Tamiko Lewis

Senior Manager, Contracts Education and Training @Gilead Sciences

Foster City, CA, US

Active member of the Contracts Group’s Leadership Team leading Contracts Education and Training. Work to design, develop, and conduct contracts trainings and create training resources for internal client groups (i.e, contracts process, global contracting policy, contract checklists, contracting terms, new hires, business groups, and one-on-one). • Lead in the development of contracting policies and procedures. Work cross-functionally with other teams to establish and align on process improvements for submitting contract requests, managing contracts, working with contract checklists, and updating agreement templates. • Manage team’s response and action plan for contracts management audit. Facilitate updates with the internal audit team.• Provide contracting support, resources, advice, and guidance to internal clients. • Manage and supervise a Legal Contracts Specialist by assigning work duties, directing support for the Contracts Group, monitoring performance, and developing skillset. Mentor and provide guidance to other contracts specialists.• Participate in presentations for organizational events such as Global Compliance Week, AIDS Memorial Quilt, and Legal Services Professionals. Serve on various employee resource groups. Nominated for Women-At-Gilead Award. Recipient of multiple Values-at-Work Awards and G.Thanks Awards.• (Prior to 2023 promotion) o Drafted and negotiated standard and non-standard agreements (i.e, confidentiality, master services, software-as-a-service, lab services, work orders, material transfer, consulting, funded research, purchase order terms and conditions, amendments, and termination notices). o Communicated directly with internal clients and external parties to collect information and discuss legal and business terms. Followed best practices from the team and Gilead resources for working through difficult negotiations and finalizing agreements.

Control Data Institute

Certificate of Graduation, Office Technology

The University of Arizona Global Campus

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Communication Studies; minor in Humanities

University of San Francisco

Certificate in Paralegal Studies, Paralegal Studies

Lean Six Sigma

White Belt Training Certified

The University of Arizona Global Campus

Master of Science Degree in Instructional Design and Technology