Director, Medical Affairs
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Job Description We are seeking a person-centric Global Medical Affairs Director focused on HIV Treatment Strategy to join our Global HIV Medical Affairs team. This individual will contribute to commercialization, educational and lifecycle management strategies for HIV, in addition to broader HIV treatment initiatives.
In this role, you will lead educational asset development and commercialization strategies in close collaboration with Global Strategic Marketing and serve as the Medical Affairs product lead as a representative in cross-functional teams. This role will be office-based in Stockley Park, UK.
Key Responsibilities · Lead Medical Affairs activities and initiatives pertaining to HIV treatment · Work closely with Global Strategic Marketing to align HIV scientific and educational communications and materials for clinicians and communities · Collaborate with Clinical Development, Global Value and Access, Public Affairs, Medical Affairs Research, affiliate Medical Affairs teams, and other cross-functional teams across varied initiatives including strategic plan development and implementation, evidence generation, scientific resource development, conference activities, and internal training · Serve as the Global Medical Affairs representative on cross-functional working groups · Collaborate to develop the Global Medical Affairs HIV Treatment Plan of Action · Support Gilead HIV cross-functional data generation efforts · Provide medical and scientific input on Phase 4 Research, commercial materials, and health economics and Global Value and Access initiatives · Attend major global scientific conferences and coordinate Medical Affairs activities at conferences, including symposia and other educational initiatives · Plan and execute Global HIV Medical Affairs Advisory Programs · Serve as Medical Affairs lead on select scientific issues/topics using expertise to develop global scientific messages, inform strategy and drive strategic resource development · Collaborate with Learning and Development team to provide training within the HIV therapeutic area on relevant topics for Medical Affairs and cross-functional personnel · Manage projects to completion, anticipating obstacles and difficulties that may arise, resolving them in collaborative manner Specific Knowledge, Education, and Experience Requirements · Advanced scientific degree (MD, DO, PharmD, PhD or equivalent). · · · Extensive relevant industry/clinical experience required within the HIV therapeutic area · Prior global or affiliate experience within the pharmaceutical industry, ideally within Medical Affairs · Experience developing a Medical Affairs asset strategy preferred · Excellent verbal, written, visual communication, and interpersonal skills are required · History of establishing trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders · Ability to develop productive, credible collaborations with cross-functional partners · Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills demonstrated by the ability to identify and interpret complex issues.
Opportunistic thinker with strong judgement and analytical mindset · Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work successfully with varied audiences, cross-functional partners and executives · Ability to synthesize findings and clearly articulate implications from multiple sources of information and to formulate strong, actionable recommendations · Organized, attentive to detail and able to meet timelines in a fast-paced environment · Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritize workload · Must be able to work with a level of autonomy and independence Ability to travel to domestic and international conferences and internal meetings (10-15% expected) We are pleased to share that Gilead’s Stockley Park and Holborn offices are planning to come together at a new London headquarters at 1 Triton Square, NW1, from approximately Q2 2027.
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