Director, External Quality Strategy and Operations

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Job Description

Gilead Sciences PDM External Quality is currently seeking a leader at the Associate Director / Director level to lead a team of Quality Professionals to drive strategy development and implementation of standardized communication training and rollout of Gileads Quality standards requirements systems and tools to the Gileads contract organization global network.

The successful candidate must possess expertise in leadingcross-functional business and quality process mappingidentifying improvements to existing business and quality processes andleading Operational Excellence (OpEx) initiatives that span multiple PDM External Quality teams.

Being able toutilizethe tools & training associated with business process management in a strategiccapacity.

Responsible for the management of quality agreement coordination of quarterly management review metrics collection annual product quality review.

Define and align the requirements and processes for contract organizations quality event management inclusive of deviation and investigation corrective and preventative action and change control.

Successfully and consistently roll out Gileads Partner Collaboration Quality System module to Gileads contract organization global network.

Key representative for Gileads Quality Transformation initiatives.

The leader must be able to evaluate options and trade-offs and utilize available resources to achieve the most positive impact on the business and be able to partner with leaders in PDM External Quality and Global Quality to achieve business objectives.

The successful candidate must have proven track records in leading Operational Excellence in Quality organization in a biotech or pharmaceutical development environment and strong knowledge of cGMP quality systems.

Job Functions :

Leadcross-functional business and quality process mappingandOpExinitiatives. This requires exceptional facilitation skills to gather SME input to design clear end-to-end business and quality processes that are practical and meaningfully improve currentprocesses / approaches in addition toexpertisein business and quality process andOpExmethodologies and tools

Ability to analyze situations and / or data applying sound judgment and reasoning toidentifyand resolve problems and make recommendations. These will typically be high impact processes that have implications across multiple PDM Global Quality teams.

Interface withmembers of the PDM Global Quality Leadership Teamto drive meaningfulprocess improvementsin PDM Global Quality.

Utilize excellent analytical communication and influencing skills as well as a keen problem-solving ability to drive helpful changes and continuous improvements.

Basic Qualifications :

A BS in life sciences or a relevant business area with 12 years of varied post-graduation experience in PharmaceuticalsBiosciencesor a related industry required OR

MS with 10 years of relevant experience OR

PhD with 8 years of relevant experience

Experienceleading cross-functional biopharma strategic initiatives.

Experienceleading business process mapping with a variety of stakeholders and SMEs.

Experience with business process mapping tools such as Visio.

Strong interpersonal skills andconflict resolution skills.

Solid understanding of current industry quality and compliance trends.

Demonstrated ability to understand complex and complicated situationsand to strip out complications.

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization.

The salary range for this position is :

Bay Area : $210375.00 - $272250.00.

Other US Locations : $191250.00 - $247500.00.

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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For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors :

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Business Development,Marketing,Pricing,Analysis Skills,Research Experience,Project Management,Research & Development,Strategic Planning,Financial Modeling,Leadership Experience,Management Consulting,Analytics

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 210375 - 272250