Manager, Medical Affairs

Gilead Sciences•Foster City, CA

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Global Medical Affairs Oncology is a hybrid role that combines medical affairs project management with disease area expertise to help advance Gilead's oncology portfolio. This individual will drive operational excellence and contribute to scientific strategy across assigned programs, ensuring the seamless execution of key initiatives. The role oversees budget management, project leadership, and cross-functional coordination, partnering closely with Development and Commercial teams. The Manager will help shape global scientific messages and medical content, track key milestones across disease areas, and support publication planning, evidence generation, advisory boards, and investigator meetings. This is a cross-functional role ideal for candidate with a strong interest in oncology, medical activities, and strategic execution in a fast-paced, global environment.

Requirements

6+ Years with bachelor’s degree
4+ Years with master’s degree
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal, relationship-building, and negotiating skills
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify and understand complex issues and extract key insights from study data and publications
Experience in developing abstracts, manuscripts, posters, and slide presentations, and presenting at scientific meetings
Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and the ability to meet timelines in a fast-paced environment
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritize workload
Ability to work independently with a high level of autonomy
Committed to continuing education to maintain knowledge base

Nice To Haves

Scientific or clinical qualification (BSc, PhD, or PharmD)
Strong interest in oncology, patient-centric care, and medical education
Prior global or large affiliate experience in medical affairs activities preferred
Industry experience with knowledge of all applicable regulatory and legal requirements for Medical Affairs activities is preferred

Responsibilities

Manages Global Medical Affairs budgets for assigned activities, including tracking, forecasting, and contributing to financial planning and estimates
Leads projects to completion, proactively identifying risks, resolving challenges, and ensuring delivery against timelines in a collaborative manner
Supports oncology programs by tracking key milestones and deliverables across disease areas to ensure timely execution
Collaborates cross-functionally with project management, R&D, medical communications, and commercial teams to support publication planning, evidence generation plans, data gap analyses, speaker education programs, and reviews of scientific materials (manuscripts, abstracts, and conference presentations), as well as advisory boards and investigator meetings
Maintains regular communication with the Gilead Medical Scientist (MS) team to gather field insights, inform global medical strategies, and provide medical education and direction
Contributes to shape global scientific messages, strategic documents, and medical content slides to ensure alignment with overall medical strategy
Collaborates in the development and review of global medical materials to ensure scientific accuracy, balance, and consistency
Contributes with Global Medical Affairs teams to develop and execute strategic global medical training initiatives aligned with key scientific and business priorities
Supports with the development and execution of projects that will provide more extensive background, additional data/answers to questions in response to issues related to commercial, scientific, or data needs
Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to develop and execute a global Plan of Action and drive alignment across team activities
May attends major scientific congresses coordinating medical engagement activities and scientific presentations as appropriate
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