Gilead Sciences · 1 day ago
Associate Director, External Quality Strategy & Operations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$165K/yr - $214K/yr
5+ years expGilead Sciences is dedicated to creating a healthier world by tackling diseases such as HIV and cancer. They are seeking an Associate Director to lead a team in developing and implementing quality standards and processes across their global network of contract organizations.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead cross-functional business and quality process mapping and OpEx initiatives
Ability to analyze situations and/or data, applying sound judgment and reasoning, to identify and resolve problems and make recommendations
Interface with members of the PDM Global Quality Leadership Team to drive meaningful process improvements in 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
Qualification
Required
A BS in life sciences or a relevant business area with 10+ years of varied post-graduation experience in Pharmaceuticals, Biosciences or a related industry required OR
MS with 8+ years of relevant experience OR
PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience
Experience leading cross-functional biopharma strategic initiatives
Experience leading business process mapping with a variety of stakeholders and SMEs
Experience with business process mapping tools such as Visio
Strong interpersonal skills and conflict resolution skills
Solid understanding of current industry, quality and compliance trends
Demonstrated ability to understand complex and complicated situations and to strip out complications
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization
The successful candidate must possess expertise in leading cross-functional business and quality process mapping, identifying improvements to existing business and quality processes and leading Operational Excellence (OpEx) initiatives that span multiple PDM External Quality teams
Being able to utilize the tools & training associated with business process management in a strategic capacity
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 Gilead's Partner Collaboration Quality System module to Gilead's contract organization global network
Key representative for Gilead's 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
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Company
Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.41BKey Investors
Abingworth
2024-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $3.5M
2024-02-29Post Ipo Equity· $210M
2023-09-07Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
Keeley Wettan
Senior Vice President, Legal
Patrick Loerch
Senior Vice President, Clinical Data Science
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