Associate Director, Clinical Business Strategy & Operations

Associate Director, Business Strategy & Operations

United States - California - Foster City
Clinical Development & Clinical Operations Regular

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide. As the Associate Director, Business Strategy & Operations
, you are the project manager for assigned projects of increasing complexity. You will manage the full project management lifecycle for assigned projects and act as a functional area expert. You will develop and manage project plans, project timelines, communications, change management, meetings, and other interactions to ensure project deliverables are met on-time, to the quality expected, and within-budget. You will represent the Project Team to various partners and stakeholders.

You will typically manage multiple projects simultaneously. You will also contribute to short- and long-range Business Strategy & Operations (BS&O) strategies, plans, and infrastructure development. You may also have leadership responsibilities for the BS&O team located on the Foster City campus.

This position is located ONSITE in Foster City, CA (Tuesday - Thursday full days) and is not eligible for relocation; local candidates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities
:

• Direct moderately complex department/cross-functional specific programs and/or initiatives.
• Supervise moderately complex project/initiative communications (including change management) and ensure that all stakeholders are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their status.
• Provide Project Management support for strategic programs/projects/initiatives; attends sub-team meetings; organizes ad hoc working groups as needed.
• Provide leadership to the team and functional areas to anticipate and identify complex project issues which pose a challenge to achieving strategic goals; propose and implement plans to resolve such issues and execute corrective actions.
• Identify and manage critical path activities and resources.
• Work in partnership with project sponsor/lead and stakeholders to ensure timely, efficient and effective meetings and progress on activities between meetings.
• Work in partnership with project sponsor/lead to develop, gain approval and execute on strategy.
• Lead project meetings and coordinate moderately complex team operations and communications.
• Organize and/or lead preparation of high-quality documents for review by internal and external stakeholders. May author documents for leadership teams.
• Track and prepare project information and activities, including minutes, charter, timelines, budgets, action items and project specific deliverables. Ensure integration of project timing, scope and resources.
• Represent Project Team to functional area leadership and/or steering committees for major strategic decisions.
• May develop and implement continuous improvement and optimization initiatives across the department.
• Ensure project work complies with established practices, policies and processes and any regulatory or other requirements.
• Influence and drive an inclusive and engaging BS&O culture at the Foster City location. Facilitate face-to-face collaboration with Clinical Trial Capabilities and Clinical Operations colleagues on the Foster City campus.

Project Management & Business

• Recognized as a functional area expert for specific products, programs, projects and/or initiatives.
• Possess knowledge of full cycle project management, from project start-up to close-out, and demonstrate the ability to apply this knowledge to achieve targeted project outcomes.
• Display advanced knowledge of project management best practices and tools and apply these to improve project efficiencies and effectiveness.
• Experience with Pharma industry knowledge, including knowledge of drug development, and the ability to flex knowledge across a variety of project types.
• Develop advanced knowledge of the functional area, evidenced by independence in designing, implementing, and managing project team plans, deliverables and resource management.
• Demonstrates expertise in developing and managing project scope, deliverables, risks and…