Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management- Clinical Packaging

Overview

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.

As an Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management- Clinical Packaging at Gilead you are responsible for supporting procurement activities, sourcing, contracting, supplier relationship management (SRM), supplier portfolio strategy, and market and risk intelligence.

This role manages important business relationships with multiple Clinical Packaging, Labeling and Distribution CMOs as well as clinical depots in support of Global Clinical Supply Chain. 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. This individual has strong experience in strategic sourcing and supplier strategies, relationship management, and a strong understanding of end-to-end clinical supply chain.

This position will be based at the Gilead Foster City, CA site and is eligible for the Gilead GFlex program allowing remote work up to 2 days per week.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports procurement activities, strategic sourcing, contracting, supplier portfolio strategy, market and risk intelligence, and ESG for suppliers supporting clinical packaging, labeling and distribution.
• Lead annual business review meetings (BRMs) with assigned CMO’s as needed.
• Supports supplier network assessment and mitigation of supplier risks.
• Participates in CMO site visits as required.
• Responsible for preparation, reviewing, challenging, and tracking of RFPs/RFQs/RFIs for new business with external suppliers in consultation with functional stakeholders (GCSC, Packaging Engineering, Quality Assurance, Logistics, etc.).
• Negotiate Confidentiality Agreements, Master Services Agreements and Work Orders.
• Serve as an escalation point for Global Clinical Supply Chain, Logistics, and Packaging Engineering for recurrent or chronic performance issues with suppliers.
• Oversee external production for clinical packaging, labeling and distribution activities and other projects/CMOs as assigned.
• Serves as the primary day to day contact to support the relationship between Gilead and assigned CMOs.
• Facilitates site selection decisions across multiple pre-pivotal modalities. Assists in transfer of new clinical programs to various contract organizations.
• Lead and participate in Operational Excellence projects.
• Develops metric parameters to evaluate and monitor the performance of CMOs.
• Effectively communicate project, performance, and resource issues or delays to management and within project teams.

Basic Requirements:

• BA or BS and 10+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical/biotech organization or relevant manufacturing environment OR
• MA or MS and 8+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical/biotech organization or relevant manufacturing environment OR
• 3+ years in Strategic Sourcing (or equivalent) function.
• This position may require 10-20% domestic and/or international travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in clinical packaging, labeling, distribution and strategic sourcing.
• Knowledge of GMPs and associated regulations (21CFR parts 11, 210, 211, 820).
• Ability to effectively lead and influence cross functional teams.
• Strong experience negotiating complex agreements.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple programs/projects; sound organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to develop and communicate concise presentations to convey complex issues to senior management.
• Ability to work under uncertainty and to resolve conflict in a constructive manner.
• Ability to solve highly complex problems through ingenuity and collaboration with subject matter experts and other key stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Project management experience and/or certification are a plus.