Associate Director

For those who want to keep growing, learning, and evolving . We at Kelly® hear you, and we’re here for you! We’re seeking an Associate Director to work at a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need in Foster City, CA . Sound good? Take a closer look below. You owe it to yourself to consider this great new opportunity.

Pay Rate: $49 per hour

Why you should apply to be an Associate Director:

Competitive pay rate with potential for a temp-to-hire position.

Opportunity to work with a reputable biopharmaceutical company.

Convenient morning shift schedule.

Onsite position offering stability and growth opportunities.

What’s a typical day as an Associate Director? You’ll be:

Provide expertise in Coaching Excellence, supporting competency development and adoption across sales and field coaching teams.

Implement the Coaching Excellence framework within US and Affiliate Commercial Learning & Development, enhancing sales competency models and linking training strategies to data.

Collaborate with global stakeholders to define performance outcomes and the required behaviors, skills, and knowledge for different roles to achieve those outcomes.

Work with external vendors to update training curricula or design new global content, incorporating interactive techniques to maximize learning and retention.

Lead regional and local training activities after global training development, ensuring alignment with Gilead’s core values of integrity, accountability, teamwork, excellence, and inclusion

This job might be an outstanding fit if you:

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, or

Master’s degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience, or

PhD with a minimum of 8 years of experience.

Demonstrated program and project management expertise, with a track record of successfully managing multiple initiatives.

Strong leadership abilities, capable of driving results and influencing others without direct authority, while effectively navigating complex challenges.

Executive-level presence with outstanding written communication skills.

Proven ability to lead diverse teams, encourage collaboration, resolve conflicts, and build consensus.

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

What happens next

Once you apply, you’ll proceed to the next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.

Helping you discover what’s next in your career is what we’re all about, so let’s get to work. Apply to be an Associate Director today!

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.