up as a team

Lead from the center:
Work across the HR function and beyond, influencing the moments that matter most

High-impact portfolio:
Take on meaningful initiatives that shape the future of work, leadership, and employee experience

Work with a team that cares:
We enable teams to do what they do best by driving to outcomes and integrating processes and teams across HR so that our programs and services deliver great employee experiences.

People Leader Accountabilities:

• Create Inclusion – knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
• Develop Talent – understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
• Empower Teams – connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

Job Requisition  R0046149

Full Time/Part Time Full-Time

Job Level Associate Director