Associate Director, Research Strategy, Innovation, and Portfolio

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.
 

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Job Description
 

Reporting to Senior Vice President, Research Strategy, Innovation, and Portfolio (RSIP) this high caliber individual will join as Associate Director, Research Strategy, Innovation, and Portfolio to support the EVP, Head of Research, Research Leadership Team (RLT), and RSIP Leadership Team (RSIP-LT).  They will perform key operational activities and drive a variety of strategy and planning initiatives.  A primary responsibility will be Chief of Staff role for Research, working closely with SVP, RSIP.

• While working closely to support these leaders, the individual will partner with a variety of key stakeholder groups on various projects (wider Research, critical support functions such as IT, Corporate Engineering and Facilities, CEO Office, Development Functions, Finance, Corporate Development, etc.).

• The selected candidate will take accountability and responsibility for driving elements of RLT and RSIP-LT meetings and planning tools; assisting in creating major internal and external executive presentations; and assisting or driving a variety of strategic projects through organization, tracking, and execution.

• Over time, the selected candidate will also shape and drive strategic initiatives and develop work products (models, frameworks, presentations, recommendations, thought pieces, etc.) for senior level management consideration.

• Manage and mentor a direct report responsible for Research strategic projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and fostering professional growth

Knowledge, Experience and skills

• Strong strategic thinking. Experience and ability to develop and articulate complex strategic issues and ideas (e.g., Research strategy, cohesion of R&D and Corporate planning) and break down complex goals into actionable plans (e.g. space expansion, change management communications).

• Nimble and agile. Must be able to work on multiple projects with overlapping timelines and meet all deadlines.  Needs to be able to quickly digest and prioritize information.

• Must have outstanding PowerPoint skills to develop executive level slide sets and be able to verbally articulate a story.

• Strong information and project tracking and management skills and mastery of associated tools.

• Long Term Strategic Planning. Prior experience supporting, participating in, or leading strategic planning activities.  Includes development of materials (models, slides) for executive level discussions on these topics.

• Industry knowledge. Adept and knowledgeable about the biotech and biopharma segment including drivers of successful drug hunter culture, R&D productivity, and creative approaches to a rapidly changing context.

• Ability to understand Gilead portfolio, science focused culture, areas of current strength and intended growth, and ways of working together. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Advance Degree (i.e., PhD) and 5+ years of biopharma industry experience in research, strategy/planning, project management, partnered innovation, or related  OR

• Master’s Degree and 8+ years of biopharma industry experience in research, strategy/planning, project management, partnered innovation, or related OR

• Bachelors’ Degree and 10+ years of experience biopharma industry experience in research, strategy/planning, project management, partnered innovation, or related

Preferred Qualifications

• Scientific education with bachelor’s degree and advanced degree, PhD, MD, or MBA preferred