Director, Scientific Communications

Gilead Sciences•El Segundo, CA

17h

About The Position

The Director, Global Publications leads portfolio-level publication strategy and compliant execution for a complex, high-priority cell therapy program spanning multiple assets, disease areas, and lifecycle stages. The role develops integrated publication plans that support scientific exchange, medical strategy, and evidence dissemination in the CAR T space. Operating with a high degree of independence, the Director serves as the principal Publications adviser to cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, external experts, investigators, and collaborators. The role sets publication and downstream communication strategy, resolves competing priorities, and recommends courses of action where scientific, clinical, competitive, resource, and compliance considerations intersect. The position leads through scientific expertise, judgment, and influence in a matrix environment, and reports to the Senior Director, Global Publications.

Requirements

12+ years of experience with a BS/BA, or 10+ years with an MS/MA, or 8+ years with a PhD/PharmD.
Ability to travel up to 15%, including weekends.

Nice To Haves

8+ years of scientific or medical publications experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, including significant hematology/oncology and/or cell therapy experience.
Demonstrated ability to set publication priorities, resolve complex planning issues, and make sound recommendations with incomplete or evolving data.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior stakeholders and external experts, facilitate discussion, and resolve differences without direct authority.
Strong working knowledge of Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Legal, Intellectual Property, and other functions affected by Publications.
Strong commitment to publication ethics and knowledge of relevant guidelines, laws, industry standards, and corporate policies, including GPP and ICMJE principles.
Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to operate independently in a complex matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

Define, own, and proactively refresh an integrated publication strategy across assets, disease areas, and lifecycle stages, balancing launch, lifecycle-management, and pipeline priorities.
Own the scientific platform and ensure consistent, differentiated narratives across publications, congress disclosures, and related deliverables.
Integrate asset positioning, evidence assessment, external insights, and the evolving treatment landscape into publication strategy.
Identify evidence and communication gaps and partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Strategy, and other functions to address them.
Lead portfolio strategy and sequencing for high-impact clinical, real-world, translational, and other scientific publications and data disclosures.
Determine the recommended congress, encore, and downstream externalization approach across the portfolio, anticipating scientific, operational, and compliance risks and dependencies.
Prioritize publication investment and vendor capacity across competing needs and make cross-asset trade-off recommendations when timing, positioning, budget, or resources conflict.
Decide which activities should be initiated, accelerated, combined, deferred, or discontinued within the approved strategy and budget, escalating matters requiring governance approval.
Bring governance-ready recommendations that explain the scientific rationale, options, implications, and risks.
Serve as the principal Publications adviser across Programme Teams, Global Brand Teams, evidence-generation forums, and senior governance bodies.
Lead complex cross-functional discussions, constructively challenge assumptions, and drive alignment and decisions without formal authority.
Own portfolio publication budget planning, resource allocation, vendor strategy, capacity planning, and performance oversight.
Ensure publication activities meet applicable scientific, authorship, ethical, legal, compliance, and company standards, including GPP and ICMJE principles.
Create inclusion by modeling inclusive leadership and embedding the value of diversity in team management.
Develop talent by understanding employees’ skills, experience, aspirations, and potential, and coaching them on performance and growth.
Empower teams by aligning goals with organizational objectives, holding teams accountable, removing barriers, and connecting them to the broader organization.