Executive Director, Head of Product Quality

Gilead Sciences

Executive Director leading Product Quality Organization in biopharmaceutical company Gilead, focusing on delivering quality therapeutic products. Responsible for strategy implementation, process improvement, and compliance in quality management.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeFoster City • California, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $281,010 - $363,660 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Execute an integrated and sustainable product quality strategy and priorities for Gilead’s clinical and commercial products
Develop processes to communicate learnings and drive activities for Gilead’s clinical and commercial products
Develop a process for exchange of lessons learned across company representatives and identify opportunities for Gilead’s process improvements
Collaborate with Quality leadership to identify solutions and processes
Implement continuous improvement initiatives to drive quality programs
Ensure systems meet the needs of all constituencies with emphasis on process, quality, productivity, budget control, and profitability
Develop, implement, and monitor quality programs, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with GxP standards
Set and drive compliance to department, site and global KPIs
Evaluate current quality systems and processes and recommend enhancements
Provide guidance to business teams on technical regulatory requirements
Participate on various governance committees
Conduct review and assessment of regulatory intelligence

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree in science or related fields
10+ years of relevant experience and an advanced science degree such as MS, MD, PharmD, PhD or an advanced business degree such as an MBA
Prior leadership experience in a complex organization
Deep knowledge and experience in quality assurance in a highly regulated manufacturing environment
Biopharmaceutical or Pharmaceutical experience a must
Broad experience across contract organization management
Quality assurance
Validation
Drug development and product lifecycle management preferred
Experience with different pharmaceutical modalities such as active pharmaceutical ingredients, parenteral, biologics, and medical device 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

Quality Programs DevelopmentProcess ImprovementValidationDrug DevelopmentProduct Lifecycle Management

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationGuidance