Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management, Biologics

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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, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management, Biologics

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management, Biologics is responsible for leading of team of three to five individuals that own the strategic business relationships with multiple contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) and/or direct material suppliers.  The suppliers within the scope of responsibility include those providing services and/or materials related to biologics manufacturing.  This includes ownership of the supplier strategy, selection, risk, and performance management of CDMOs providing biologic manufacturing services as well as all suppliers of direct materials including category management teams (CMTs) for biologics and excipients.  We are seeking a high energy, “go- getter” who will use their business savvy and technical experience to help drive high performance from our partners. You will have responsibility for leading people (directly and indirectly), bidding, selecting and managing multiple CMOs/direct material suppliers. This position will be based at Gilead’s Foster City, CA site and is eligible for the Gilead GFlex program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Lead a team responsible for managing the strategic business relationships with a group of CDMOs and suppliers supporting a given product modality (biologics, small molecule, devices/sterile/packaging, etc.).
• Serve as the primary point of contact for strategic business discussions, long range supply and/capacity planning, and business development
• Oversee external network performance reviews for assigned modality/area (quarterly/annually)
• Serve as an escalation point for direct reports and/or manufacturing operations team members for recurrent or chronic performance issues from suppliers
• Lead annual business review meetings (BRMs) with critical suppliers
• Lead the external network (for assigned modality/area) assessment and mitigation of supplier risks through regular supplier risk management processes
• Responsible for review/approval of RFPs/RFQs/RFIs prepared by direct reports as needed.
• Negotiate Confidentiality Agreements, Master Services Agreements and Work Orders
• Represent assigned modality/area on go