Gilead Sciences is seeking an Associate Director of Operational Excellence focused on Internal Quality to lead strategy and execution in Quality Assurance and Quality Control. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in operational excellence within regulated environments, demonstrating strong leadership and change management skills
Job Summary
Owns the Internal Quality Operational Excellence vision, strategy, and operating model across QA and QC, ensuring strong strategy-to-execution alignment.
Leads a portfolio of complex, multi-site QA and QC transformation initiatives, establishing governance, KPIs, and benefits tracking.
Builds and sustains an Internal Quality Operational Excellence network, defining methodologies, standards, and driving capability through coaching and community leadership.
Matching Summary
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Gilead Sciences is seeking an Associate Director of Operational Excellence focused on Internal Quality to lead strategy and execution in Quality Assurance and Quality Control. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in operational excellence within regulated environments, demonstrating strong leadership and change management skills.
Salary
$182,070.00 - $235,620.00; Bonus/Equity: Discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Operational Excellence strategy
GxP environment
Lean Six Sigma methodologies
Quality Risk Management integration
enterprise-scale governance
Nice-to-have
enterprise systems thinking
change leadership
stakeholder influence
data-driven communication
inclusive leadership culture
Key Requirements
Bachelor's Degree and Ten Years’ Experience OR Masters' Degree and Eight Years’ Experience OR PhD and Two Years’ Experience
Experience leading multi-site Operational Excellence programs
Proven people leadership of experienced exempt professionals