Director, Corporate Storytelling & Editorial Strategy

About the Role The Director of Corporate Storytelling & Editorial Strategy will shape Gilead’s editorial strategy across enterprise content initiatives and lead the Content Lab, partnering with Public Affairs, Corporate Communications, Social Media, Internal Communications, Corporate Brand and HR to translate complex science and cultural narratives into compelling stories.

The role is strategic and visible, focused on building a scalable storytelling capability that strengthens corporate reputation, engages employees and explains why Gilead’s science and impact matter. What You'll Do

• Translate Gilead’s brand platform and enterprise narrative into an integrated editorial strategy that connects science, culture, innovation and impact across audiences, channels and formats.
• Define the stories Gilead tells, how they are told and how they scale across long-form, social, video, executive communications and employee engagement.
• Lead editorial planning aligned to enterprise priorities, cultural moments and reputation opportunities.
• Develop compelling, human-centered stories with high editorial standards and establish a distinctive corporate voice.
• Establish intake, prioritization and editorial governance processes for the Content Lab; lead enterprise story sourcing, development and programming.
• Create repeatable workflows for content creation, adaptation, distribution and performance measurement; partner with creative, social and production teams to extend stories across channels.
• Serve as the editorial owner of Gilead’s corporate storytelling hub across owned channels.
• Apply audience insights, social listening and reputation intelligence to inform priorities and optimize content for discoverability, including AI-driven search environments.
• Monitor storytelling trends and peer activity to identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation; collaborate with analytics to evaluate performance and refine strategy.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships with Public Affairs, Therapeutic Area Communications, Corporate Communications, Social Media, Internal Communications, Corporate Brand and HR; collaborate with subject matter experts and external partners as needed. What We're Looking For
• Strong editorial judgment and a track record of leading enterprise storytelling programs.
• Experience translating brand platform and enterprise narrative into integrated storytelling across complex audiences and channels.
• Clear understanding of how modern content organizations operate in an increasingly AI-shaped communications environment.
• Ability to establish scalable storytelling approaches and a distinctive corporate voice with high editorial standards.
• Collaborative, cross-functional leadership and ability to manage internal stakeholders and external agencies.
• Ability to translate insights from audience research, social listening and reputation intelligence into actionable editorial priorities.