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Senior Director, Medical Excellence Strategic Programs
Senior Director, Medical Excellence Strategic ProgramsGilead Sciences • Foster, California, USA
Senior Director, Medical Excellence Strategic Programs

Senior Director, Medical Excellence Strategic Programs

Gilead Sciences • Foster, California, USA
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve 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 worlds biggest health challenges and our mission requires collaboration determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gileads 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 were 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

Gileads mission is to discover develop and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide.

The Senior Director Medical Excellence Strategic Programs is a senior leader within the Global Medical Excellence Team part of Gileads Global Medical Strategy and Operations organization. This role is responsible for driving capability development process excellence and strategic alignment across Gileads Medical Affairs organization globally.

The Senior Director will partner across therapeutic areas regions and functions to design implement and continuously improve frameworks and tools that enable Medical Affairs teams to deliver measurable scientific and operational excellence consistently.

The scope of this role will evolve to continuously advance Medical Affairs capabilities with an initial focus on strengthening Gilead Medical Affairs Engagement Strategy helping teams translate strategic objectives into actionable measurable and compliant engagement plans. This includes enabling effective use of all available medical channels (Field Medical Medical Information and Digital / Omnichannel platforms).

This is a strategic enablement role focused on improving how Medical Affairs operates collaborates and demonstrates value globally.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Medical Excellence Leadership

  • Partner with the Medical Excellence Leadership team to define and execute the global Medical Excellence strategy.
  • Lead initiatives that elevate consistency quality and impact of medical engagement planning execution and measurement.
  • Drive continuous improvement of Medical Affairs processes tools and operating models.
  • Collaborate with other GMSO teams including Digital Insights and Analytics Scientific Communications and Content Strategy and Medical Affairs Technology to build programs that leverage the connection across capabilities.
  • Partner with Regional Medical Excellence to ensure consistent deployment and execution across the regional teams.

2. Worldwide Engagement Strategy Enablement

  • Develop and deploy frameworks tools and support that help local and regional medical teams translate global medical strategy into effective engagement plans.
  • Define standard methodologies templates and tools that optimize planning execution and measurement across all engagement channels (Field Medical Medical Information Digital etc.).
  • Collaborate with Channel Leads (digital personal and print) to establish clear principles for channel selection integration and sequencing ensuring the right interaction at the right time for the right stakeholder.
  • Support country and regional teams in operationalizing omnichannel approaches that align with scientific and compliance standards.
  • 3. Process & Capability Development

  • Identify and improve cross-functional Medical Affairs processes that enhance agility effectiveness and alignment.
  • Lead projects to simplify workflows clarify decision ownership and reduce duplication across global regional and local teams.
  • Partner with Learning & Development to design capability-building programs (training toolkits playbooks) that embed best practices.
  • Drive continuous improvement through feedback loops metrics and lessons learned from across the organization.
  • 4. Collaboration & Change Leadership

  • Partner closely with cross-functional leaders in Field Medical Strategy and Operations Medical Governance and Compliance to ensure process alignment and scalability.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to global and regional medical leadership teams to drive adoption of best practices.
  • Lead global working groups and communities of practice that foster peer learning and consistency.
  • Act as a change leader influencing communicating and embedding a culture of excellence across the global Medical Affairs network.
  • 5. Measurement & Impact

  • Define and monitor key success metrics for Medical Excellence initiatives and engagement effectiveness.
  • Partner with analytics teams to design dashboards and scorecards that enable data-driven decision making.
  • Ensure that process improvements translate into measurable enhancements in scientific engagement compliance and stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Qualifications :

  • 12 years of relevant experience with an Advanced degree (MS MBA PharmD PhD or equivalent) in a scientific or business discipline.
  • 10 years of experience in Medical Affairs preferably with global or regional leadership role.
  • Demonstrated success in Medical Excellence process optimization capability building or strategic operations.
  • Proven track record leading cross-functional initiatives that improve effectiveness and alignment.
  • Experience supporting engagement strategy or omnichannel medical planning strongly preferred.
  • Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong analytical mindset and familiarity with metrics-driven performance improvement.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed global organization.
  • Personal Attributes :

  • Strategic systems thinker able to connect process design to business impact.
  • Collaborative and credible partner who influences without authority.
  • Change-oriented leader who inspires confidence and adoption.
  • Comfortable operating at both conceptual and tactical levels.
  • Passionate about advancing scientific engagement and improving patient outcomes.
  • Impact of the Role :

    This position will help ensure that Medical Affairs operates as a strategic insights-driven and impact-focused function fully aligned with Gileads vision of transforming care for people with life-threatening diseases worldwide.

    By embedding consistent frameworks capabilities and engagement excellence this leader will help global and local teams work smarter faster and more cohesively ultimately amplifying Gileads scientific voice and medical impact.

    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 : $281010.00 - $363660.00. 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 :

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

    For jobs in the United States :

    Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives backgrounds and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race color religion national origin sex age sexual orientation physical or mental disabilitygenetic information or characteristic gender identity and expression veteran status or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal state and local order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact for assistance.

    For more information about equal employment opportunity protections please view the Know Your Rights poster.

    NOTICE : EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT

    YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

    Gilead Sciences will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer (c) consistent with the legal duty to furnish information; or (d) otherwise protected by law.

    Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.

    Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.

    For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors :

    Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

    Required Experience :

    Exec

    Key Skills

    EMR Systems,Post Residency Experience,Occupational Health Experience,Clinical Research,Managed Care,Primary Care Experience,Medical Management,Utilization Management,Clinical Development,Clinical Trials,Leadership Experience,Medicare

    Employment Type : Full-Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

    Monthly Salary Salary : 281010 - 363660

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