Executive Director Global Medical Affairs (GMA) - HIV Prevention

Executive Director Global Medical Affairs (GMA) - HIV Prevention
United States - California - Foster City

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Executive Director Global Medical Affairs (GMA) - HIV Prevention
Responsibilities :

The Global Executive Director HIV Prevention is a key leadership position serving as the Global Medical Affairs inspirational, strategic and tactical lead for PrEP efforts, reporting directly to the VP of HIV GMA. An integral part of the Global HIV Medical Affairs strategy will be overseeing and maintaining the tenor of Gilead's scientific communications with the community of health care professionals and other key external stakeholders, including ensuring the creation of high-quality content outputs such as slide decks, medical presentations at conferences, advisory boards, and other meetings and promotional materials. In fulfillment of this responsibility, the Global Executive Director HIV Prevention, will manage a team of talented professionals; collaborate with colleagues throughout the Gilead organization as well as with the external investigator community.

The key functions of this role are to:

Develop, innovate and execute the HIV Prevention Global Medical Affairs Strategic and Tactical Plans based on a landscape assessment of unmet needs, with cross-functional inputs from colleagues from affiliates and Medical Scientists, Government and Public Affairs, Healthcare Policy, Clinical Research, Health Economics and Commercial functions

Co-lead the Indication Leadership Team, a cross-function partnership venture with Gilead's Global Commercial Product Strategy team

Medical Affairs core member at the Prevention Project Team

Voice expertise and leadership role at Gilead's Medical Affairs Research Sub-Team (MAST) for HIV Prevention Investigator-Sponsored and Collaborative Research program in collaboration with MAOR research team

Develop Integrated Evidence Plan, Scientific Medical Platform and serve as a key partner at publication planning working group

Collaborate with Medical Information to assure creation and maintenance of high-quality professional communications for healthcare professionals in response to unsolicited requests for product information

Assess medical education needs in the global healthcare environment and collaborate with Independent Medical Education Department to assure that appropriate programs are reviewed, supported, and evaluated

Work with HIV Medical Affairs colleagues worldwide to pull through scientific and healthcare policy communications and publications from investigator-sponsored research projects

Serve as HIV Prevention Medical Affairs lead for the review process of promotional material (Promotional Review Committee)

Provide inspirational leadership to the Global MA HIV Prevention team by creating an environment of mutual respect and shared goals, clear responsibilities, and talent development/engagement/retention plans, and continuous improvement, growth mindset

Exhibit Gilead's core values: integrity, teamwork, accountability, excellence, & inclusion in accordance with the highest ethical and compliance standards, including Gilead's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct policies, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements

Specific Job Requirements

Subject matter expertise in HIV Prevention

Establish credible knowledge base regarding HIV/AIDS and HIV Prevention and develop strategies to address unmet medical needs within the patient populations most at risk for HIV infection

Prepare presentation materials and present scientific data at internal and external Advisory Boards

Serve as an information resource to Gilead colleagues, including the Medical Scientists, and in evaluating medical educational activities, grants and investigator-sponsored/collaborative studies

Provide medical and scientific leadership at key scientific meetings involving antivirals and HIV prevention

Serve on Independent Medical Education (IMED) Committee to review and give medical perspective on IMED proposals

Maintain regular contact with community advocates, government and policy officials and KOLs to identify data gaps, track research and communication deliverables

Ability to assess, understand and communicate continuously expanding medical and scientific information, as well as market knowledge

Anticipate future industry trends and opportunities, and proactively develop plans to address through antiviral strategy

Excellent analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to identify and understand complex issues and problems and identify key findings from study data and publications

Ability to suggest solutions for issues encountered with clinical studies and other projects in area of responsibility

Essential Skills:

Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal, relationship-building and negotiating communication skills

Excellent strategic and organizational skills to support project planning across multiple activities, with ability to anticipate and prioritize workload on multiple ongoing projects

Excellent teamwork skills, both in leading and as part of a cross functional team. Organized; attention to detail and able to meet timelines in a fast-paced environment

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to identify and understand complex issues and problems and identify and query key findings from study data and publications

Experience in developing effective abstracts, manuscripts, posters and slides and presenting at scientific meetings

Must be fully cognizant and adhere to regulatory and legal (Business Conduct) requirements for implementation science and other Medical Affairs activities

Able to work with a level of autonomy and independence

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

M.D., D.O., PhD (biological or pharmaceutical sciences) PharmD, NP or PA with extensive experience in infectious diseases, virology or clinical virology, robust experience in HIV Prevention preferred.

10 years' experience in Medical Affairs and/or Clinical Research including Phase II, III and/or IV studies

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