Director, Business Operations Program Lead COE

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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. 

 
Director, Business Operations Program Lead COE

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Reporting to the Head of PDM Business Operations, and part of the larger Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing (PDM) organization, the Business Operations Program Lead will manage cross-functional non-product projects within PDM.  

The Business Operations Program Lead will also be responsible for establishing a Project Management Center of Excellence (COE) within PDM. The lead will develop strategies for identifying and collecting best practices and tools from across the PDM Project Management groups and then maintaining and enabling use of consistent tools, templates, and methodologies across PDM, bringing together the PDM PM community, and reinforcing the links to the broader Gilead PM Community.  Identifying, developing, and maintaining PM tools that meet the needs of PDM’s PMs – as well as collecting best practices from across the PDM PM groups – are key accountabilities of this role.

FOCUS AREAS 

• Establish a center of excellence (COE) for Project Management within PDM. Facilitate the discovery and sharing of best practices. Implement consistent Project Management tools, templates, and methodologies. Develop training modules, and support team members to enhance their skills and capabilities.
• Responsible and accountable for managing cross-functional non-product projects/cross-product projects/initiatives in PDM.
• Responsible for creating detailed work plans that identify and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project, as well as dashboards to provide visibility on project status, risks, and mitigations.
• Collaborate with product and project teams to develop and report KPIs on a regular basis.
• Develop forms and records to document program/project activities. 
• Monitor the progress of program/project and make necessary adjustments to ensure its successful completion. 
• Assist in ensuring that deliverables are on time and within budget. 
• Proactively alert leadership when there are risks or deviations from approved plan.
• Function as a facilitator between various teams and resolve conflicts as they arise using collaborative management skills. 
• Well-versed in operational excellence methodologies an