Senior Manager, Master Production Planning – Clinical Supply

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.

Job Description
 

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. 

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.  

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. Our worldwide staff is a close community where you can see the tangible results of your contributions, where every individual matters, and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development. Our scientific focus has resulted in marketed products that are benefiting hundreds of thousands of people, a pipeline of late-stage drug candidates, and unmatched patient access programs to ensure medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life-threatening diseases.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Manager, Master Production Planning – Clinical Supply oversees strategy and execution for clinical master production planning across multiple programs or sites. The role ensures an agile, compliant supply of investigational medicinal products to support global trials in unpredictable conditions.

Responsibilities include planning leadership, risk governance, and decision support across functions, balancing trial needs with capacity, inventory, and timelines. The position also manages clinical master data creation and maintenance.

The role may have people leadership accountabilities which include recruiting, onboarding, developing, retaining and managing staff.

The role may have accountability for the strategy, implementation and management of digital tools and systems that support Global Clinical Supply Chain.  The intent is to bridge gap between supply chain processes and information technology, ensuring the right digital or technology platform is in place to optimize clinical supply planning, inventory management and distribution.

Has mature working knowledge of supply chain and experience working with GxP environment. Has strong cross-functional, multi-cultural awareness and communication skills in a fast-paced, global company.

FOCUS AREAS:

Strategic Clinical Production Planning Leadership

• Own clinical master production planning strategy for a portfolio of clinical programs (Phase I–III), dosage forms, or platforms.

• Ensure alignment between clinical development plans, enrollment trajectories, and manufacturing capabilities.

• Define planning assumptions, buffers, and risk thresholds appropriate for differing trial phases and uncertainty profiles.

• Provide leadership on make‑vs‑make‑later, campaign sizing, and inventory positioning decisions for IMP supply.

Portfolio‑Level MPS Ownership

• Oversee and approve clinical Master Production Schedules (MPS) with a portfolio view across sites, CMOs, and packaging hubs.

• Ensure feasibility across capacity, materials, quality release, stability, expiry, labeling, and cold‑chain c