Senior Director, Medical Affairs Research LIVE

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, 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 talented Senior Director of Phase 4 Research in Liver, Inflammation, Respiratory Viruses, and Established Products (LIVE) to join our Global Medical Affairs team to help develop and lead execution of Gilead’s Medical Affairs-led LIVE research strategy, ensure alignment of research strategy with the clinical development plans and overarching asset strategy, serve as Gilead study lead for key interventional Phase 4 studies in LIVE, and help to oversee Gilead’s LIVE investigator sponsored research (ISR) program. The ideal candidate will be an established leader in clinical and/or implementation research in virology or inflammation with a strong completed research and publication record, and a deep understanding of the therapeutic areas (TA) under LIVE. This position will be based in Foster City.

Specific Job Responsibilities

• Develop and lead execution of Gilead’s Medical Affairs-led LIVE research strategy 

• Lead and provide scientific and methodological expertise for Phase 4 interventional and implementation studies, in particular in support of new product launches for future assets 

• Oversee Gilead’s investigator sponsored research program in LIVE, including determining ISR funding priorities in line with Phase 4 integrated evidence plans (IEPs), oversight of RFP development and execution, and working with Gilead’s clinical operations team to manage the ISR portfolio 

• Lead and support the development of research communications (e.g., abstracts, manuscripts, scientific forum presentations, slide decks) to build the peer reviewed published evidence base from Phase 4 research 

• Ensure alignment of research strategy with the clinical development plans and overarching asset strategy 

• Lead and support Gilead LIVE cross-functional data generation efforts 

• Lead or serve as core member of IEP working groups in LIVE

• Lead/co-Lead or participate in IEP execution teams (ETs) consolidate and coordinate data generation efforts cross-functionally to ensure IEP alignment and strategic data gap fulfillment of proposed and ongoing research efforts

• Socialize data generation outputs to cross-functional senior and executive leadership

• Provide strategic leadership and support of the MA Phase 4 research program proposal review process

• Work with the Research Committee (RC) chair and team lead to ensure smooth execution of ISR and Gilead Sponsored proposal reviews

• Lead the development of asset-specific RFPs to ensure high-quality, strategically aligned submissions from expert external investigators 

• Serve as