Clinical Program Manager, Medical Affairs Research Operations

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.

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.

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.

We are seeking a talented, experienced, and highly motivated candidate to successfully manage Collaborative (CO) and Investigator Initiated Research (IIR) programs across Gilead’s therapeutic areas. The candidate must have the ability to work independently, be an effective leader, and an engaged team member in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.

This role will be a hybrid office‑based role (three days in office) in our headquarters in Foster City, CA or Stockley Park, UK. US remote candidates may also be considered.

• Provide oversight of IIR & CO portfolio for one or more therapeutic areas. May also serve as Global Therapeutic Area Liaison (TAL) for one or more therapeutic areas
• Understands Medical Affairs structure and liaises regularly with stakeholders
• Understands Clin Ops global structure, procedures and geographic differences (TA vs geography, differences in publication handling, EU/AUS working cross TAs)
• Represents Medical Affairs Research Operations at governance meetings
• Critically evaluate scientific proposal or protocol to identify logistical, regulatory and safety implications; highlight potential risks (and proposed mitigations if applicable) to appropriate governance committee
• Maintain overview of ongoing and planned studies, ensure appropriate resourcing needs, act as escalation point for study managers for issue resolution
• Understand rationale for financial variance in Therapeutic Area (TA) and act as a Medical Affairs Research Operations point of contact with Finance team
• Collaborate and liaise with Medical Affairs Research leadership team to discuss potential process updates as well as simplifications & standardizations to existing processes
• Provide leadership and support to Study Managers on Investigator Initiated Research (IIR) and Collaborative (CO) Studies including but not limited to:
  Fair Market Value and feasibility assessment, protocol review, drug forecasting and supply, contract milestone advice, tracking and publication follow‑up
• Provide support to Study Managers with issue escalation/resolution as well as resource planning
• Establish strong partnerships with external investigators and collaborators; and internal stakeholders (e.g. Med Affairs, Reg Affairs, Development Business Ops, PVE, Clinical Supply Management); to ensure timely, efficient and high‑quality study management
• Identify any “best practice” opportunities to share across Therapeutics Areas and Gilead sites
• Good understanding of industry standards for CO…