Principal Scientist, Emerging Viruses

Principal Scientist, Emerging Viruses
United States - California - Foster City

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

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Job Description
Specific Responsibilities:

We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and collaborative individual with a strong passion for and dedication to the discovery of new life-saving medicines to prevent and treat viral infections with a primary focus on developing effective antiviral strategies that will address future pandemic preparedness needs. The candidate will serve as a lead scientist for Gilead's collaborative efforts focusing on research and development of novel medicines for treatment and prevention of viruses with pandemic potential. The successful candidate will lead highly collaborative efforts for the discovery, optimization, and development of novel antiviral drug candidates. Primary responsibilities include identifying, advocating, and coordinating programs for small molecules and biologics that address unmet needs for antiviral pandemic preparedness. These efforts will be designed and achieved through collaboration with internal colleagues and external scientific partners from industry, academia, and government sectors. The successful candidate would be expected to:

• Lead a multidisciplinary team focused on evaluating internal and external opportunities related to viruses with pandemic potential
  
• Develop and review strategies and communicate vision with internal governing committees and external partners
  
• Identify, foster, and manage external collaborations, oversee external studies with academic collaborators, government-sponsored organizations, contract research organizations, and industry partners
  
• Interface and partner with consortia, alliances, philanthropic organizations and initiatives actively involved in pandemic preparedness programs
  
• Independently plan, design, implement and analyze studies to support the discovery of antiviral drugs, the development of drug candidates, and to advance scientific knowledge of drug target and relevant biological processes
  
• Produce research manuscripts, collaboration work plans, regulatory documents, and public disclosures
  
• Interact closely with other parts and functions of the Gilead R&D organization including medicinal and structural chemistry, high through-put screening, biologics engineering, drug metabolism and safety, as well as clinical development, legal, and regulatory affairs
  
• Participate in the assessment of external opportunities for collaboration and partnerships in the antiviral pandemic preparedness space
  
• Regularly present results and updates at project team meetings, project and portfolio reviews, other internal meetings, and to external partners
  
• Build and continue expanding the understanding and knowledge of research and development in the areas of emerging and understudied viruses
  
• Represent Gilead at scientific meetings and through high impact scientific communications
  

Gilead is a fast-paced, data-driven, scientifically rigorous organization with inclusive culture and strong motivation to solve unmet medical needs and the role will suit a scientist who is able to thrive in this type of environment.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant life science discipline (virology, infectious diseases, immunology, cellular or molecular biology)

Minimum of 8 years post-PhD experience focused on innovative research in virology ideally with drug discovery experience in industrial settings

Experience with collaborative drug discovery and development projects involving academic, government, and non-governmental organizations.

• Experience with identifying, evaluating, and coordinating studies with external research and development partners
  
• Mature organizational skills combined with effective leadership in executing complex drug discovery studies towards defined milestones
  
• Extensive understanding of and experience with principles and techniques in virology, molecular biology and cellular biology
  
• Experience with independently designing and analyzing critical experiments and studies. Strong ability to recognize and interpret patterns, trends and anomalies in datasets and results
  
• Endorsement of teamwork and understanding of principles of cross-functional scientific collaboration
  
• Strong professional motivation and desire to excel in a productive and fast-pace R&D organization with focus on clearly defined goals and objectives
  
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with external partners and colleagues within the Virology group and multidisciplinary groups within Research
  

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