Senior Director, Digital Strategy & Governance

Senior Director, Digital Strategy & Governance

Location: Foster City, CA, United States

Job Description

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer, working to develop therapies that help improve lives and ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference. Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description

The Senior Director, Digital Strategy & Governance is a key enterprise leader responsible for shaping and executing the company’s global digital storytelling strategy across all owned and paid channels, both external and internal. This role sets the vision for how Gilead shows up in digital spaces, including guiding content strategy, platform activation, and innovative storytelling that brings the corporate narrative to life in a human-centered, brand-aligned, and audience-driven way. The role also builds the governance model that operates our digital strategy cross-functionally, including project staffing, budgeting proposals for infrastructure improvements, and operating committees in partnership with the Public Affairs Strategy and Operations team.

This role combines creative thinking, platform expertise, and strategic execution to elevate Gilead’s reputation, engage stakeholders, and support key business and brand priorities. It serves as a point of integration between communications, brand, marketing, and enterprise functions on digital content initiatives. This role reports to the Executive Director, Digital.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of Gilead’s digital storytelling strategy across external (LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Meta, X, emerging platforms) and internal (intranet, employee platforms) channels.
• Define and evolve a digital content vision that aligns to the corporate narrative and business goals, optimized for platform, audience, and tone.
• Oversee the creation of integrated digital campaigns, working closely with internal teams, subject matter experts, creative agencies, and media partners.
• Guide channel strategy, content planning, and publishing cadence for enterprise social and web platforms, ensuring clarity of purpose and consistency of voice.
• Translate high-level messaging and strategic themes into engaging content formats (video, short-form, long-form, motion graphics, carousels, etc.).
• Serve as an expert advisor on digital best practices, innovation, and evolving trends—internally and externally.
• Partner with brand, design, and communications teams to ensure visual and verbal coherence across all digital executions.
• Collaborate with analytics teams to track performance, test content, and refine based on insights.
• Be a center of excellence for complex digital projects that require long-term planning, governance, budgeting, and collaboration.
• Proactively seek out AI tools that can be compliantly integrated into the Public Affairs digital efforts, with trainings coordinated with the Public Affairs Strategy and Operations team.
• Continuously work to up-skill the Digital team to improve efficiency and collaboration across teams.

Required Experience & Capabilities

• 14+ years of experience in digital communications, content strategy, or digital marketing, preferably in a corporate, agency, or matrixed environment.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating ability to concept, lead, and launch integrated digital storytelling campaigns across multiple platforms.
• Expertise in platform strategy and publishing across LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, Meta/Facebook, intranets, and/or emerging platforms.
• Proven ability to translate corporate or business strategy into compelling, audience-centered content.
• Comfortable navigating complex organizations, aligning stakeholders, and working cross-functionally with executives, creative teams, and agency partners.
• Deep understanding of content design, digital storytelling formats, SEO, audience engagement, and content lifecycle management.
• Adept at managing and inspiring teams and agencies to deliver high-quality, high-impact digital content.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 14+ years of experience, or
• Master’s Degree and 12+ years of experience, or

Location : Foster City, CA

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $243,100.00 - $314,600.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. This position may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary by role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to plan terms. For more information, visit the compensation and benefits page.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Employment decisions are made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information or protected status, or other non-job related characteristics. Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities available via

Our environment respects individual differences and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team. Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday if you are a current Gilead employee or contractor. Job Requisition ID R . Full-Time. Director level.