Tricia Reese

About Tricia Reese

Strategic Partnerships Senior Leader with more than 25 years of experience driving high-impact collaborations across the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and health-tech sectors. Proven ability to design and scale partnership models that drive enterprise growth, build and lead global teams, and deliver measurable outcomes across complex, multi-stakeholder environments.I thrive in roles where influence, relationship-building, and systems thinking are critical. Whether working with executive leadership, external partners, or global teams, I bring a steady and transparent leadership style grounded in accountability, empathy, and performance. Focused on senior leadership opportunities where strategic thinking, partnership development, and people leadership intersect and where impact extends beyond a single function or market.Experience I bring to the table-Enterprise Strategic Partnership Development & Leadership-Global Partnership Strategy & Expansion-Executive & Board-Level Influence-Cross-Functional Alignment & Governance

Experience

1. Director, Clinical Site Partnerships (Global Clinical Operations)

   Gilead Sciences

   Nov 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Recruited to create, design, and lead a new global function serving as the site-facing partnership arm for Gilead’s oncology clinical operations. Built and scaled a global team of Associate Directors to develop a high-performing network of investigative sites: Established the strategic blueprint, operating model, governance framework, and KPIs to drive consistency, performance, and insight generation across the oncology portfolio.Serve as a liaison to global clinical operations leadership, delivering regular updates on site strategy, performance metrics, risks, and portfolio priorities.Designed and executed global conference engagement strategies to strengthen targeted site partnerships.Built strategic partnerships with leading academic and community oncology sites to accelerate enrollment and improve operational efficiency.Launched a Nurse Navigator initiative to improve patient recruitment and increase racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials.2025 Performance Highlights:Executed global site engagements, exceeding prior year activity by engagements.Reduced average site activation timelines through standardized processes, master agreements, and centralized communications.Supported enrollment of patients across 50+ oncology studies, achieving 100% milestone goals.

Education

• Central Michigan University

  Bachelor of Science

Skills

• Pharmaceuticals
• Gastroenterology
• Leadership
• Account Management
• Endocrinology
• Medicine
• Lifesciences
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Cardiology
• Life Sciences
• Launch Events
• Oncology
• Supervisory Skills
• Healthcare
• Neurology
• Sales
• Medical
• Market Access
• Customer Relations
• Rheumatology
• Pharmaceutical Sales
• Sales Effectiveness
• Drug Development
• Cancer