Foster City, CA, 94404, USA
3 days ago
Director, Biologics Pivotal Formulation & Process Development
**For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:** Please log onto your Internal Career Site (https://www.myworkday.com/gilead/d/inst/13102!CK5mGhIKBggDEMenAhIICgYI1A0QtgI~/cacheable-task/2997$2151.htmld#backheader=true) to apply for this job. 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** The **Director, Biologics Pivotal Formulation and Process Development** will be responsible for leading pivotal and commercial drug product process development and enabling successful pivotal and commercial regulatory filings for biologics in multiple therapeutical areas. This role is also expected to work collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders and contribute to the overall biologics CMC development strategies. **Responsibilities:** + Establish and maintain a state-of-the-art lab that can enable drug product process development for liquid and lyophilized dosage forms. + Establish pivotal and commercial fill and finish workflow that would meet cGMP requirements. + Ensure scalability of DP process and successful technical transfers to in-house or external GMP manufacturing facilities; oversee GMP manufacturing master batch record generation and support manufacturing investigations. + Drive technical innovation and encourage scientific investigations; influence internally and externally through publication and presentations; lead by example. + Establish documentation templates and review/approve technical documentations from internal team or contracted organization; oversee data generation, data integrity, and ensure compliance and excellence from internal and contract organizations. + Hire, mentor, and develop a team of scientists with a focus on technical excellence as well as teamwork and collaboration across all PDM organizations; grow employees as formulation and drug product leads for pivotal biologics programs + Support regulatory filings by authoring/reviewing CMC regulatory sections of IND/BLA; support associated agency interactions and product-related inspections. + Set strategies and develop long-range plans in line with Gilead strategic priorities to deliver on Gilead’s long-term ambitions. + Ensure strong relationships with key stakeholder functions including Analytical Development, Cell Culture, Purification, Research, Clinical Operation, and Program Strategy Teams by providing technical and strategic inputs. **Qualifications:** + BA in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or related fields with 12+ years of industrial experience **OR** + MS in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or related fields with 10+ years of industrial experience **OR** + Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or related fields with 8+ years of industrial experience + **Biologics CMC development experience with people leader** **accountabilities required.** + Extensive experience with late stage formulation development and clinical in-use evaluation for monoclonal antibodies, bispecifics, antibody-drug conjugates, fusion proteins, and other complex biologics formats. + Extensive experience with drug product fill and finish process development; process validation and GMP manufacturing support of liquid and lyophilized products, and prefilled syringe; experience of IND and BLA submissions. + Well versed in FDA, EMA, and ICH guidelines and GLP/GMP requirements relating to drug product development. + Publication and external presentation track records demonstrating strong technical innovation capabilities and industrial influence. + Established people leader with experience in leading teams and growing talents. + Strategic thinker with business acumen. ***Preferred Qualifications:** + Advanced degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or related field(s) + Experience working with CDMOs is highly preferred. **Gilead Core Values:** + Integrity (Doing What’s Right) + Inclusion (Encouraging Diversity) + Teamwork (Working Together) + Excellence (Being Your Best) + Accountability (Taking Personal Responsibility) The salary range for this position is: $226,185.00 - $292,710.00. 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. **For jobs in the United States:** As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.com for assistance. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the 'Know Your Rights' (https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster) poster. 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Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.
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