Job DescriptionAt Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.
We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world's most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.
As Manager, Government Affairs, you will be an integral part of a fast-paced, highly collaborative Federal Government Affairs (FGA) team, partnering with Government Affairs & Policy and cross-functional colleagues to devise, execute, and track strategic plans and substantive projects across the enterprise.
Reporting to the Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, you will play a central role in developing and implementing coordinated strategies, initiatives, and engagements around issues that impact Gilead/Kite and our patients. The ideal candidate is a motivated and detail-oriented self-starter who writes clearly and tracks work rigorously to completion.
Key Responsibilities:• Partner with the Federal Government Affairs team and Government Affairs leadership to devise, execute and track operating plans, ensuring those plans are aligned to broader company priorities.
• Serve as project manager for substantive GA and enterprise projects of increasing complexity: define scope, develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, owners, deliverables, and resource requirements, and drive projects to on-time, high-quality completion.
• Coordinate project activities across functions, ensuring alignment with overall project goals and objectives; run timely, efficient, and action-oriented project meetings and track decisions, action items, and deliverables.
• Build and maintain structured systems, documents, trackers, dashboards, and repeatable processes for GA priorities, legislative and regulatory developments, stakeholder engagements, and enterprise initiatives.
• Draft, edit, and quality-check high-quality written products, including strategic plans, briefing memos, presentations, position summaries, and leadership updates.
• Monitor federal legislation, regulations, programs, and executive branch actions impacting Gilead/Kite; over time, you will become adept at flagging implications for GA priorities.
• Develop and maintain a high-impact GA communications platforms to deliver timely updates informing internal stakeholders regarding key government actions impacting Gilead.
• Support preparation of materials for leadership and governance reviews, Congressional engagements, and trade association workgroups; staff workgroups as needed, reflect Gilead's perspective in those discussions, and share outputs with the GA team and partners as appropriate.
• Coordinate with cross-functional internal partners, including Legal, Commercial, Research, Development and Public Affairs, to identify opportunities to advance Gilead's legislative and regulatory priorities and to ensure an aligned policy perspective.
• Support GA operations, including the annual planning cycle, budget tracking, coordination of external consultants.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and optimization, including via leveraging AI, and drive adoption of best practices across the team.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, exercising sound judgment and discretion with confidential information.
Basic Qualifications:- 6+ Years with BS/BA
OR - 4+ Years with MS/MA
Preferred Qualifications:• Strong project management capabilities with a proven ability to prioritize and execute across multiple workstreams, and a track record of managing complex projects and meeting challenging deadlines.
• Excellent written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to synthesize complex policy and business material into clear and accurate products for senior audiences.
• A resourceful self-starter with problem-solving and critical thinking skills; self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership.
• Attention to detail, organized and thorough, with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent collaboration, interpersonal, and communication skills, with demonstrated success working in fast-paced, dynamic environments and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Experience in health policy, in government, or with a trade association is a plus.
• Familiarity with the legislative and regulatory process, including drug coverage, reimbursement, and access policy, is a plus.
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.
The salary range for this position is: $133,195.00 - $172,370.00. 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*.
For additional benefits information, visit:
https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
