Director, Patient-Focused Implementation Science

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's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses

worldwide.

This position reports to the Executive Director, Patient-Focused Implementation Science (PFIS).  PFIS is a visionary team within Medical Affairs Research comprised of dedicated and passionate experts with complementary and multidisciplinary backgrounds in health services research, epidemiology, clinical research and implementation and behavioral sciences.   We employ evidence-based approaches to address the challenges patients face in navigating their care to close the research-to-practice gap. This involves a systematic, patient-focused approach applying mixed methods, multilevel interventions, and collaborative solutions to address practical challenges in clinical care that impact the adoption of new innovations. 

This individual will collaborate with external multi-stakeholder ecosystem partners including health systems, clinicians, payers, community-based organizations, patient advocacy organizations, professional societies, among others to better understand patient needs, challenges, and opportunities to improve patient care; to inform future capabilities important to patients and the Gilead pipeline; and to build strong internal and external networks.  This individual will work effectively in a complex matrixed internal environment to help guide strategy to shape and ensure patient needs/insights are considered and integrated into strategy and evidence generation activities to support product development and future launch plans. This individual will have the ability to work across all therapeutic areas, globally and by region, to ensure the successful completion of deliverables and provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership to identify and incorporate innovation across industry benchmarks.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support the team in identifying and co-creating implementation science initiatives for medical affairs and the enterprise to improve patient access and optimize patient care

• Support and continue to evolve Patient-Focused Implementation Science strategy; create authentic platforms and opportunities to understand what matters most to patients to incorporate into strategic planning

• Deliver relevant and actionable insights to inform organizational decisions that address comprehensive care needs

• Support initiatives related to patient experience, including measuring and addressing patient perspectives, preferences, attitudes, and beliefs.

• Generate individual and community insights to inform Medical Affairs strategic planning and identify evidence gaps.

• Apply human-centered design principles to develop innovative, practical solutions to improve patient and healthcare provider communication, enhance patient-centered decision-making, and increase patient activation.

• Leverage design thinking methodologies to identify pain points and co-create interventions that improve patient care and outcomes.

• Design and implement mixed-methods and multilevel interventions to address practical challenges in clinical care and improve patient outcomes.

• Utilize a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods to develop comprehensive solutions that are both evidence-based and patient-focused.

• Support the ideation and execution of research projects, including data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

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