Manager, IT Business Systems Analyst; Legal

Manager, IT Business Systems Analyst (Legal)

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company founded in 1987. Together we deliver life-saving therapies to patients in need. With the commitment and drive you bring to the workplace every day, you will be part of a team that is changing the world and helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Our worldwide staff is a close community where you can see the tangible results of your contributions, where every individual matters, and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development.

Our scientific focus has resulted in marketed products that are benefiting millions of people, a pipeline of late-stage drug candidates, and unmatched patient access programs to ensure medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life‑threatening diseases.

Gilead IT is looking for a Manager, IT Business Systems Analyst (Legal) to support the General & Administration domain with a primary focus supporting the Legal organization’s IT applications. The person selected for this role will be collaborating closely with business leaders, the IT global capability lead, the IT Enterprise Platform team, and the IT managed service provider. They will be a leader in the functional design and execution of well‑engineered, tested, and deployed business systems to meet business needs.

The responsibilities include gathering and documenting business requirements and business processes and collaborating with multiple IT teams to develop solutions and meet business objectives. The role also includes mentoring and providing direction to less‑experienced staff on projects and acts as an advisor to the business. It is expected that this person with become the expert in their assigned business functions, including their business processes and tools utilized.

• Develop strong understanding of Legal business processes and associated technology solutions.
• Gather and document business requirements and map as‑is and to be process maps.
• Play a leadership role in the feasibility analysis for new systems/applications for a functional area, including understanding the implications for the current and future state.
• Collaborate with the associated IT team to translate the business requirements into optimized solutions that meet the business goals and objectives.
• Participate as a senior business analyst in IT investment, maintenance and enhancement projects for the related business domain, following the Gilead IT SDLC process.
• Collaborate closely with project stakeholders (business partners, internal IT teams, project managers, technology vendors and service partners) to ensure quality and timely project delivery.
• Serve as a functional lead or project manager on medium sized projects.
• Serves in an advisory capacity to functional team members or project manager on functional knowledge/impact to projects/programs.
• Accountable for the accuracy of project work estimates in assigned functional areas, and serve as an escalation point for major project issues.
• Facilitate the governance of the sustainment of business areas’ applications by collaborating closely with business partners, SaaS vendors, and the IT managed service provider.
• Continually make recommendations for system and process improvements and drive implementation.
• Through partnership with senior business leaders and IT global capability leads significantly contributes to the development of business domain’s capability maturity model and 3‑year technology roadmap and long‑term strategic plans for IT support factoring in an understanding of future directions of the business area as well as changes in the technology landscape.
• Plays a key role in advising the business on assessing and evaluating new technologies including engaging the appropriate IT and Procurement colleagues in the evaluation process, assessing the solution against a prioritized set of business and IT requirements, and facilitating the evaluation…