Manager, Medical Affairs

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
 

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description
 

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. For more information please visit Gilead.com.

We have an exciting opportunity within our Global Medical Affairs team for a Manager, Global Medical Affairs within Oncology, Breast Cancer, located in Foster City, CA.

Specific Job Requirements:

• Collaborates with project management, R&D, medical communications, and commercial teams in multiple areas including publication planning, evidence generation plan, data gap analysis, speaker education programs, reviews of manuscripts/abstracts/conference presentations, conference preparation, advisory boards, and investigator meetings.

• Regular communication with the Gilead Medical Scientist (MS) team to remain abreast of issues in the field and to provide medical education, support, and direction to them.

• Collaborates with medical and scientific input on Independent Medical Education, Grants, Investigator-Sponsored Research, Collaborative Research, and Promotional Review Committee

• Working with the Assoc Director, Directors, Executive Director, and Vice President on early development of a variety of projects, he/she provides independent thought and initiative in the further development of specific projects and ensuing presentations and reports.

• Manages projects to completion, anticipating obstacles and difficulties that may arise, and collaboratively resolving them.

• May attend major conferences and help coordinate medical affairs activities at conferences and may present to external audiences.

• Collaborates with the development and execution of projects that will provide more extensive background, and additional data/answers to questions in response to issues relative to commercial, scientific, or data needs.

• Collaborates with the Medical Affairs Lead on select scientific issues/topics using expertise to support the development of global scientific messages, inform strategy, create/update slide decks, and review Medical Information response documents.

• Collaborates with the Assoc Director, Directors, and Executive Director to develop a global Plan of Action and ensure alignment of team activities.

Specific Knowledge, Education, and Experience Requirements:

• The ideal candidate will be a DO, Ph.D., or PharmD with zero years of experience, OR an MA/MS with 4 years of experience OR a BA/BS and 6 years of clinical and/or research experience in hematology and/or oncology therapeutic area.

• Prior Global or large affiliate experience in medical affairs activities preferred

• Industry experience with knowledge of all applicable regulatory and legal requirements for Medical Affairs activities is preferred.

• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal, relationship-building, and negotiating communication skills.

• Excellent analytical skills demonstrated ability to identify and understand complex issues and problems and identify and query key findings from study data and publications.

• Organized; attention to detail and able to meet timelines in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience in developi