Senior Manager, Process Engineering

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

Create business process models within the process modeling methodology framework by analyzing a number of sources (SMEs, documentation and previous Visio/SIPOC maps). In addition, the Process Engineer will be expected to facilitate workshops, fact-finding interviews, project management activities, and other necessary activities to gather and synthesize information into their process models.

EXAMPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exceptional facilitation skills to gather SME input to design clear articulation of end-to-end process for assigned business process – must be able to work with a variety of stakeholders at all levels within Research and Development and drive alignment to a common vision / goal.
• Expertise in Business Process Management (BPM) methodologies, techniques, and methods, including but not limited to Six Sigma, Lean, BP Trends, Hammer and Rummler-Brache and/or Agile.
• Create Signavio model design and accurate process attributes.
• Excellent analytical and abstraction reasoning skills, as well as problem solving ability to drive productive process mapping working sessions with stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of procedural document hierarchy to translate (e.g., SOP) into L1-L3 process maps.
• Reconciliation – able to reconcile procedure-based maps with actual ways of working.
• Gap Analysis – determine and validate issues, risks, gaps, bottlenecks.
• Process Profiles: creation of SIPOC-based process profiles.
• Creation of To-be Process Maps – Leverage above materials to create and validate future state process flows; able to analyze and translate live workshop discussion and sources (SME interviews, documentation and previous Visio/SIPOC maps) into process flows.
• Proactively engage system owners and IT for system implementation and integration with business.
• Knowledge and application of core process mapping methodologies and tools (e.g., flow charts, value stream maps, SIPOC, swimland diagrams).
• Strong understanding of risk management principles; ability to define, minimize and mitigate risks during process mapping.
• Strong understanding of capability layers and ability to distinguish business process from system functionality and requirements.
• SME to Enable Documentation – Participate in creation and review of new/updated GxP procedures.
• Advanced skill level with Microsoft Visio.
• Experience with Signavio – Business Process Management System.
• Advanced skill level in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience with project management approaches and tools with specific experience with MS Project and Smart Sheets preferred.
• Exceptional listening and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Prior experience as business analyst or business/systems architect.
• Experience writing technical documents such as policies, standard operating procedures, work instructions and/or detailed manuals.

REQUIREMENTS:

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. Please see the following for the qualifications and skills we seek for this role.

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