SAP Project Systems - Sr Manager IT Architecture

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 relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against 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.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to pursuing scientific invention to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis, and cancer. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

You will be part of a team that is helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Inclusion is one of our core values, which means we are creating and fostering a work environment where our differences are valued, and everyone feels respected and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

Job Summary

The role for S4/Hana Projects Systems will drive successful business process improvement and technical resolution of emerging Project system issues and requests. The role will partner with business subject matter experts and managers in the areas of Report-to-Record, Projects, Source-to-Settle, and Plan-to-Deliver.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

• Understand the SAP Project systems technology landscape and how it affects the business operations

• Interact with business to understand business requirements to conclude solutions, configuration, testing and support

• Demonstrated track record of implementing Project solutions in more than couple of projects by solution design, program management, Product delivery and service management.

• Good configuration knowledge of PS structures: WBS, Network, Milestones, Cost Planning, Budgeting, Material Requirement planning, Project quotation, Time sheets, Goods issues, and other project management activities in SAP PS.

• Integration knowledge with CO, FI and MM, SD and PP.

• Provide thought leadership to Business Solutions and its customers focused on Supply Chain strategy specifically in Project Systems solutions and the road map within these areas.

• Understand the system ecology and its financial interfaces with legacy systems (Oracle/Hyperion) and SAP components (E-Hana, SAC-P, Analysis for Office, Webi)

• Build effective relationships with business subject matter experts and senior leadership to facilitate accurate solutions

• Thoroughly understand the SAP Project Systems (PS) technology landscape, including its architecture, data flows, and integration points, and how it directly impacts business operations.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience in the full lifecycle implementation of SAP PS solutions across multiple projects, from initial solution design and configuration to program management, product delivery, and ongoing service management.

• Proven ability to independently configure and customize core SAP PS functionalities, including:

  • Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)

  • Networks and Activities

  • Milestone Management

  • Cost Planning and Budgeting

  • Material Requirements Planning (MRP) within projects

  • Project Quotation and Billing

  • Goods Issues and Receipts

  • Project Progress Tracking and Reporting

• Extensive practical experience in managing project lifecycles within SAP PS, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

• Experience in creating and executing test scripts for unit testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing.

• Experience in creating and maintaining project documentation, including functional specifications, configuration guides, and user manuals.

Integration and Cross-Functional Knowledge:

• Strong working knowledge of SAP PS integration with other modules, including Controlling (CO), Finance (FI), Materials Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), and Production Planning (PP).

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve integration issues effectively.

Business Requirements and Solution Delivery:

• Effectively interact with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into viable SAP PS solutions.

• Develop and present comprehensive solution proposals that align with business needs and best practices.

• Lead and facilitate workshops and meetings to gather requirements and validate solutions.

• Experience in change management as it applies to SAP project implementations.

Job Competencies

• Adaptability/ Flexibility: Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet changing needs.

• Business Focus: Builds business partner confidence, is committed to increasing business unit satisfaction, sets achievable business expectations, assumes responsibility for solving problems, ensures commitments to business needs are met, solicits opinions and ideas from business partners, responds to internal business needs with appropriate sense of urgency.

• Decision Making/ Judgment: Recognizes problems and responds, systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses root cause of issues, makes timely decisions, can make difficult decisions, and communicates decisions to others.

• Organizational Savvy: Operates within the organization's formal and informal structures, builds allies and relationships across departments, uses allies to build consensus and create results, is appropriately diplomatic, and understands others' roles and perspectives.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, Information Systems, or similar field or relevant professional experience.

Qualification:

• Solid experience in delivering Enterprise level SAP Project Systems solutions including S/4 experience

• Proficiency in SAP Projects systems configuration and testing in all major areas

• Experience with accrual engine, workflow setup and CFIN are a great plus

• Familiarity with segregation of duty (Sox)

• Excellent problem solving, and analytical abilities combined with advanced Excel spreadsheet skills.

• Superior communication, presentation, change leadership and management skills are required.

• Highly motivated, committed to driving change and to continually improving processes and results.

• Commercially aware and adept at communicating across a wide number of departments and at managing priorities and multiple tasks to meet deadlines in time critical periods.

• Must be an independent self-starter who is effective in a fast-paced environment with the ability to quickly establish credibility with, and influence, diverse audiences.

• Experience with SAP and Oracle EBS preferred.

• Experience in dashboard platforms (Tableau, Power BI, Spotfire).

• Must be fluent in English (written and spoken).

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.