Associate Director, Global External Manufacturing, Biologics

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Job Description
 

Key Responsibilities

Associate Director, Global External Manufacturing Biologics ensures uninterrupted supply of Gilead’s clinical and commercial products through execution of manufacturing campaigns within our global external contract manufacturing network, while ensuring compliance with cGMP, regulatory requirements, and environmental, health, and safety legislations. This position is part of the Manufacturing Operations group within the larger Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing organization (PDM). The preferred candidate will have experience at leadingstaff both within and external to the organization. Experience in leading the Manufacture of Biologics Drug Substance is a must.

This role requires intimate collaboration at the Team Leadership level with the Development, Quality, Regulatory, Analytical, Supply Chain, and Product & Portfolio Strategy organizations within PDM to ensure successful technology transfer, commercialization, launch, routine supply,and proactive management of changes across the product lifecycle from launch to sunset/divestiture.

This position will be based at the Gilead Foster City campus.

Essential Functions

• Leads within Global External Manufacturing to execute the network strategy. Responsible fortactical manufacturing strategy, execution of the business with external manufacturing organizations, and management of supplier performance

• Supports development of department strategy aligned with corporate and PDM goals into functional/departmental objectives to realize the targeted outcomes

• Proactively and effectively leads collaboration with functions within and external to PDM to achieve corporate, cross functional, and departmental goals In collaboration with Technical Development Organization, defines the technical requirements and actively partners with Global Supply Chain in selection of CMOs, and influences overall performance of the network CMOs to achieve Gilead’s strategic and tactical business outcomes, including Key Performance Indicators

• In collaboration with Technical Development Organization, coordination of inter- and intra-company technical transfers. Proactively partners with Technical Development and internal Gilead manufacturing sites for successful technology transfer and validation of new or exi