Associate Director, PDM Business Process & Operational Excellence - Foster City

Gilead Sciences•Foster City, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

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. 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. The Associate Director, Business Processes & OpEx will support the success of Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing (PDM) by leading cross-functional business process mapping, identifying improvements to existing business processes and leading Operational Excellence (OpEx) initiatives that span multiple PDM functions; OpEx initiatives at individual manufacturing sites are not in scope.

Requirements

BS/BA with 10+ Years of experience OR MS/MA or MBA with 8+ Years of experience OR PhD with 6+ Years of experience

Nice To Haves

Greenbelt in Lean and/or Six Sigma
Experience in 1+ areas of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls
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 Signavio and Visio
Strong interpersonal skills and conflict resolution skills
Solid understanding of current industry 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
Positive growth mindset

Responsibilities

Support the success of PDM by leading cross-functional business process mapping
Identify improvements to existing business processes
Lead Operational Excellence (OpEx) initiatives that span multiple PDM functions (OpEx initiatives at individual manufacturing sites are not in scope)
Lead cross-functional business process mapping and OpEx initiatives, requiring strong facilitation skills to gather SME input to design clear end-to-end business processes that are practical and meaningfully improve current processes / approaches
Provide support to initiatives to ensure success to deliver on time and within budget with appropriate stakeholder management
Interface with members of the PDM Extended Leadership Team and their teams to drive meaningful process improvements in PDM
Utilize strong analytical, communication and influencing skills, as well as a keen problem-solving ability, to drive helpful change and continuous improvement
Be an enthusiastic member of the wider PDM Operational Excellence community
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
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
Provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical insurance plans
Company-sponsored dental insurance plans
Company-sponsored vision insurance plans
Company-sponsored life insurance plans

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