Job Description
Senior Manager, Collaboration Management
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. The Senior Manager, Collaboration Management, Research is responsible for the management of a portfolio of partnered programs in a highly dynamic work environment. The role offers high visibility and requires careful management of both internal and external stakeholders to drive programs to best outcomes. The Senior Manager Collaboration Management reports to the Head of Collaboration Management within the Research, Strategy, Innovation & Portfolio Department.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Serves as manager for portfolio of partnered programs within Collaboration Management team
- Ensures involvement of key stakeholders, contributes to achieving technical success, and drives projects to best outcomes.
- Organizes and manages joint project team meetings with collaborators to review program status, identify issues/risks and problem-solve
- Works in partnership with Collaboration Leaders to ensure timely, efficient, and effective meetings, and to ensure adequate progress on research activities between meetings
- Works in collaboration with internal core R&D functions, and with Alliance Management to monitor/manage progress toward defined program goals
- Maintains integrated timelines; understands key functional interdependencies, risks and associated assumptions
- Manages development of documentation to support decision-making
- Determines readiness for program review at governance meetings, review of critical new data and changes in strategy
- Monitors and manages readiness of collaborative program for licensing/internalization and coordinates activities related to internalization
- Drives efficient communication within team, to functions, collaborators and stakeholders in leadership
- Manages IP filing opportunities, contributes to MTAs, amendments as required
- Contributes to the development of materials required for internal and external portfolio tracking
- Contributes to portfolio-related data management
Essential Duties and Job Functions:
- Must be able to support multiple programs simultaneously and be able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Must be well-organized and have attention to detail
- Must possess excellent interpersonal, as well as written and verbal communication skills
- Must be versed with applications, principles, concepts, practices, and standards of pharmaceutical project management
- Requires in-depth knowledge and skill with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Experience with Microsoft Project and other reporting and tracking tools is preferred
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
- BA/BS and 8+ years of relevant experience OR MS/MBA and 6+ years of relevant experience OR PhD in a scientific field (or a PharmD, DVM or MD degree)
- Must have project leadership and project management experience in pharmaceutical industry R&D environment
- Strong scientific acumen
- Strong leadership skills & emotional intelligence
- Broad understanding of industry and competitive landscape
- Experience should include participation in cross-functional project team activities
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Level commensurate with experience
People Leader Accountabilities:
- Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
- Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
- Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.
