Sr Director, Human Resources

Job Description

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses

worldwide.

Kite Senior Director, Commercial HRBP

The Senior Director, HR Business Partner will support our Global Commercial Organization at Kite. This role will partner with a dynamic, fast-paced global function of over 500 employees and play a critical role in shaping talent strategies that drive business success.

This role reports to the Vice President of Human Resources for Kite Pharma and is based in Santa Monica, CA with a requirement to be on-site 3-days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Organizational Development. Partner with clients in planning and implementation of workforce strategies and thoughtful changes in organizational structure or processes to support growth. Drive organizational effectiveness and thoughtful change management.

• Strategic Advisor. Serve as integrated part of the business, working with and advising leaders to accomplish broader strategic objectives. Partner with cross-functional leaders to understand how they can better develop and support Kite’s operating model and how they might consider realigning organization structures, resource plans, and processes to better align to product team deliverables across pipeline and marketed assets.

• Talent Acquisition, Assessment and Development. Serve as a strategic business partner with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and Global Mobility to support efforts to attract, develop and retain the best talent. Analyze talent data to recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, engagement, and employee experience. Drive comprehensive talent management, critical capability build, development planning, and key succession planning.

• Team Effectiveness. Support the build of high-performing teams through chartering and effectiveness activities. Partner on feedback loops to identify pain points and areas for improvement in ways of working. Assist with clarifying roles and responsibilities as needed.

• Talent Development, Leadership & Inclusion. Drive leadership and manager capability development. Observe, diagnose, and coach leaders to maximize their impact. Advise leaders on identifying critical roles, pipelining, and developing key talent for future needs and building robust succession plans. Encourage utilization of resources to improve talent and career development. Partner in building and embedding Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) strategies.

• HR Programs & Services. Partner to ensure seamless delivery of enterprise HR programs to client group. Identify the need for HR programs or strategies to support business goals. Develop and conduct presentations on HR subjects as needed.
  

Basic Qualifications

• MS/MA and 12+ years of experience in Human Resources OR

• BS/BA and 14+ years of experience in Human Resources OR

• High School diploma and 18+ years of experience in Human Resources

Preferred Qualifications

• BS or BA degree, preferably with an emphasis in HR or Business. Master’s degree preferred

• 8+ years of HR business partner experience with in-depth knowledge of HR practices, preferably with some experience in more than one HR function

• Strong track record of serving as a strategic HR partner for senior executives, HR leaders, and employees at all levels, preferably in life sciences, healthcare or pharma/biotech

• Strong track record of developing solutions to a wide range of highly complex problems

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business objectives into talent priorities

• Strong leadership competencies, demonstrating accountability for coaching, developing, progressing and retaining employees while ensuring an inclusive work environment

• Ability to exercise judgment and independently determine and take appropriate action

• Excellent active listening skills that encourage employee trust

• Professional and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Strong conflict management and resolution skills

• Proficient knowledge of employment laws, principles, policies, and procedures

• Role model for Kite and Gilead core values and People Leader Accountabilities (PLA)

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