Senior Director, Global Supplier Quality

Job Description

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. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research‑based biopharmaceutical company founded in 1987. Together we deliver life‑saving therapies to patients in need. With the commitment and drive you bring to the workplace every day, you will be part of a team that is changing the world and helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing (PDM) Global Quality delivers on Gilead’s commitment to bring life‑changing therapies to patients through robust Quality processes and systems. Our approach is agile, innovative and collaborative and our teams are committed to the successful delivery of safe life‑changing therapies.

• Lead a team of 10–15 Quality Professionals to define, lead and manage the Global Supplier Quality program by providing quality oversight of GMP material and commodity suppliers.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external networks to continually improve Gilead’s Global Supplier Quality program, including selection, onboarding, qualification and routine quality and performance oversight of global and local GMP material and commodity suppliers.
• Demonstrate leadership skills, extensive working knowledge of managing GMP material and commodity suppliers’ performance and relationships, and exceptional skills in managing a matrix organization.
• Understand different material categories supporting GMP manufacturing of different Gilead product modalities.
• Influence Gilead’s external network on selection of GMP material and commodity suppliers in alignment with Gilead’s standards.
• Be extremely familiar with applicable regulations and requirements in GMP material and commodity supplier management, and clarify the role and responsibilities between marketing authorization holder and contract manufacturing organizations.
• Possess strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills; evaluate options and trade‑offs and utilize available resources to achieve the most positive impact to the business; partner with leaders in different PDM functions including Technical Development, Packaging Development and Engineering, Global Manufacturing, Procurement, Regulatory CMC, and the Gilead Site Quality.
• Have proven track record in leading Global Supplier Quality program in other global biotech or pharmaceutical companies, preferably with established relationships with reputable GMP material and commodity suppliers.

• Execute an integrated and sustainable Global Supplier Quality strategy for Gilead’s clinical and commercial products, based on the value proposition for Gilead (Integrity, Inclusion, Teamwork, Accountability, Excellence) and available SMEs.
• Develop processes to communicate learnings and drive related Supplier Quality improvement initiatives.
• Develop a process for exchange of lessons learned across multiple company representatives and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Collaborate with Technical and Quality…