Director, NPI Supply Chain

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

1d • $191,250 - $272,250 • Onsite

About The Position

At Gilead, we are dedicated to creating a healthier world by tackling diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, and cancer through relentless development of therapies and ensuring global access. The company fosters a collaborative environment, driven by a mission to make a difference and empower employees. As a Director, NPI Supply Chain, you will be a senior individual contributor within Global Clinical Supply Chain (GCSC), reporting to the Senior Director, Project Management. Your primary responsibility will be integrated supply planning for new product introductions (NPI), leading strategic supply planning, scenario modeling, and long-range planning to ensure launch readiness, supply continuity, and network resilience through commercialization. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders across Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing (PDM), Commercial, and IT. The position is open to candidates based in Foster City, CA or Parsippany, NJ.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of integrated supply planning, supply chain resilience, network optimization, and new product planning within a regulated (GxP) environment.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with demonstrated experience applying scenario modeling to complex supply chain challenges.
• Advanced problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate business needs into structured analytical solutions.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills and ability to influence without authority in a global, matrixed organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance short‑term execution with long‑term supply network planning.
• High level of business acumen and operational judgment.
• Ability to work effectively across cultures, regions, and time zones.
• 12+ years of relevant experience in related field and a BS or BA OR 10+ years of relevant experience and a MA/MBA OR 8+ years of relevant experience and a PhD
• Experience in integrated supply planning, capacity planning, long‑range planning (LRP), and scenario modeling.
• Hands‑on experience with planning and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
• Experience with supply chain analytics, optimization, and visualization tools.
• Proven experience operating in a complex, global supply chain organization.
• Strong track record of cross‑functional partnership and strategic influence.

Nice To Haves

• Kinaxis RapidResponse strongly preferred
• Experience with analytical tools, data manipulation, and modeling languages (e.g., Python, SQL) preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated supply planning activities for assigned new product introduction (NPI) programs from early development (Phase 2/3) to orchestrating full scale commercial launch readiness.
• Represent Global Supply Chain (GSC) in PDM Strategy Teams for New Programs ensuring production and inventory plans meet the projected market demand at commercial launch and beyond.
• Provide end‑to‑end oversight of NPI supply chain strategy, including supply chain mapping, long‑range planning alignment, network capacity planning, and strategic sourcing decisions.
• Lead the development and maintenance of long‑range supply plans (up to 10 years), including detailed three‑year global plans, to support strategic pipeline, capacity, and supply network decisions.
• Lead supply chain sub-teams to coordinate supply chain activities to ensure GSC’s commercial launch readiness.
• Act as a trusted advisor to functional leadership by proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs impacting supply continuity and launch readiness.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging trends, best practices, and methodologies in integrated supply planning, capacity planning, and network optimization.
• Partner with key stakeholders across PDM, Commercial, and IT to ensure alignment on new product supply and network strategies including tech transfer and scale-up for commercialization.
• Execute and lead scenario planning and modeling to identify supply risks, disruptions, and mitigation strategies to strengthen supply chain resilience.
• Partner with GSC Risk Manager to ensure new product’s drug shortage prevention plans are developed and maintained for supply chain resilience.
• Develop, deploy, and continuously improve analytical models and tools in partnership with analytics and IT, to test disruption scenarios and support data‑driven decision making (e.g., service level, cost, network tradeoffs).
• Translate complex analytical outputs and modeling insights into clear recommendations for senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Apply independent judgment to develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for complex supply chain problem solving.
• Ensure supply planning approaches are compliant with GxP requirements and aligned with internal governance and planning standards.
• Responsible for establishing and continuously improving supply planning processes, tools, and capabilities.
• 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. They 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. They 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees