Data Scientist, AI Enabled Analytics - Procurement

Job title: Data Scientist, AI Enabled Analytics - Procurement

About the Role As a Data Scientist, AI Enabled Analytics - Procurement at Gilead, you will partner with data science, engineering and procurement teams to build and deploy AI-enabled analytics that drive cost savings, supplier performance insights, and risk management across procurement processes. You will own the end-to-end delivery of analytics that are production-ready, scalable, and embedded into procurement workflows to support real-time decision making.

What You'll Do

• Partner closely with data science, engineering, and platform teams to operationalize analytics and AI solutions end-to-end, ensuring they are production-ready, scalable, and fully integrated into user experiences.
• Translate complex business questions into structured analytical problems, producing clear, actionable insights and recommendations for stakeholders at all levels.
• Develop compelling visualizations and data-driven narratives to communicate insights effectively to operational and executive audiences; design, build, and deploy advanced analytics, statistical models, and machine learning solutions to analyze spend, forecast demand, and evaluate supplier performance and risk.
• Apply data science methodologies to drive cost savings, mitigate supply and continuity risks, and ensure contract and policy compliance.
• Leverage SQL and data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to analyze procurement data and deliver scalable, high-value insights; build, automate, and maintain robust data pipelines and analytical workflows using orchestration tools such as Airflow and Alteryx.
• Integrate analytics and AI insights into core procurement platforms (e.g., SAP Ariba) to enable real-time, workflow-embedded decision support; ensure data quality, consistency, governance, and integrity across multiple procurement systems and data sources.
• Own and scale AI-enabled analytics solutions, including predictive forecasting and optimization models, intelligent recommendations embedded within buying and procurement workflows, and automation/AI agents that execute or recommend actions in real time.
• Drive adoption by embedding insights directly into decision workflows rather than relying on static reports or dashboards.
• Measure, track, and communicate business impact of analytics and AI initiatives, including efficiency gains, cost savings, risk reduction, and improved user and supplier experience.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement across Procurement and Data & Analytics, contributing to team capability development through tools, standards, and training.

What We're Looking For

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree and Eight Years' Experience OR Master's Degree and Six Years' Experience OR PhD and Two Years' Experience.
• An exceptional track record of applying procurement principles, concepts, best practices, and standards, with in-depth knowledge of industry practices; in-depth knowledge of procurement technology platforms, including ERP systems, e-procurement solutions and digital tools.
• Ability to manage technology integration projects, troubleshoot issues, and ensure alignment with business needs; experience leading cross-functional reengineering or process improvement efforts, including creating process diagrams, analyzing workflows, developing SOPs, and reengineering business processes.
• Superior communication, presentation, and change leadership skills; experience leading AI-enabled business transformation or automation initiatives.
• Familiarity with procurement, finance, operations, or enterprise systems analytics; demonstrated ability to translate data into strategic business recommendations.
• Exceptional experience working with and supporting multiple projects and teams simultaneously across a matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supplier lifecycle processes including supplier risk assessment and onboarding, ongoing due diligence, and supplier offboarding.

Nice to Have

• Experience leading AI-enabled business transformation or automation initiatives.
• In-depth knowledge of procurement technology platforms, including ERP systems, e-procurement solutions and digital tools.
• Track record of success leading cross-functional reengineering or process improvement efforts; experience creating process diagrams, analyzing workflows, developing SOPs, and reengineering business processes.
• Change leadership and management skills; ability to drive adoption of analytics in procurement workflows.
• Familiarity with procurement, finance, operations, or enterprise systems analytics; demonstrated ability to translate data into strategic business recommendations.
• Exceptional ability to manage multiple projects and teams across a matrixed organization; strong supplier lifecycle expertise.

Compensation & Benefits Salary range: $157,590.00 - $203,940.00. 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, paid time off, and a benefits package.