Senior Manager, Global Clinical Supply Chain

Gilead Sciences

Senior Manager leading global clinical supply chain efforts for Gilead's clinical trials. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet project deliverables and solve business problems.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeFoster City • California, New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $143,225 - $203,940 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Senior Manager, Global Clinical Supply Chain is a leader that who carries out leadership vision and directions while providing expertise for Gilead's global clinical trials.
Works collaboratively within the department and with cross functional colleagues to develop strategies, meet project deliverables, and solve business problems.
The position has end-to-end leadership and accountability for clinical supply management.
Prioritizes and creates executable work plans to ensure on time in full, safe delivery of investigational medicinal products (IMP).
The role may have people leadership accountabilities which include recruiting, onboarding, developing, retaining and managing staff.
Ensures accurate inventory and records at depots through timely reconciliation.
Keeps abreast of clinical supply incidents and issues. Reports and escalates issues as well as investigates root cause as appropriate.
Provides subject matter expertise for the design, development, configuration and user acceptance testing (UAT) as related to IMP management in accordance with clinical study protocol.
Uses data to enable department’s optimization in demand and supply forecasting, inventory management and supply chain visibility.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years’ experience OR Master's Degree and 6 years’ experience OR PhD /PharmD and 2 years’ experience
Strong working knowledge in clinical supply management including and not limited to forecasting, demand / supply planning, IVRS and ERP systems
Strong working knowledge of clinical study designs, blinding practices, global trials, from Phase 1 first in human to late phase.
Strong working knowledge of Clinical Demand and Operations Planning (CD&OP)
Experience with managing comparator drugs and other co-meds for clinical studies
Ability to collaborate, influence and negotiate to work effectively with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to meet clinical development timelines and patient needs.
Strategic, enterprise thinking with ability to distill complex business problems to technology solutions.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Strong or excellent computer skills (e.g., email, word processing, spreadsheet creation and management, online search, etc.)
Ability to manage the cross functional resources and timelines for complex clinical study and programs or initiatives/projects.
Project management experience preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*
discretionary annual bonus
discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical supply managementforecastingdemand planningsupply planningIVRSERP systemsclinical study designsblinding practicesClinical Demand and Operations Planningproject management

Soft Skills

collaborationinfluencenegotiationstrategic thinkingcommunicationproblem-solvingleadershipstaff managementcross-functional teamworktime management

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreePhDPharmD