Manager, 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.

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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 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 Manager to join our Phase 4 HIV Prevention Medical Affairs Research team. This role will support evidence-generation priorities for LEN PrEP through coordination of proposal reviews and supporting portfolio management of Phase 4 Gilead-sponsored, collaborative, and investigator-initiated research in HIV prevention. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in Phase 4 research and/or clinical operations, knowledge of HIV prevention, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with internal and external stakeholders.

This position is based at Gilead’s Foster City, CA location.

Specific Job Responsibilities:

• Manage the review of investigator-initiated research, collaborative, and Gilead-sponsored proposals through Gilead’s Research Committee (RC) review process for HIV Prevention:

• Coordinate proposal review meetings with RC Team Leads and RC Chairs
• Support creation and management of requests for proposals (RFPs)
• Support external investigators, scientific leads, Medical Scientists, and other stakeholders in developing and submitting rigorous research proposals to Gilead

• Support the management of the HIV Prevention Phase 4 portfolio including liaising with key cross-functional partners such as Clinical Operations, local affiliates, and external investigators
• May review abstracts and/or manuscripts that result from the Phase 4 program
• Contribute to ensuring that the research processes and study execution align with Medical Affairs research policy and governance, integrated evidence plan priorities, and overall program strategy

• Work with Senior Manager to track, monitor, and intervene with external investigators to ensure timely execution of contracted studies, and support closure of studies when not meeting contracted milestones

• Act as a resource for RC Chairs, voting members, standing members, proposal champions and reviewers
• Contribute to process improvements related to research proposal and study management systems
• Manage projects to completion, anticipating obstacles and difficulties that may arise, resolving them in a collaborative manner and engage in project management activities as needed by assigned RC Team Lead and/or Senior Manager

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ Years with BS/BA
  OR
• 4+ Years with MS/MA

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional degree (e.g., PhD, PharmD); OR master’s degree (eg, MS, MPH) with 4-plus years of experience in clinical or observational research including research operations; OR Bachelor’s degree with 6-plus years of experience

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