Assoc Director, Supply Chain

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

7d • $182,070 - $235,620

About The Position

The Associate Director, End-to-End Commercial Supply Planner develops and executes supply plans for commercial small-molecule and biologics products. The role works closely with regional commercial supply chain leads to understand demand-planning trends, market dynamics, market-access changes, promotional activities, and product lifecycle events, integrating those inputs into global supply plans. Reporting to the End-to-End Commercial Supply Chain Product Lead, the position uses SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to support responsive planning and product availability across markets.

The role plans across API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, and Finished Goods, accounting for manufacturing capacity, end-to-end lead times, and minimum remaining shelf-life requirements at batch release and market delivery. It also supports inventory positioning and allocation, manages supply risks and constraints, and coordinates with internal and external manufacturing sites and cross-functional partners. The position monitors performance, communicates supply status and risks, and provides leadership and management to a team. Responsibilities may also include supplier and vendor agreements, contract negotiations, outsourced manufacturing, production scheduling, and regulatory or controlled-document activities.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of relevant experience in a related field and a BS or BA; or 8 or more years of relevant experience and an MA/MBA; or 5 or more years of relevant experience and a PharmD or PhD.
• Experience in pharmaceutical operations or a cGMP environment.
• Experience purchasing custom chemicals, planning pharmaceutical development activities, and managing third-party synthesis of intermediates or active pharmaceutical ingredients.
• In-depth understanding of relevant principles, concepts, practices, standards, and industry practices.
• Solid working knowledge of relevant regulatory guidance, including pharmaceutical GMPs and ICH Q7A.
• Ability to develop innovative solutions to complex problems and independently develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise, well-supported written conclusions.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to interact effectively with senior management.
• Good organizational and time-management skills, including working knowledge of basic project-management tools and techniques.
• In-depth understanding of the financial aspects of Supply Chain operations and proficiency across multiple Supply Chain practices.
• Ability to coordinate and communicate across competing Supply Chain demands and apply or recommend modifications to department policies and procedures.
• Ability to lead, supervise, train, guide, and manage the performance of department personnel.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the technologies, strengths, and weaknesses of a wide variety of fine-chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Partner with regional commercial supply chain leads to understand demand-planning trends, market-access changes, promotional campaigns, and product lifecycle events.
• Integrate regional demand signals into end-to-end supply plans for API, Drug Substance, Drug Product, and Finished Goods; validate assumptions, reconcile forecast discrepancies, and adjust plans.
• Develop, maintain, and execute commercial supply plans incorporating demand insights, manufacturing capacity, lead times, and minimum remaining shelf-life requirements.
• Review API part setups, effective dates, master data, and new-product supply setup updates.
• Manage API retest and expiry reviews, Ministry of Health requirements, system FPOs and ICN allocations, and API inventory health.
• Review demand and Drug Product supply-plan outliers, Drug Product five-year supply plans, API four-year supply plans, shipping quantities and requirements, and lot-level restrictions for Drug Product firm orders.
• Prepare API change-analysis materials, including an initial SRM slide and the API change-analysis slide, and provide four-year budget volumes during LE.
• Use SAP ERP and Kinaxis Rapid Response to build, monitor, and scenario-test supply plans, addressing demand changes, supply constraints, expiry risk, and shelf-life trade-offs.
• Coordinate with internal and external manufacturing sites on production schedules and batch strategies to manage demand, lead times, remaining shelf life, write-off risk, and service commitments.
• Optimize global inventory positioning with regional supply leads and support allocation decisions during constrained-supply scenarios.
• Partner with Commercial Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and regional market leads to align plans with business objectives and maintain visibility into supply status, risks, and escalations.
• Support change management affecting supply plans due to commercial or regulatory changes.
• Track and report supply-plan adherence, inventory levels, and service performance; provide timely updates and escalations to leadership and stakeholders.
• Provide leadership, direction, supervision, training, guidance, and performance management to a team and foster an inclusive, productive work environment.
• Develop and implement Supply Chain policies, procedures, strategies, and goals for products or projects while ensuring applicable regulatory requirements are met.
• Create and communicate supplier, subcontractor, and vendor agreements; negotiate large contracts, monitor performance, and drive cost savings.
• Conduct formal business reviews with key suppliers, subcontractors, or vendors and manage performance against cost, service, quality, schedule, and flexibility goals.
• May manage outsourced manufacturing, coordinate multiple production schedules, liaise with governmental or audit agencies, and review or author controlled or regulatory documents.

Benefits

• May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.
• May be eligible for discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, depending on role eligibility.
• Paid time off.
• Company-sponsored medical insurance.
• Company-sponsored dental insurance.
• Company-sponsored vision insurance.
• Company-sponsored life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director