Manager, Collaboration Management

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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.

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Gilead’s partnerships with biotech and pharma industry and academic institutions are a critical component of our strategy to identify and develop new treatments to meet unmet medical need. The 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 Manager, Collaboration Management reports to the Head of Collaboration Management within the Research, Strategy, Innovation & Portfolio Department.

• 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.

• 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.

• 6+ Years with BS OR
• 4+ Years with MS OR
• 0+ Years with PhD/PharmD

• BA/BS and 6+ years of relevant experience OR MS/MBA and 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Preference for project leadership and project management experience in…