MBA ROTATION

Gilead Sciences Finance Development Rotational Program

Title: Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Description:

The Gilead Sciences Finance Development Rotational Program is for second year MBA graduates seeking entry into biotech by providing a rotational opportunity within the CFO functions of Gilead Sciences.  The CFO organization is inclusive of Finance, IT, Operations, and Corporate Development and Strategy. Finance is a unique function that supports every area of the business by providing financial leadership, setting company strategy, and managing the financials by helping to analyze budgets and forecast and maximize profits.

Upon hiring, participants will rotate through three 8-month assignments over the course of two years, with each assignment providing an opportunity to learn about the different finance functional areas. After completion of the rotations, participants will continue to develop their careers by aligning to an open position in the Gilead Finance function.

Duties:

• Responsible for the delivery of accurate and timely monthly management reporting including monthly financials, revenue reporting, and functional expense reporting.
• Conducts advanced analyses for middle and upper management and makes recommendations on reporting changes, entries and adjustments, pricing strategy, and/or forecasts.
• Participates in the development and coordination of the annual planning calendar, budget and forecasts.
• Recommends improvements to planning processes and systems.
• Support Gilead’s on-going close and forecast activities.
• Participate in compliance record kee

 

Product / Service:

• Understand how Gilead advances patient care through research and development
• Learn how Gilead provides physicians with resources to better care for their patients
• Gain exposure into how Gilead Commercial Operations reaches our patients

 

Personal Development:

• Gain an understanding of the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry
• Work in a corporate finance environment
• Develop planning, organizational and time management skills.
• Increase knowledge of computer skills and technology.
• Develop team-based work competencies.
• Develop interpersonal skills in order to communicate with employees.
• Develop interpersonal skills in order to communicate with day-to-day business contacts through follow up calls
• Develop interpersonal skills in order to communicate with external clients.

Candidate / Student Requirements:

• MBA graduate with a 3.5 GPA or better.
• 5+ years of prior professional experience
• Energetic, organized and detailed skilled with today’s technology.
• Ability to dedicate 40 hours per week to the program.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work thrive in a team-based environment
• Independent worker.

 

Program Incentives:

• Opportunity to start a career in the biotechnology industry after graduation.
• Participants will have sufficient knowledge after rotations necessary to determine the direction of their finance career
• You will have the opportunity to interact with senior leaders as you gain cross-functional experience by interfacing with multiple business units.
• You will develop skills vitally important in today’s business environment including

Team - based interaction, the ability to manage outcome without having direct authority over others and the capability to aid in the definition and the direction of the local firm’s initiatives.

• You will gain a full understanding of the day-to-day operations of a biotechnology organization.

 

Gilead Core Values:

• Integrity (Doing What’s Right)
• Inclusion (Encouraging Diversity)
• Teamwork (Working Together)
• Excellence (Being Your Best)
• Accountability (Taking Personal Responsibility)

 

Location:

• This role is based in the Gilead Sciences headquarters (Foster City, California)

 

Visit us online: www.Gilead.com

 

As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact careers@gilead.com for assistance. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the EEO is the Law poster.

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, hematology and oncology, inflammatory and respiratory diseases and cardiovascular conditions.