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Job Description Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North, South and Central America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Gilead makes it a priority to increase access to its medicines for people who can benefit from them, regardless of where they live or their economic status.
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.
I n tegration 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.
Basic Qualifications: - High School Degree and Twelve Years Experience OR Associate's Degree and Ten Years Experience OR Bachelor's Degree and Eight Years Experience OR Master's Degree and Six Years Experience OR PhD
- 10+ years' 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 in dashboard platforms (Tableau, Power BI, Spotfire).
- Must be fluent in English (written and spoken).
The salary range for this position is: $146,200.00 - $189,200.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans .
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- Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
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