Director, Facilities & Equipment Quality Strategy, and Technical Oversight Support

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We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet. Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next. 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 Kite and help create more tomorrows. Job Description The Director, Facilities and Equipment Quality Strategy and Technical Oversight, provides global Quality leadership for GMP facilities, utilities, and equipment across the company network. In collaboration with Facilities and Engineering, this role supports the definition of enterprise policies, standards, and strategies that ensure infrastructure and assets remain compliant, reliable, and fit for intended use throughout their lifecycle. The Director provides independent Quality oversight and approval, guides risk-based decisions, advances organizational capability, drives harmonization and continuous improvement, and partners with site and global functions to deliver consistent quality and regulatory outcomes. Strategic Quality Oversight of Facilities and Equipment: • Collaborate with Facilities and Engineering to define and maintain enterprise policies, standards, and strategies; provide independent Quality review and approval. • Provide Quality oversight and approval across the facilities, utilities, and equipment lifecycle, applying engineering standards, Quality by Design principles, and relevant FDA, ICH, and ISPE guidance. • Ensure compliance with cGMPs, company policies, and regulatory requirements through risk-based oversight, escalation, and approval. • Lead network-wide harmonization and continuous improvement to strengthen governance, consistency, compliance, and reliability. • Ensure control strategies are established, maintained, periodically evaluated, and continuously improved. • Serve as the global Quality subject matter expert, representing Quality in governance forums and guiding risk-based decisions. • Provide Quality oversight and approval for new process design and facility start-up. • Oversee significant investigations, corrective and preventive actions, and the sharing of lessons learned across the network. • Provide Quality oversight and approval for regulatory submissions and inspections and govern related observations and commitments through closure.   Technical Knowledge: • Apply in-depth knowledge of U.S. and international GMP requirements, standards, and best practices for facilities, utilities, and equipment. • Translate Quality and engineering principles into effective policies, standards, strategies, and lifecycle controls. • Develop risk-based solutions to complex facilities, utilities, and equipment quality issues where precedents may be limited. • Analyze performance and reliability data to prioritize risks, guide decisions, and support continuous improvement. • Maintain current knowledge of industry practices, emerging technologies, and regulatory trends affecting facilities and equipment quality and reliability. • Build effective partnerships with Facilities, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, suppliers, and other internal and external stakeholders. • Communicate complex technical and Quality matters clearly to technical, business, and

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