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Job Description
 

Job Description

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company founded in 1987. Together we deliver life-saving therapies to patients in need. With the commitment and drive you bring to the workplace every day, you will be part of a team that is changing the world and helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Our worldwide staff is a close community where you can see the tangible results of your contributions, where every individual matters, and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development.

Our scientific focus has resulted in marketed products that are benefiting hundreds of thousands of people, a pipeline of late-stage drug candidates, and unmatched patient access programs to ensure medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them.

By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life-threatening diseases.

We are seeking a Director to serve as Research Committee (RC) Team Lead within Phase 4 Research for HIV Prevention to join our Global Medical Affairs team.  This role is responsible for leading the Phase 4 RC review process and portfolio management of Gilead and Externally Sponsored research in HIV prevention.  The ideal candidate will have previous experience in clinical and operational research, and significant knowledge in HIV Prevention.

This position is based at Gilead’s Foster City, CA location.

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the HIV prevention Phase 4 portfolio working with MA Scientific Leads, and key cross-functional partners such as clinical operations and local affiliates. This will include the following activites:

  • Track, monitor and engage with external investigators to ensure timely execution of contracted studies

  • Create study metric trackers 

  • Review abstracts and/or manuscripts that result from supported studies

  • Support closure of studies when not meeting contracted milestones

• Oversee coordination and RC meetings for HIV Prevention, working with RC chairs to review proposals, and secure final decisions with final approvers for supported proposals

• Create and manage requests for proposals (RFPs) across HIV Prevention

• Conduct critical review of global investigator-sponsored research (ISR) and collaborative Phase IV study proposals 

• Act as a resource of Phase 4 research within Medical Affairs and with x-functional colleagues to navigate the proposal and research process, including systems used for proposal review and approval, study contracting, and protocol reviews through protocol review boards

• Contribute to process improvements related research proposal and study management systems

• Participate in HIV Prevention Execution Team meetings and manage the updating of ET trackers as requested by the Research Strategy Lead to ensure inclusion of ISR and CO studies in data generation plans

• Prepare presentation materials related to Phase 4 Program 

• Meet with investigators at conferences 

• Socialize outputs to cross-functional partners  

• Adhere to all applicable pharmaceutical codes, Office of Inspector General (OIG) guidelines, and Gilead policies

• Exhibit Gilead’s core values: integrity, teamwork, accountability, excellence, and inclusion

Educational and other Requirements: 

• Professional degree (eg, PhD, Pharm