Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Principal Scientist, Oncology
Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California, United States, 94420
Job Description
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 (Foster City, CA) is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Research Scientist II to join our Research Oncology Department, with a focus on creative and novel approaches to therapeutically targeting tumor-cell-intrinsic dependencies. Our collaborative and interdisciplinary research team utilizes state-of-the-art technologies and innovative methodologies to advance medicines into the clinic. The successful candidate will lead the discovery, research, and development of novel therapeutic agents to address unmet medical needs of cancer patients. This candidate will have ample opportunity to drive their career growth---at technical, professional, and scientific levels---in a fast-paced and resource-rich environment.Key ResponsibilitiesIndependently plan, execute, analyze, and interpret experiments that drive novel biology research and progress the development of new medicines.Lead and manage a group of Research Associates or a project team to impactfully drive mechanistic research, technology development or pipeline progress.Develop and maintain expertise in relevant scientific fields, with deep knowledge of the external landscape, including the scientific literature, conference proceedings and competitive programs. As an in-house expert, proactively propose creative and focused research plans to discover or validate novel targets.Proactively evaluate new technologies to accelerate early-stage discovery activities, enhance our understanding of disease mechanisms, or enable new therapeutic modalities.Manage multiple projects simultaneously while developing productive partnerships within the oncology, protein engineering, chemistry, translational medicine, biomarker and clinical groups.Lead large and small group discussions to communicate research findings.Proactively partner with Oncology leadership to propose and refine research strategies.Lead or co-lead biology efforts on due diligence teams reviewing external partnering opportunities.Contribute to research reports, INDs, and patent filings and begin to establish an external presence through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and external collaborations.Knowledge, Experience and SkillsPh.D. in relevant field with strong track record of creative and impactful research, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, conference proceedings or patent inventorships. Success as an independent post-doctoral fellow and a minimum of 7 years industry experience preferred.Experience in cancer cell signaling, cell cycle regulation, DNA damage responses, or transcriptional networks is a plus. Experience in research drug discovery and target identification/validation, preferably in oncology, is preferred.Demonstrated success in leading research teams to productive, creative, data-driven decisions as required to advance drug development projects.Desire to excel in productive partnership with colleagues across Gilead to advance cutting-edge research in the service of patients is a must.
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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 (Foster City, CA) is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Research Scientist II to join our Research Oncology Department, with a focus on creative and novel approaches to therapeutically targeting tumor-cell-intrinsic dependencies. Our collaborative and interdisciplinary research team utilizes state-of-the-art technologies and innovative methodologies to advance medicines into the clinic. The successful candidate will lead the discovery, research, and development of novel therapeutic agents to address unmet medical needs of cancer patients. This candidate will have ample opportunity to drive their career growth---at technical, professional, and scientific levels---in a fast-paced and resource-rich environment.Key ResponsibilitiesIndependently plan, execute, analyze, and interpret experiments that drive novel biology research and progress the development of new medicines.Lead and manage a group of Research Associates or a project team to impactfully drive mechanistic research, technology development or pipeline progress.Develop and maintain expertise in relevant scientific fields, with deep knowledge of the external landscape, including the scientific literature, conference proceedings and competitive programs. As an in-house expert, proactively propose creative and focused research plans to discover or validate novel targets.Proactively evaluate new technologies to accelerate early-stage discovery activities, enhance our understanding of disease mechanisms, or enable new therapeutic modalities.Manage multiple projects simultaneously while developing productive partnerships within the oncology, protein engineering, chemistry, translational medicine, biomarker and clinical groups.Lead large and small group discussions to communicate research findings.Proactively partner with Oncology leadership to propose and refine research strategies.Lead or co-lead biology efforts on due diligence teams reviewing external partnering opportunities.Contribute to research reports, INDs, and patent filings and begin to establish an external presence through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and external collaborations.Knowledge, Experience and SkillsPh.D. in relevant field with strong track record of creative and impactful research, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, conference proceedings or patent inventorships. Success as an independent post-doctoral fellow and a minimum of 7 years industry experience preferred.Experience in cancer cell signaling, cell cycle regulation, DNA damage responses, or transcriptional networks is a plus. Experience in research drug discovery and target identification/validation, preferably in oncology, is preferred.Demonstrated success in leading research teams to productive, creative, data-driven decisions as required to advance drug development projects.Desire to excel in productive partnership with colleagues across Gilead to advance cutting-edge research in the service of patients is a must.
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