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Responsibilities

• Serve as the public affairs partner to GPS leadership, leading strategies that support patient-centered access to innovation, advance public health priorities, and align communications, advocacy, NGO engagement, and stakeholder outreach for GPS.
• Identify connections and emerging themes across markets, functions, stakeholders and external environments, translating insights into coordinated public affairs strategies and practical action.
• Serve as a senior counselor to the Executive Director, ICR and Regional Cross Functional Leadership teams, providing clear recommendations, direct feedback, and practical communications guidance on complex internal and external matters.
• Partner closely with colleagues across Public Affairs, Patient Advocacy, Government Affairs, Value & Access, Corporate Communications, Commercial, Medical and other functions to align strategies and stakeholder engagement approaches.
• Bring a global, enterprise-level lens to public affairs planning across nearly 140 countries, ensuring strategies are locally relevant, culturally informed, and aligned with broader corporate priorities.
• Lead external communications strategy for Gilead Patient Solutions reinforcing Gilead’s role as a trusted partner in global health, while ensuring message discipline across and alignment across the enterprise, regions and markets.
• Create clear, credible, and compliant communications that explain Gilead’s commitments, partnerships, access initiatives, and public health impact to external audiences.
• Build proactive storytelling opportunities including executive visibility, thought leadership, milestones, partnerships, and reputation-building initiatives.
• Prepare senior leaders for external engagements, media interviews, conferences, panels, NGO meetings, and stakeholder forums.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on engagement strategies with global NGOs, patient organizations, advocacy coalitions, and other external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 14 years’ experience or Master’s degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience; or PhD and at least 12 years of relevant experience.
• Significant in-house public affairs, corporate communications, or external affairs experience within a global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other highly regulated healthcare organization.
• Deep experience leading reputation, communications, stakeholder engagement, and issues management strategies in complex, matrixed environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build alignment, influence decision-making, and drive action across functions, regions, and diverse stakeholder groups without direct authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with proven ability to develop high-quality executive, internal, and external communications materials, including statements, Q&A, briefing documents, leadership messages, and stakeholder communications.
• Experience working across global, regional, and local markets, including low- and lower-middle-income countries and/or complex access and public health environments.
• Experience engaging with global NGOs, patient organizations, advocacy groups, multilateral stakeholders, or public health coalitions, with a track record of developing partnerships and advocacy strategies that support public health and patient-focused objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate challenges, navigate ambiguity, evaluate competing priorities, and provide sound judgement and clear recommendations in dynamic environments.
• Strong executive presence and influencing skills, with the ability to advise senior leaders, constructively challenge assumptions, and manage sensitive issues with diplomacy and credibility.
• Ability to operate with composure and effectiveness under pressure, including during time-sensitive, high-profile, or evolving situations.
• Strong understanding of the legal, regulatory, compliance, and reputational considerations associated with communications and stakeholder engagement in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience supporting geographically dispersed teams and managing priorities across multiple time zones.
• Ability to travel approximately 30 – 40%, based on business needs.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in public affairs, corporate communications, and stakeholder engagement within the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong focus on developing and executing strategies that align with public health priorities. Proven ability to influence decision-making and drive action across diverse teams and stakeholders in complex environments.