Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management- Clinical Packaging

About the Role

Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management- Clinical Packaging at Gilead leads procurement activities for clinical packaging, labeling and distribution, and manages relationships with CMOs and clinical depots to support Global Clinical Supply Chain. This role requires strategic thinking, strong supplier management skills, and ability to drive performance with external partners.

What You'll Do

• Supports procurement activities, strategic sourcing, contracting, supplier portfolio strategy, market and risk intelligence, and ESG for suppliers supporting clinical packaging, labeling and distribution.

• Lead annual business review meetings (BRMs) with assigned CMOs as needed.

• Supports supplier network assessment and mitigation of supplier risks.

• Participates in CMO site visits as required.

• Responsible for preparation, reviewing, challenging, and tracking of RFPs/RFQs/RFIs for new business with external suppliers in consultation with functional stakeholders (GCSC, Packaging Engineering, Quality Assurance, Logistics, etc.).

• Negotiate Confidentiality Agreements, Master Services Agreements and Work Orders.

• Serve as an escalation point for Global Clinical Supply Chain, Logistics, and Packaging Engineering for recurrent or chronic performance issues with suppliers.

• Oversee external production for clinical packaging, labeling and distribution activities and other projects/CMOs as assigned.

• Serves as the primary day to day contact to support the relationship between Gilead and assigned CMOs.

• Facilitates site selection decisions across multiple pre-pivotal modalities.

• Assists in transfer of new clinical programs to various contract organizations.

• Lead and participate in Operational Excellence projects.

• Develops metric parameters to evaluate and monitor the performance of CMOs.

• Effectively communicate project, performance, and resource issues or delays to management and within project teams.

• What We're Looking For

• BA or BS and 10+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical/biotech organization or relevant manufacturing environment OR MA or MS and 8+ years of relevant experience OR 3+ years in Strategic Sourcing (or equivalent) function.

• Travel 10-20% (domestic and/or international).

• Prior experience in clinical packaging, labeling, distribution and strategic sourcing (preferred).

• Knowledge of GMPs and associated regulations (21 CFR parts 11, 210, 211, 820).

• Ability to effectively lead and influence cross-functional teams.

• Strong experience negotiating complex agreements.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple programs/projects; sound organizational and time management.

• Ability to develop and communicate concise presentations to senior management.

• Ability to work under uncertainty and to resolve conflict in a constructive manner.

• Ability to solve highly complex problems through ingenuity and collaboration with subject matter experts and other key stakeholders.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Nice to Have

• Project management experience and/or certification are a plus.

• Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: USD 182,070 to 235,620 per year.

• Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans; discretionary annual bonus; discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; paid time off; and a comprehensive benefits package.

• For additional benefits information, visit: https://www.gilead.com/careers/