Executive Director, Global Clinical Supply Chain - Oncology

Job Description

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.

Executive Director, Global Clinical Supply Chain is responsible for leading clinical planning function within an assigned therapeutic area (TA). The incumbent is an end‑to‑end leader who inspires and motivates teams while leading the overall strategy supporting the GCSC function. Provides subject expertise on a diverse portfolio of development programs and different therapeutic modalities including small molecules, biologics and cell gene therapy for Gilead’s global clinical trials.

The Executive Director works internally with members in GCSC and other functions including and are not limited to Development Operations, Clinical Operations and Process Development and Manufacturing (PDM) to develop strategies, meet project deliverables, solve business problems and create competitive advantage. This position includes end‑to‑end elements of clinical planning and execution from the protocol design through manufacturing to the ultimate distribution and inventory management of clinical supplies at clinical sites worldwide.

• Establishes strategies to ensure uninterrupted clinical supply for the overall development portfolio, including clinical development programs and studies at all phases as well as managed access programs. May lead large complex projects within department and represent GCSC in cross‑functional projects.
• Leads, develops and manages team, which includes and not limited to recruitment, onboarding, and succession planning.
• Drives excellence and accountable for setting clear goals and consistently delivering. Accountable for setting team goals in alignment with department and enterprise goals.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a culture of continuous improvement. Mobilizes teams to develop plans, works cross‑functionally within PDM and at the enterprise level to identify and implement best practices.
• Performs sponsor roles as requested.
• Champions clinical demand and operation planning (CD&OP) interfacing with leaders from Clinical Operations, PDM sub‑teams. Manages across enterprise functions and partners to ensure on time in full delivery of investigational medicinal product (IMP).
• Ensures efficient and robust resource allocation for PDM sub‑teams and clinical study teams.
• Partners across several PDM functions and with other enterprise functions to ensure the on time in full (OTIF) delivery of IMP to initiate and resupply clinical studies.
• Responsible for decision‑making and direct the long‑term vision of optimal supply chain strategies including labeling and distribution activities.
• Responsible for risk balancing by allocating work. Identifies and champions areas where process improvements are imperative. Drives resolution of complex issues, through partner sponsors as needed.
• Responsible for planning SOPs, Work Instructions, business policies and procedures to ensure GxP compliance. Influence cross‑functional SOP content and review/approve as required.
• Oversees and supports clinical study planners. Facilitates issue and risk identification, mitigation, resolution and communication.
• Serves as the PDM sub‑team for RFD assets, lead supply management for first in human (FIH) clinical trials.
• Drives decision‑making at cross‑functional teams (Clin Ops, PDM sub‑teams) supporting the long‑term vision.
• Responsible for the departmental budgeting process – forecasts clinical supply spends, estimates headcount requirements as well as department related expenses (contractors, consultants, recruitment, project expenses, etc.).
• Leads TA level allocations decisions and influences and negotiate partner performance.

• 16+ Years of relevant industry experience with BA/BS. OR…