# Sr Manager, Legal Operations

Hiring organization: [Gilead Sciences](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/gilead-sciences)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/71dd037f-5300-4853-a428-99f6a68fcee9

Listed on Gilead Sciences's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: United States - California - Foster City
- Salary: 157590 – 203940 USD per year

## Summary

This senior legal operations role manages a pharmaceutical company's outside counsel relationships and legal billing infrastructure, overseeing law firm panels, rate negotiations, and spend analytics. It suits experienced legal operations professionals who can operate as a bridge between Legal, Finance, and Procurement teams in a complex global organization.

_Our summary, not Gilead Sciences's wording._

## Required

- Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience, or Master's degree and 6 years of experience, or Ph.D.
- Hands-on experience in legal operations, legal finance, or in-house legal billing with responsibility for outside counsel management and e-billing operations
- Expertise in law firm rate negotiation, Alternative Fee Arrangement structuring, and billing guideline enforcement
- Ability to partner across Legal, Finance, Procurement, and IT functions

## Nice to have

- Minimum 7 years of progressive, hands-on legal operations experience in a large, complex organization
- Proficiency with enterprise e-billing platforms such as TeamConnect or equivalent
- Experience with rate benchmarking tools and market data sources
- Experience in a global pharmaceutical, biotech, or similarly complex regulated industry
- Familiarity with CLOC or other Legal Operations competency frameworks
- Experience managing outside counsel programs including law firm panels and Outside Counsel Guidelines review

Apply on Gilead Sciences's site: https://gilead.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/gileadcareers/job/United-States---California---Foster-City/Sr-Manager--Legal-Operations_R0052455-1