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At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
 

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company founded in 1987. Together we deliver life-saving therapies to patients in need. With the commitment and drive you bring to the workplace every day, you will be part of a team that is changing the world and helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Our worldwide staff is a close community where you can see the tangible results of your contributions, where every individual matters, and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development. Our scientific focus has resulted in marketed products that are benefiting hundreds of thousands of people, a pipeline of late-stage drug candidates, and unmatched patient access programs to ensure medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life-threatening diseases.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Review MPS plans for feasibility and practicality.

• Request updates to master data as needed to improve plan accuracy.

• Confirm capacity and capabilities of forecast w/ CMO.

• Send forecast to CMOs 15th business day of each month.

• Ensure all Purchase Orders (POs) are created in SAP S/4HANA.

• Ensure PO volume matches requested MPS volume timing and utilize correct ICN in Kinaxis Rapid Response.

• Ensure all POs are sent to the CMOs and accepted by the CMO within agreed upon time.

• Weekly/Monthly meeting with CMOs to confirm execution of plan.

• Drive ad-hoc meetings to review exceptions/changes to plan.

• Drive changes to plan through GSC/GEM Management.

• Prepares and maintains required ERP system documents such as purchase orders and forecasts.

• Initiates and coordinates shipments between facilities.

• Updates ERP system data to report production activity and material issuance/movement. Verifies API issuances are in alignment with batch records to support GxP lot tracing requirements.

• Processes changes in the ERP system to reflect schedule adjustments according to production progress, change orders, or other delaying conditions. 

• Reconcile Gilead book inventory against CMO hand inventory and investigates / explains inventory differences. Makes reconciling entries and works with both internal and external auditors to support SOX requirements.

• Works with finance to identify inventory items that are potential write-offs so that the appropriate financial reserve can be made in the accounting systems.

• Provides support to vendors in resolving outstanding accounts receivable balances and works with Accounts Payable to revolve issues preventing the timely payment of invoices.

• Maintains pricing sheets for each vendor reflecting the current unit pricing and tracks the number of purchase orders issued for vendors that have volume discount price breaks so that the correct price is reflected on those purchase orders.

• Maintains and communicates metrics to monitor and improve performance.

• Conducts Root Cause analysis and drives appropriate corrective actions for identified issues and preventive actions to remove issue from recurring.

• Perform additional duties as assigned aligned to the mission of the team.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

• Good verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills. Able to understand and communicate scientific and business elements to multiple internal audiences.

• Able to work both independently and in a team environment and support multiple activities simultaneously. Determines personal work plan, and schedules tasks and activities.

• Good planning, analytical and organizational skills coupled with strong time management skills.

• Demonstrates a working knowledge with intermediate level proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

• Able to develop solutions to moderately non-routine problems.

• Applies working knowledge of manufacturing and production operations and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) on a daily basis.

• Experience in pharmaceutical operations/cGMP environment highly desirable.

• Experience with advanced planning systems (SAP S/4HANA) desired.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

• 6+ years of relevant experience in related field and a BS or BA; or 4+ years of relevant experience and a MA/MS/MBA.

 

The salary range for this position is: $133,280.00 - $172,480.00. 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*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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