Director, U.S. Medical Affairs (USMA) Virology Scientific Collaboration

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Job Description
 

The USMA Director of Virology Scientific Collaboration reports directly to the USMA Virology Scientific Collaboration, Sr Director and will serve as a point of contact for US Medical Affairs engagement with external facing field teams, US external societies and medical scientific organization, and cross functional partners across virology.

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

• Develops novel medical educational tools and medical symposiums for conferences based on virology strategies.

• Develops tools for scientific engagement and medical education.

• Support and collaborate with USMA field teams in the design and delivery of USMA scientific engagements as part of a cross-functional team.

• Manages US key initiatives and collaborations with external societal and scientific educational organizations.

• Works cross functionally within USMA and US cross-functional Commercial, Legal and Medical Governance, Public Affairs and Government Affairs and on initiatives related to key external engagements, projects, and working groups.

• Exhibits Gilead’s core values: integrity, teamwork, accountability, excellence, and inclusion in accordance with the highest ethical and compliance standards, including Gilead’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct policies, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree & Twelve Years’ Experience OR Masters' Degree & Ten Years’ Experience OR  PhD & Eight Years’ Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• MD, PharmD, NP or PA or other advanced health care degree and 7+ years of relevant clinical experience in HIV treatment and/or prevention.

• 5+ years pharmaceutical, biotech or healthcare industry or government agency experience preferred.

• Ability to develop and maintain effective, positive relationships with external scientific and medical organizations and extensive experience in cross-functional stakeholder management.

• Demonstrate ability to contribute to strategy and translate strategy into action, excellent analytical skills and an ability to communicate complex issues in plain language documents.

• Excellent strategic and organizational skills to support project management/planning across multiple activities at conferences and within community engagement events.

• Ability to anticipate and prioritize workload on multiple ongoing projects.

• Excellent teamwork skills, both in leading and as part of a cross functional team. Organized; attention to detail and able to meet timelines in a fast-paced environment.t

• Must be fully cognizan