Director, QC Product Readiness

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Job Description

Company Overview

Gilead Sciences Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company committed to advancing innovative medicines that help prevent and treat life-threatening diseases. Our work is grounded in scientific rigor collaboration accountability and a shared commitment to improving the lives of patients.

Position Overview

The Director Quality Control Product Readiness leads the organization of QC Leads responsible for assigned commercial products and programs. The role establishes direction governance expectations and resource priorities for the QC Lead function ensuring consistent oversight of product readiness analytical lifecycle activities and transition from clinical to commercial QC. This leader coaches and develops the QC Leads removes barriers resolves cross-program issues and serves as the escalation point in commercial QC.

Focus Areas

Product Readiness and Portfolio Execution

• Oversee clinical-to-commercial QC transitions and ongoing product readiness ensuring clear criteria stakeholder alignment sustainable ownership and resolution of readiness gaps.
• Manage portfolio priorities testing capacity resources and execution risks; escalate systemic issues and sponsor recovery plans to support uninterrupted product supply.
• Analytical and Regulatory Lifecycle Oversight
• Provide technical guidance and decision frameworks for complex analytical issues investigations methods specifications reference standards documentation and related readiness gaps.
• Ensure scientifically sound health authority responses and governance of post-approval changes and regulatory commitments through implementation and closure.

Leadership and Cross-Functional Partnership

• Build lead mentor and develop a high-performing team of QC Leads responsible for product readiness and analytical lifecycle oversight.
• Define the QC Lead operating model role expectations decision rights performance standards and development pathways.
• Ensure appropriate assignment and capacity of QC Leads across the portfolio based on program complexity risk and business priorities.
• Establish scalable standards metrics and continuous improvement practices that strengthen consistency product readiness compliance and execution across the QC Lead organization.
• Contribute to department strategy workforce and resource planning budgeting succession planning and long-range capability development.

Qualifications

• BS degree with 12 years of relevant experience MS degree with 10 years of relevant experience or PhD with 2 years of relevant experience in Chemistry Biochemistry Pharmaceutical Sciences Life Sciences or a related field.
• Significant experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical Quality Control including leadership of technical professionals responsible for commercialization product lifecycle management or external laboratory oversight.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop product-focused QC Leads establish governance and operating standards balance portfolio priorities and drive accountability through others.
• Broad technical knowledge of analytical method validation and transfer method lifecycle management commercial specifications laboratory investigations sample management and testing logistics.
• Experience providing leadership oversight for QC-related BLA or NDA content and responses to health authority questions.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP principles data integrity expectations and applicable global regulatory requirements for commercial analytical testing.
• Proven ability to influence senior cross-functional stakeholders resolve complex escalations manage competing portfolio priorities and make risk-based decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Excellent scientific judgment people leadership coaching organizational written communication and presentation skills.

The salary range for this position is: $210375.00 - $272250.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation including experience qualifications and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role) paid time off and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical dental vision and life insurance plans*.

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