Senior Director, PDM Business Process & Operational Excellence - Foster City

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.
 

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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. 

 
Senior Director, PDM Business Process & Operational Excellence 

Location: Foster City

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Reporting to the Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing (PDM) Strategy & Operations, and part of the larger PDM organization, the Senior Director, Business Processes & Operational Excellence (OpEx) will support the success of PDM by leading a team focused on cross-functional business process mapping, identifying improvements to existing business processes and leading Operational Excellence (OpEx) initiatives that span multiple PDM functions; OpEx initiatives at individual manufacturing sites are not in scope. Success in this role depends on being able to utilize the tools & training associated with business process management in a strategic capacity to serve as a strategic leader in PDM. 

FOCUS AREAS 

• Build & lead team focused on cross-functional business process mapping and OpEx initiatives. This requires exceptional facilitation skills to gather SME input to design clear end-to-end business processes that are practical and meaningfully improve current processes / approaches, in addition to expertise in business process and OpEx methodologies and tools 

• Rather than emphasizing the operational aspects of business process management, this role needs to serve as a strategic thought leader, identifying business processes that should be prioritized for improvements, determining such improvements and iterating such that the key business processes most important to PDM’s success are monitored and continuously improved upon 

• Ability to analyze situations and/or data, applying sound judgment and reasoning, to identify and resolve problems and make recommendations. These will typically be high impact processes that have implications across multiple PDM functions 

• Lead interface with leaders of each PDM vertical as a valuable thought partner to d