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Kathy B.

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Senior Director of Real Estate and Workplace, Global Operations at Workday
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

A Senior Director at Workday managing global real estate and workplace operations. They bring a unique scientific background, holding a PhD from Indiana University and previously leading protein therapeutics at Nektar and Gilead. This experience informs their strategic approach to space optimization and capital planning.

Successfully managed the complex consolidation of 28 pharmaceutical labs down to zero, handling all asset liquidation and relocation.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Senior Director of Real Estate and Workplace, Global Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Global Expansion
Recently celebrated the opening of a new growth site in Chennai, highlighting a focus on expanding their company's international footprint and P&T operations.
Workplace Optimization
Has extensive experience redesigning and downsizing lab spaces to reduce footprints, including managing the consolidation of 28 labs to zero at a previous company.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Senior Director of Real Estate and Workplace, Global Operations
Workday
12-2021 - 9-2024
Sr. Director, Head of Protein Therapeutics
Nektar Therapeutics
4-2019 - 12-2021
Director, Protein Therapeutics
Nektar Therapeutics
11-2018 - 3-2019
Sr. Research Scientist II
Gilead Sciences
1-2015 - 11-2018
Sr. Research Scientist I
Gilead Sciences
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Education
1992 - 1999
PhD
Indiana University Bloomington
1990 - 1992
BS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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