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Senior Director, Product Management Team Lead (Late Phase & Commercialization) Foster City

Senior Director, Product Management Team Lead (Late Phase & Commercialization) Foster City

GileadSan Mateo, CA, US
30+ days ago
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  • Full-time
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Senior Director, Product Management Team Lead (Late Phase & Commercialization)

At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world's biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we're looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

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 Gilead and help create possible, together.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis, and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Product & Project Management and operating within the broader Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing (PDM) organization, the Senior Director, Product Management Team Lead will lead a team of product and project management professionals. This team partners closely with PDM Product Strategy Team Leads to support a diverse portfolio of small molecule and biologics drug candidates across development and commercial stages.

There will be three Senior Directors serving as Product Management Team Leads, each bringing deep expertise in a specific phase of the biopharma lifecycle : early development, late-phase and commercialization, and commercial.

The Senior Director, Product Management Team Lead (Late Phase & Commercialization) will bring significant experience managing late-phase biopharma programs and will serve as a subject matter expert for this stage across the Product & Project Management group. While the project managers (PMs) reporting to this role will support programs across all lifecycle phases, they will draw on the specialized expertise of each Team Lead as programs transition from early development through commercialization.

In addition to product-related responsibilities, the Director-level PM reporting to this role will also lead non-product strategic initiatives, contributing to broader organizational priorities.

Focus Areas :

  • Lead team of PMs to support our PDM Product Strategy Leads and Product Teams. This includes identifying and sharing best practices across the Product Strategy Teams
  • Serve as SME on late phase PM, drawing upon deep knowledge of late phase, including launch planning and early commercialization product milestones
  • Use and provide feedback on a set of templated tools and processes for the PDM Team System, e.g. tools for capturing a product's strategy on a single page
  • Work in partnership with the PDM Product Strategy Leads to develop, gain approval for, and execute on the product strategy for our products, including key milestones, budgeting and resource allocation
  • Support PDM Operations Management's implementation and iteration of G.Plan (Planisware) and G. Plan product templates. Support the flow of accurate data into PDM milestone planning and resource-allocation tools (G.Plan)
  • Support PDM Operations Management's and PDM Finance's collection of product budget information by implementing processes for PMs to collect budget info on a per product basis
  • Support PDM Operations Management's product portfolio reporting & analytics
  • Support and manage Director-level PM's work on non-product projects
  • Lead, coach and develop PMs at various career levels

Qualifications :

  • A degree in life sciences or a relevant business area with 14+ years of varied post-graduation experience in Pharmaceuticals, Biosciences or a related industry. Or MS with 12+ years of relevant experience. Or PhD with 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proven track record of successfully PM'ing late phase and commercialization-stage biopharma programs, working with Clinical Development and Commercial teams
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating and leading cross-functional activities in support of BLA filings. This includes developing and managing integrated project plans, aligning regulatory and technical workstreams, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality submission components.
  • Possess strong business acumen to align drug development and launch strategies with commercial goals, assess financial implications, and support data-driven decision-making across the portfolio.
  • Proven experience leading E2E TT activities across all stages of the biopharma lifecyclefrom early development through commercial manufacturing. Demonstrated ability to manage complex tech transfers to and between CDMOs, including oversight of timelines, risk mitigation, documentation, and cross-functional coordination.
  • Skilled in navigating global regulatory expectations, ensuring knowledge continuity, and driving operational readiness to enable successful manufacturing execution.
  • Possess basic understanding of clinical trial design and its ramifications for IMP demand planning.
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with product / project leaders to set vision and strategy for cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrated capability to navigate and lead in a highly networked environment and experienced with the required elevated level of influencing skills.
  • Expertise in developing and managing project scope, deliverables, risks and resource requirements.
  • Excellent analytical skills with an ability to summarize and present complex information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization.
  • Must be able to understand and communicate scientific and business elements associated with pharmaceutical / biotech products.
  • Experience leading and supervising PM teams.
  • Leadership qualities of the successful candidate include the following : business acumen, collaboration, building and developing high performing teams, accountability, cross-functional engagement and influence, program management, strategic vision, executive presence, coaching, goal setting and performance management. Demonstrated ability to lead without authority, influence and motivate teams.
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