Vice president medical affairs

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job. 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.Join Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description: Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. We strive to transform and simplify care for people with life-threatening illnesses around the world.This individual will provide strong medical leadership in developing strategic, executable plans for the US region. This experienced people leader will lead an established United States of America Medical Affairs (US-MA) team and be accountable for ensuring strategic and operational excellence of the MA function, across both Virology and Oncology within the region and maintaining the best-in-class MA Organization that works effectively cross-functionally.This individual will be responsible for developing the US Plan of Action (US-POA) medical strategy, communications, and medical expert engagement important to support Gilead therapeutics areas, approved products and pipeline, and to effectively serve the unmet medical needs of patients, healthcare providers, and payers. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Manage the US Medical Affairs Teams across all Therapeutic Areas.Accountable for the overall function and governance of US-MA, working closely with the Global Medical Directors (GMDs) as well as ensuring alignment with the Development and Commercial leadership and organizations.Oversee the development of medical strategies and the US-POA for Gilead's products, including pipeline products, to meet the unmet medical needs of patients in the US.Ensure that the US-MA vision and strategies are developed and aligned with the Integrated Strategic Plans (ISP) by leading the US-MA Leadership Team in the development of Patient-Focused strategies.Accountable for the strategy and tactic development for US-MA activities and US Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) advocacy plans.Provide inspirational leadership to the US-MA team.Collaborate with Global, Regional and Country Leadership teams to drive scientific leadership and patient-centered approaches throughout the organization.Qualifications:An advanced MD educational degree from an accredited university is required, with a minimum 10-15 years of US Medical Affairs executive leadership experience.Superior leadership and people-management skills, with a proven track-record of building and retaining high-performing teams.Solid understanding of the USA region regulations that govern Medical Affairs activities.Ability to manage competing priorities and projects.Effective interpersonal skills commensurate with the need to effectively manage teams in a matrix environment.Must be based in Foster City with a willingness/ability to travel up to 30% in and out of region as needed.As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics.

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