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VP, R&D Quality & Medical Governance

Employer
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Location
Foster City, CA, United States
Start date
Jun 7, 2021

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Discipline
Quality, Quality Control
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Biotech Bay, Best Places to Work

Job Details

VP, R&D Quality & Medical Governance
United States - California - Foster City

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead's therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

Making an impact on a global scale
Inclusion is one of the company's five core values. That's because we know that we are stronger and more innovative at Gilead when we are informed by a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences and points of view. Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide.

When you join Gilead, you join our mission to change the world by enabling people to live healthier and more fulfilling lives. Come join a mission-driven bio-pharmaceutical organization that values inclusion and diversity, has a strong portfolio of products, and is constantly #CreatingPossible

Reporting to the SVP of Global Regulatory Affairs, Patient Safety and Quality, the VP of R&D Quality and Medical Governance will be responsible for the vision, recommendations and execution of the worldwide R&D and Medical Affairs quality strategy as an independent and objective function for all investigational and marketed products across Gilead's therapeutic areas - Virology, Oncology, and Inflammation. The VP will lead a global team and leverage their experience to build and manage a thriving global department in a cross-functional and multi-cultural environment. This role will provide quality management oversight for all regions in line with the goals of the R&D organization, including Medical Affairs. The VP will collaborate closely with stakeholders and be a critical key decision maker in a rapidly developing environment to ensure that the company remains at the forefront of all new regulations.

Specific Responsibilities
  • Provide strategic leadership to the global R&D Quality & Medical Governance organization including, but not limited to, clinical compliance and pharmacovigilance, electronic systems and laboratory compliance, and quality documents and training administration.
  • Provide oversight to Medical Affairs quality and governance and collaborate with Gilead's Chief Compliance Officer on healthcare compliance execution.
  • Promote a culture of R&D compliance across the regions with the highest levels of integrity to meet all global standards
  • Represent Gilead and the R&D Quality and Medical Governance organization in meetings with regulatory authorities and other stakeholders around the world
  • Ensure that appropriate quality measures and controls are in place to align with and support the requirements of industry laws, rules, regulations and guidance documents
  • Ensure ongoing compliance in R&D operations and prepare for regulatory agency inspections and internal audits around the world
  • Oversee the management of all R&D quality issues, including regulatory compliance with CAPAs, transaction monitoring, quality control, continuing education/tracking and data privacy (in collaboration with the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Information Governance team)
  • With respect to R&D quality, lead risk assessments and implement compliance monitoring and testing program across R&D
  • Set the strategic direction for the risk management and engagement of R&D quality for third-party vendors
  • Lead the approach for employee training sessions on internal GxP policies and procedures
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders for R&D quality audit programs to develop audit strategy in order to identify organizational risks
  • Provide strategic vision for inspection management and responses, working closely with global regulatory agencies
  • Responsible for continuous optimization of procedural documents and associated training
  • Drive integrated quality annual reviews with Gilead senior management including the SVP of Quality Assurance with the manufacturing organization


Qualifications and Skills
  • 15+ years of comprehensive regulatory compliance leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (Master's or PhD) or healthcare specialty (MD or PharmD) preferred
  • Proven ability to lead, influence, and demonstrate cross-functional collaboration to ensure R&D quality
  • Strong understanding of the required elements of a quality program on a global scale, including health authority rules and regulations, industry guidance, and other issues impacting the development of pharmaceutical products
  • Experience identifying innovative technologies that scale across the enterprise to meet business needs
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with all levels of management; strong influencing skills and business acumen
  • Proven experience working in a highly matrixed, complex, and fast-paced rapidly changing global environment
  • Experience driving out inefficiencies at scale
  • Extensive history working with regulatory health authorities and complying with required regulatory guidelines including inspection readiness and follow-up
  • Demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and develop a high performing global leadership team
  • Proven skills at Quality risk-based decision making


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Company

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe and Australia.
 

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333 Lakeside Drive
Foster City
California
94404
United States

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