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Job Description



Position Overview:

The Executive Director of R&D Project Management partners with the Therapeutic Area (TA) Leader for Virology to coordinate TA level activities, including running the TA cross-functional Leadership Team. The leader ensures that the programs within the TA are moving at the required cadence and in line with Gilead governance and company goals and that programs are adequately staffed. In addition, this leader ensures that the programs have timely governance oversight for their required decisions as well as mentors, guides and provides development opportunities for a team of 3-5 Project Managers at various levels.

Key Responsibilities:

* Leads, coaches and develops a team of Project Managers/Leaders at various career levels aligned to the Virology therapeutic area

* Directs highly complex project communications at the executive level and ensures that all TA stakeholders are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their status

* Schedules, coordinates preparation for and manages TA governance meetings in partnership with TA head

* Facilitates goal-setting at the TA level, ensuring alignment with company goals

* Aligns on agenda items for Governance and seeks decision from Governance in a time-appropriate fashion

* Ensures pre-read content for Governance is robust and complete with the required cross-functional input and fit with TA strategy

* Liaises with Development, Research and Commercial to facilitate alignment on strategy and project priorities

* Works with TA head & VP Project Management to appropriately assign project leads and project managers for a given program

* Due Diligence participates in assessing and reviewing potential opportunities; provides integration; and project management support postacquisition

* Ensures project management attendance at all Research Scientific Project Reviews pertaining to their projects and be the conduit to Research for the development support required to support governance approval for the transition of a molecule between Research & Development

* Provides updated TA level documents and information for quarterly consolidated R&D updates, R&D LE budget reviews, quarterly investor relations/Board of Director updates, the Scientific Advisory Boards and the Portfolio Review process

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelors degree with 15+ years OR Masters degree with 12+ years OR PhD in a scientific discipline/DVM/MD with 10+ years of project management and pharmaceutical line management and/or pharmaceutical functional area scientific experience

* Previous experience participating in cross-functional project management at the Therapeutic Area level

* Extensive understanding of and experience guiding Project Teams through the drug development process

* Extensive understanding of and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards of pharmaceutical project management

* Ability to understand and communicate scientific and business elements associated with the therapeutic area(s) of assigned projects at the executive level interpersonal, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills.

* Prior people leadership experience

* Proven ability to work successfully in a team-oriented, highly-matrixed environment

* Proven experience successfully supporting multiple complex, time-sensitive activities simultaneously

* Advanced knowledge and skill with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel and other reporting and tracking tools

* Ability to work successfully under minimal (at times, no supervision), determine personal work plan, and operate independently


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