Senior Scientist, Oncology Research

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
 

The Oncology Research Department at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA) is seeking an accomplished scientist-leader for Senior Scientist of Tumor-Intrinsic Biology.  The successful candidate will lead discovery efforts and collaborate across functions to pursue creative science, develop strategic initiatives, and evaluate external partnerships, in the service of discovering novel medicines that impact patients’ lives.

Additional Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Mentor a lab-based scientific team, advancing their projects and careers.

• Serve as a scientific and technical thought leader throughout the Research organization.
• Collaborate across functions to guide interdisciplinary projects, with experts in oncology, immune-oncology, protein engineering, chemistry, translational medicine, biomarkers and clinical development.  Identify project risks and mitigate effectively, while communicating with project teams and other leaders.

Innovation and Scientific Acumen

• Proactively ideate to accelerate early-stage discovery activities, enhance understanding of disease mechanisms, and develop new technologies and novel targeting modalities.

• Develop expertise in relevant scientific fields and the external landscape, including the scientific literature, conference proceedings, and competitive programs.  As an in-house expert, propose creative and rigorous research to discover, validate and understand targets and modalities.
• Think critically and creatively, emphasizing decision making that balances risk-taking with thoughtful experimentation to fuel a differentiated pre-clinical pipeline.
• Contribute expertise to multi-disciplinary due diligence teams to evaluate and recommend partnerships and acquisitions.
• Contribute to research reports, INDs, and patent filings.
• Begin to establish an external presence through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and external collaborations.

Basic Qualifications: 

Bachelor's Degree and Eight Years’ Experience OR 

Masters' Degree and Six Years’ Experience OR 

PhD and Zero Years’ Experience 

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• Ph.D. degree and 3+ years of experience (tumor biology, drug discovery, target identification and technology development), with post-doctoral training highly preferred.
• Strong track record of impact in scientific field, including first- or senior-author publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations.
• Strong knowledge base in cancer genomics and oncogenic signaling.
• Broad technical skillset of cutting-edge methods and models of cancer, in vitro and in vivo.
• Expertise in molecular mechanistic experimentation and concepts, ideally in the analysis and therapeutic targeting of nucleic acid-protein complexes
• Demonstrated success in collaborating within research teams to reach rigorous, data-driven decisions.
• Team-centric mindset, with ability to motivate team members from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

 

The salary range for this position is: $169,320.00 - $219,120.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefi