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Director Strategic Collaborations & External Partnerships

Director Strategic Collaborations & External Partnerships

Gilead SciencesLong Beach, CA, US
20 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Director Of Strategic Collaborations & External Partnerships

We're here for one reason and one reason only to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We've made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet.

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We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.

Job Description

We are seeking a Director of Strategic Collaborations & External Partnerships for Kite's Evidence Generation organization. We work with academic partners to deliver data that transforms patient outcomes driven by scientific excellence, flawless delivery, and empowered teams. This person will take a lead role in defining how our network of external partners can best supplement Kite's strategic priorities.

The Director will be an individual with a strong track record in strategy, portfolio management and operations. They must have the proven ability to drive and track business objectives effectively, manage complex partnerships, influence stakeholders without authority, and collaborate with executive leaders, all within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Framework :

  • Establish standard operating model for vetting, initiating and evaluating strategic collaborations
  • Partner with Evidence Generation Strategy Leads and Program Managers to define metrics for screening and evaluating proposals, ensure each strategic collaboration has KPIs to demonstrate effectiveness of the partnership, and lead application of best practices

Network Partner Strategy :

  • Responsible to align product-level evidence generation priorities with objectives for each partnership and partner with program managers to ensure the evidence generation strategic framework is refreshed and communicated consistently
  • Relationship Management :

  • Provide strategic oversight for key collaborations to align on strategic objectives, administer governance activities and support partner-of-choice delivery
  • Establish and reinforce standards and expectations for all Kite teams to adopt when interacting with strategic collaboration partners
  • Cross-Functional & Cross-Regional Collaboration :

  • Collaborate with Alliance Management, Medical and R&D stakeholders to maintain mutual visibility into emerging challenges, risks, and opportunities within external partnerships, fostering proactive issue resolution
  • Prepare and present regular reports on the progress, outcomes, and impact of key collaborations to senior leadership and stakeholders
  • Operations :

  • Collaborate with Gilead and Kite to negotiate and manage partnership agreements, ensure compliance and maintain financial discipline
  • Contribute new project management approaches, methods, resources, and capabilities as applicable to support evolution of ways of working among the program management team
  • Develop reporting and use data to generate insights that inform program KPIs
  • Basic Qualifications :

  • Advanced scientific degree (i.e., MD, PharmD, PhD) and 8+ years of biotech / pharmaceutical industry experience OR
  • Master's Degree and 10+ years of biotech / pharmaceutical industry experience OR
  • Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years of biotech / pharmaceutical industry experience
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • Strong scientific understanding / experience in clinical and / or pre-clinical research, or experience in Clinical Research / Development, Medical Affairs
  • Experience and proven ability to build effective working relationships with a diverse range of internal and external key stakeholders in a highly-matrixed, rapidly-changing environment
  • Solutions-oriented, with strong strategic thinking capabilities and demonstrated experience in developing frameworks that can be applied at scale
  • Proactive, self-motivated, and resourceful able to cultivate path forward in ambiguous circumstances a know when to ask for support or escalation
  • Proficient at synthesizing information to support leadership presentations and stakeholder communications
  • Experience of working in an international environment and distributed workforce an advantage
  • Knowledge and skill with Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other reporting and tracking tools
  • The salary range for this position is : Bay Area : $226,185.00 - $292,710.00. Other US Locations : $205,615.00 - $266,090.00. Kite 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.

    Kite Pharma is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.com for assistance.

    Kite Pharma will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, (c) consistent with the legal duty to furnish information; or (d) otherwise protected by law.

    Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.

    Kite Pharma provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.

    Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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