Director, PDM Business Process & Operational Excellence - Foster

Director, PDM Business Process & Operational Excellence - 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.

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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.

Location:
Foster City

Reporting to the Senior Director, Pharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing (PDM) Business Process & Operational Excellence, the Director will support the success of PDM by leading cross‑functional business process mapping, identifying improvements to existing business processes and leading Operational Excellence (OpEx) initiatives that span multiple PDM functions;
OpEx initiatives at individual manufacturing sites are not in scope. Success in this role depends on being able to utilize the tools and training associated with business process management in a strategic capacity to drive continuous improvement and innovation in Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control (CMC).

• Lead cross‑functional business process mapping and OpEx initiatives. This requires exceptional facilitation skills to gather SME input to design clear end‑to‑end business processes that are practical and meaningfully improve current processes/approaches, in addition to expertise in business process and OpEx methodologies and tools.
• Analyze situations and/or data, applying sound judgment and reasoning, to identify and resolve problems and make recommendations. These will typically be high‑impact processes that have implications across multiple PDM functions.
• Ensure initiatives are set for success to deliver on time and within budget with appropriate stakeholder management.
• Proactively identify and drive continuous improvement and innovation opportunities across PDM.
• Interface with members of the PDM Extended Leadership Team to drive meaningful process improvements in PDM.
• Utilize excellent analytical, communication and influencing skills, as well as a keen problem‑solving ability, to drive helpful change and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and influence PDM lean enthusiasts as a trainer for lean methodologies and member of the wider PDM Operational Excellence community.

• A degree in life sciences or a relevant business area with 12+ years of varied post‑graduation experience in Pharmaceuticals, Biosciences or a related industry. Or MS with 10+ years of relevant experience. Or PhD with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Blackbelt in Lean and/or Six Sigma.
• Expertise in 1+ areas of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls.
• Experience leading cross‑functional biopharma strategic initiatives.
• Experience in design and leading business process mapping kaizens with a variety of stakeholders and SMEs.
• Experience…