Director, Contingent Workforce Strategy, Procurement & Program Operations

Gilead Sciences

. Own enterprise-wide performance and outcomes for the Contingent Workforce Program and assigned consulting and professional services categories .

Posted 10/20/2026full-timeFoster City • California • United StatesLead💰 $210,375 - $272,250 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in strategic sourcing, category management, and procurement transformation within highly regulated industries. Proven ability to lead complex initiatives, influence senior leadership, and drive measurable business value through effective governance and performance management.

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Strategic SourcingCategory ManagementProcurement Business PartneringContingent Workforce ManagementExecutive Communication

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Hard Skills

Enterprise Program ManagementNegotiation StrategiesPerformance MeasuresGovernance ModelsFinancial AnalysisRisk ManagementData AnalyticsProcess ImprovementChange LeadershipSupplier Relationship Management

Soft Skills

People LeadershipTalent DevelopmentInfluencing Senior LeadersCoachingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

MSPVMSWorkforce AnalyticsServices Procurement PlatformsAutomation Technologies

Industry Keywords

BiopharmaceuticalsLife SciencesHealthcareRegulatory ComplianceGlobal External Workforce

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own enterprise-wide performance and outcomes for the Contingent Workforce Program and assigned consulting and professional services categories
Establish the strategic direction, operating model, governance structure, decision rights, controls, performance measures, and escalation pathways
Serve as a strategic thought partner to senior executives on external workforce, category, supplier, risk, and commercial decisions
Develop and execute multi-year category strategies and own the category roadmap and opportunity pipeline
Set commercial and negotiation strategies for complex, high-value, or high-risk sourcing initiatives
Own the strategic and operational performance, vision, and roadmap of Gilead's Contingent Workforce Program
Partner with Human Resources and Finance on workforce planning and total talent decisions
Define supplier segmentation, relationship strategies, performance expectations, and governance models
Lead executive business reviews and direct supplier or program-performance remediation
Own the multi-year value agenda, including savings, cost avoidance, demand management, productivity, service improvement, and risk-adjusted value
Own the strategic roadmap for contingent workforce technology, data, analytics, automation, and user experience
Establish risk-based controls covering worker classification, co-employment, tenure, supplier compliance, privacy, security, audit readiness, and regulatory requirements
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team and global network of internal team members, MSP resources, suppliers, and cross-functional partners
Champion procurement transformation and capability building across the Global Procurement Organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and Twelve Years' Experience OR Master's Degree and Ten Years' Experience OR PhD and Eight Years' Experience
Significant experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement business partnering, contingent workforce, professional services procurement, or enterprise program management
Demonstrated success developing and executing enterprise-wide category or program strategies that deliver measurable business value
Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a global, highly matrixed organization
Proven ability to influence senior leaders and guide decisions involving cost, risk, compliance, suppliers, technology, and operating models
Experience leading strategic suppliers, MSPs, staffing partners, or outsourced service-delivery models
Strong financial, commercial, analytical, negotiation, change leadership, and executive communication capabilities
Experience establishing governance, performance measures, executive reporting, and escalation mechanisms
Demonstrated leadership of transformation, technology, process-improvement, or operating-model initiatives
Demonstrated people leadership and talent-development capability
Experience in biopharmaceuticals, life sciences, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry
Experience with contingent workforce ecosystems and technologies, including MSP, VMS, workforce analytics, and services procurement platforms
Working knowledge of worker classification, co-employment, tenure, privacy, compliance, and global external-workforce considerations
Experience leading globally distributed teams and supplier ecosystems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary annual bonus eligibility
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives eligibility
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical insurance
Company-sponsored dental insurance
Company-sponsored vision insurance
Company-sponsored life insurance
Employee benefits package