Gilead Sciences, Inc

Gilead Sciences, Inc

Senior Manager, Lab Operations

Canada - Alberta - Edmonton · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago
SAPPublic HealthClinical Laboratory TechniquesGMPLeadershipCollaborationCritical Thinking

About the role

  • Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations.
  • We believe every employee deserves a great leader.
  • People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and lead the Alberta Lab Operations function, including intake processes, consumables support, equipment management, facilities interfaces, documentation support, service expectations, and governance routines.
  • Serve as the primary operational partner for laboratory stakeholders by triaging requests, resolving issues, routing work to the correct partners, and maintaining visibility to priorities, risks, and decisions.
  • Support purchasing and financial administration for laboratory operations, including purchase orders, invoices, change orders, budget tracking, capital equipment needs
  • Lead safety, compliance, inspection readiness, and laboratory organization practices through walkthroughs, issue tracking, follow-up coordination, and procedure development.
  • Drive standardization and continuous improvement by documenting repeatable workflows, reducing reliance on tribal knowledge, and implementing scalable practices that support future growth.
  • Hire, onboard, develop, and lead Lab Operations team members while building credibility, alignment, and effective ways of working across the Alberta site and broader Lab Operations organization.
  • Join Gilead and help create possible, together.
  • As a Senior Manager, Lab Operations at Gilead, you will lead the Lab Operations function at the Gilead Alberta site in Edmonton, supporting Technical Development teams.
  • This role is accountable for building operational processes, service models, governance, team structure, stakeholder engagement, and performance routines where limited infrastructure currently exists.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant industry experience OR
  • Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant industry experience OR
  • PhD with 2+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience in laboratory operations within a regulated, GMP, quality-controlled, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical laboratory, or manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated team/people leadership experience with accountability for operational priorities, stakeholder alignment, team performance, or cross-functional execution.
  • Experience managing cross-functional projects, operational processes, vendors, or laboratory service delivery across multiple stakeholder groups.

Nice to have

  • Experience applying Lean, 5S, digital tools, service metrics, or continuous improvement methods to improve laboratory efficiency and operational reliability.
  • Strong judgment, prioritization, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
  • Change leadership, process discipline, service mindset, and continuous improvement orientation.
  • Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account.
  • For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:
  • Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

Benefits

  • 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.
  • Partner with Facilities, Space Planning, Environmental Health and Safety, Information Technology, vendors, and scientific teams to support laboratory modifications, moves, infrastructure needs, and operational readiness.

Company info

  • At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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