Associate Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management, Sterile Drug Product and Biologics
Gilead Sciences · Foster City, CA
CMCFull-time$182k–$236kCompany career page
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What they're looking for
- 10+ years experience with bachelor's degree, or 8+ years with master's/MBA
- 10+ years pharmaceutical/biotech or manufacturing environment experience
- 5+ years strategic sourcing or equivalent function experience
- Leadership experience with outsourced development and manufacturing providers
- Understanding of CMC development for biopharmaceuticals and GMP regulations
- Cross-functional team leadership and supply agreement negotiation skills
- Strong communication, project management, and complex problem-solving abilities
What you'll be doing
- Serve as strategic point of contact for CDMO business relationships, supply planning, and capacity management
- Assess, select, and manage multiple contract development and manufacturing organizations for sterile drug products and biologics
- Lead supplier performance management, risk assessment, and annual business review meetings
- Prepare, review, and manage RFPs/RFQs/RFIs; lead site assessment teams for supplier selection
- Negotiate agreements and provide cross-functional leadership to internal teams and external CMO partners
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