Sr. Manager, Business Process - 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.
 

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
 

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North, South and Central America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. Gilead makes it a priority to increase access to its medicines for people who can benefit from them, regardless of where they live or their economic status. 

Location: Foster City, CA

Essential Functions:

• Contribute to strategic direction to team to oversee procedural documentation, project management, and process improvement in conjunction with cross-functional stakeholders and subject matter experts

• Perform content review and quality control for a portfolio of documents to drive alignment with Gilead policies and best practices

• Contribute to plans to resolve complex issues and execute corrective actions

• Drive continued team progress on multiple projects during and between meetings

• Determine actions required to achieve team goals and leverage junior staff accordingly

• Manage junior staff and develop their capabilities in alignment with organizational priorities

• Synthesize complex data and present findings clearly to senior leadership

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to assess process alignment and prioritize revisions as necessary to ensure continued relevance and applicability

• Support budget creation and resource allocation decision-making within the organization

• Contribute to the development and delivery of internal training materials on an as-needed basis

• Drive standardization and the adoption of best practices across the Development Operations organization

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s Degree OR 6+ years of relevant experience with a Master’s Degree

• Familiarity with highly regulated industry environments or drug development

• Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (including Visio and Project)

• Excellent ability to communicate across the organizational hierarchy and cross-functionally

• Experience managing teams in a business operations or technical processes environment

• Excellent project management, consensus-building, and leadership skills

• Exceptional ability to manage changing priorities and ambiguity

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceuticals industry

• Experience with Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies

• Willingness to travel

 

The salary range for this position is: $157,590.00 - $203,940.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

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