Manager, Legal Operations

Manager, Legal Operations

At Gilead Sciences, we're driven by our mission to discover, develop, and deliver innovative therapeutics that improve the lives of patients worldwide. Our Legal Operations team plays a critical role in enabling the Legal department to operate efficiently, strategically, and in alignment with Gilead's values of integrity, inclusion, teamwork, and excellence.

We are seeking a seasoned Manager, Legal Operations with a strong background in legal data analytics, vendor management, and legal technology. This role will support the Legal department by delivering actionable insights, optimizing systems like TeamConnect, TAP, Tableau, and SAP and enhancing the management of outside counsel and legal vendors. The ideal candidate will bring over 8 years of experience and a passion for driving operational excellence through data.

This role is located at our global headquarters in Foster City, CA. We offer a hybrid environment with 3 days onsite (Tues-Thurs).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead data analysis initiatives to support corporate affairs, legal and compliance spend management, vendor performance and management, and matter lifecycle tracking.
• Administer and optimize TeamConnect, TAP, Tableau, SAP including configuration, reporting, and workflow enhancements.
• Develop and maintain Tableau dashboards and reports to monitor legal KPIs, budget adherence, and vendor metrics.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and Procurement and other relevant stakeholders to ensure data accuracy and alignment across systems.
• Drive improvements in outside counsel and vendor management, including rate benchmarking, performance evaluation, and diversity tracking.
• Support strategic planning and forecasting through data modeling and trend analysis.
• Ensure data governance and integrity across legal systems and tools.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects focused on process improvement and technology enablement.

Qualifications

Preferred Skills

People Leader Accountabilities :

Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.

Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.