Assoc Director, Medical Affairs

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
 

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of a portfolio of technologies and platforms that enable business process and decision making.

• Establishes and maintains the roadmap for your assigned portfolio by leading the internal idea generation, external benchmarking, and technical evaluation process.

• Work collaboratively with the Medical Affairs, Medical Excellence, Medical Governance, and other Medical Affairs Technology leads to help generate meaningful business requirements and design technical solutions that meet those requirements.

• Support technology tool maturity by refining processes, delivery templates, and tools with key regional stakeholders based on business needs

• Provide portfolio and project level leadership by managing scope, timelines, communication, testing, and risks assocaited with the assigned portfolio.

• Lead technology implementations with aggressive timelines, broad scope, and high impact according to established business needs while reporting on the project status and budget to the Executive Director of Medical Affairs Technology

• Be the primary source of education and inspiration about ways to leverage technology solutions by being the expert in your assigned platforms and defining new ways it can accelerate Medical Affairs outcomes.

• Balance the needs of the platform (performance, scalability, cost, data integrity) with the requests of the business (new functionality, speed to market, integrations) during roadmap planning and while advising on solution design

• Develop creative and effective solutions to address inter- and intra-project priority conflicts, resource constraints and other problems which may impact project goals and deliverables across multiple programs

• Establish and maintain cross-functional communication channels, work practices and processes with internal stakeholders relevant to accomplishing business outcomes

• Advise and/or participate in cross-functional governance, standards and SOPs for global MA technology tools and capabilities

• Balance long-term vision with short-term delivery while making decisions to invest/build/sustain to catalyze the organization to deliver on the business outcomes

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS and 10 + years of business experience in CRM, Analytics or Technology modernization and LEAN methodology delivery practices

OR

• MA/MS and 8 + years of business experience in CRM, Analytics or Technology modernization and LEAN methodology delivery practices

Preferred Qualifications and Strongly Desired.

• A strong background in Information Technology — ideally a degree or formal training in IT systems, data platforms, or digital tools.

• Additional certifications in Veeva, Salesforce, or Business Process Automation

• 3 - 5 years global/in-market Pharma/Biopharma experience preferable

• Experience implementing or upgrading to modern technology platforms inclusive of AI integration/utilization.

• Demonstrated practical and technical experience in business case development, planning, implementation, operation, and management of digital and mobile initiatives.

• Proven experience articulating and advising on the strategic value of new technology, digital, or operational solutions

• Experience shaping end to end field experience delivering creative and simple solutions to complex problems

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to break down complex structures and ideas into consumable concepts for a diverse set of stakeholders, from entry to expert level

• Demonstrated excellence in developing effective creative solutions to complex problems

• Demonstrated excellence in delivering skilled communications around change management that build system adherence

• Demonstrated excellence in building and maintaining relationships with senior leaders

• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy, and conciseness

• Uncompromising ethical standard and conduct

• Able to motivate and foster cross-functional collaboration

People Leader Accountabilities:

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.

• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

 

The salary range for this position is: $177,905.00 - $230,230.00. 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 benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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