Associate Director, Quality Organization Change Management

Gilead Sciences

Associate Director overseeing global quality initiatives at Gilead, tackling public health challenges. Leading change management to improve lives through innovative strategies and collaboration.

Posted 4/18/2026full-timeFoster City • California, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $195,670 - $253,220 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Accelerate and amplify change leadership in alignment with Gilead’s product and business strategy
Lead change in a dynamic environment and define a clear course of action to deliver results
Partner closely with executives and stakeholders to appropriately oversee transformational projects to completion
Apply structured organizational change management techniques to ensure successful adoption of large-scale quality and compliance initiatives and key programs
Establish structured organizational change management frameworks for the effective adoption of Quality Programs and Technologies across PDM and its stakeholders
Mature the knowledge management program and optimization of collaboration tools as communication vehicles
Identify stakeholders, assess organizational readiness and recommend change management plans that anticipate areas of resistance and maximize adoption
Propose and implement plans to resolve complex issues and execute corrective actions
Manage and develop relationships with diverse stakeholders to secure cross-functional collaboration and engagement within Global Quality and partners across PDM
Create change narratives and communications plans that synthesize and simplify critical information

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience in organizational change management, communications, process analysis, process improvement OR 8+ years of relevant experience in organizational change management, communications, process analysis, process improvement with a Master’s degree OR 5+ years of relevant experience in organizational change management, communications, process analysis, process improvement with a PhD
This includes 3+ years of relevant experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceuticals industry
Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent active listening skills
Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
Company-sponsored medical

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Hard Skills & Tools

organizational change managementprocess analysisprocess improvementchange management principleschange management methodologieschange management tools

Soft Skills

communication skillsactive listeningstakeholder managementcross-functional collaborationrelationship development