Associate Director, Digital Marketing Operations

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At Gilead, the Digital Strategy and Operations team is an integral part of the company's digital transformation footprint, serving as a strategic partner to our brands and prioritizing top‑notch digital experiences for US customers.

We are seeking an Associate Director of Digital Marketing Operations reporting directly to the Director of Digital Marketing Operations. This individual will drive operational excellence in Digital initiatives, maintaining comprehensive accountability for digital execution. The successful candidate will manage the efficient and effective delivery of digital programs in line with global standards and best practices, collaborating closely with digital marketing capability leads and Brand leads to meet shared goals.

The Associate Director of Digital Marketing Operations holds a pivotal position within the Digital Strategy & Operations (DSO) team, overseeing the effective implementation of digital initiatives while promoting a culture of innovation and agility for the HIV Prevention Business Unit.

This role is accountable for converting business objectives into impactful, compliant, and efficient digital marketing campaigns, experiences, and solutions that drive engagement among healthcare professionals and patients. The individual will be responsible for the seamless execution of campaigns, digital projects, and solutions across diverse channels and capabilities, including marketing automation, websites, paid media, and analytics.

As an individual contributor, the ideal candidate demonstrates a strategic, data‑driven approach with an omnichannel mindset. This professional will utilize insights to further build out a digital roadmap of learning and optimization across capabilities.

• Act as a strategic digital operations partner to HIV Prevention brand leads, collaborating with marketing teams and agency partners to translate business requirements into effective multi‑channel digital campaigns, digital experiences and solutions (SFMC, Web, Paid Media, Analytics, Content Production).
• Oversee end‑to‑end campaign or project delivery—from requirements gathering to execution—ensuring projects are on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Monitor campaign performance, analyze results, and provide actionable insights to optimize ROI.
• Work with digital project managers to maintain detailed project plans, track milestones, and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and global digital standards across all initiatives.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies in partnership with the Digital Marketing Operations team.
• Drive digital innovation by promoting emerging technologies, capabilities and fostering agility within the organization.
• Build strong relationships with Marketing, Operations, Technology and cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment and…