For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job.At Gilead, were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, weve 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 worlds biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination, and a relentless drive to make a difference.Kite, a Gilead Company, is an organization engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system''s ability to recognize and kill tumors.Job DescriptionThe Medical Scientist (MS), Medical Affairs, is an important role in our business responsible for ensuring the safe and appropriate use of Gilead therapies and leading scientific exchange with the medical and scientific communities for the therapeutic areas we support. Reporting to the Associate Director, Medical Affairs, you will support the delivery of the Medical Affairs Plan of Action working in close partnership with core cross-functional brand team members to ensure the success of the portfolio.This is a field-based role that requires regular travel locally, nationally, and occasionally internationally (approximately 80% time in field).Key Job Responsibilities:Ensure the safe and appropriate use of Gilead therapies and lead scientific exchanges with the medical and scientific communities.Facilitate the validation and setup of cell therapy sites and improve the standard of clinical care for patients living with cancer.Scientific Exchange:Serve as an external scientific expert in the therapy area, healthcare landscape, and data on Gilead and competitor therapies.Serve as company ambassador to professional societies, academic & research centers, patient & advocacy groups, and at national & international scientific meetings.Develop and present complex scientific and clinical data on Gilead medicines and related therapy areas.Coordinate and answer complex responses to clinical inquiries from healthcare professionals.Represent Gilead with the external multidisciplinary scientific and HCP community, through scientific engagement, group presentations, advisory boards, conferences, and other activities as required.Obtain external insights to inform brand and disease area strategy.Appropriately discuss concepts and coordinate the submission of investigator-sponsored research proposals.Strong presence with ability to influence internal and external stakeholders through exercising sound business judgment and clear decision-making.Ensure all business activities are executed in line with company policies, procedures, and global and local guidelines.Ensure all behaviors and activities are in accordance with Medicines Australia Code of Conduct.Strategic stakeholder engagement:Identify (and review/revise) key clinical influencers in the therapeutic area.Establish and grow impactful relationships, maintaining a focus on key internal stakeholders and key opinion leaders locally and nationally.Communicate effectively and influence a diverse range of stakeholders, both internally and externally.Site Validation & SetupWork closely with other field-based employees and head-office staff to proactively support cell therapy sites nationally.Partner with Clinical Operations and provide insights into investigator and site selection for Gilead/Kite trials.Provide clinical trial recruitment enhancement activities at clinical trial sites and referral centers.Implement defined goals and objectives aligned with indication strategic plans.Support the training of affiliate staff on therapy area and data relating to Gilead/Kite therapies.Ensure all behaviors and activities are in accordance with Medicines Australia Code of Conduct.What you will bring to the role:You will be an experienced medical scientist, ideally within the research-based biopharmaceutical industry from a company with a specialized therapeutic portfolio, who thrives in an environment that encourages empowerment and accountability.Experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry (>5 years).Hematology Therapeutic experience preferred.Functional experience in field medical affairs is required.Aptitude to understand complex scientific issues, identify key clinical implications, and communicate salient points to varying audiences required.Capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritize workload required.Ability to work with a high level of autonomy and independence required.Adherence to all regulatory, legal, and business conduct requirements required.Capacity to travel locally, nationally, and internationally when required (approximately 80% in field).Requires a BA or BS degree, preferably in the sciences or business-related disciplines, with masters or Postgraduate qualifications highly desirable.This role is based in Sydney.Gilead Leadership CommitmentsYou will be a role model of the Gilead Leadership Commitments, which are five principles that articulate clear expectations for behaviors and mindsets of all Gilead employees. The Leadership Commitments include I Am Bold, I Care, I Listen, I Trust, and I Own.(Link to further Leadership Commitment definitions)Commitment To Diversity and InclusionWe want all our employees to embrace and leverage each others talents and diverse perspectives, foster a sense of belonging, achieve their full career potential, and contribute to the teams success. This is demonstrated through our Silver Status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws.As a company committed to reconciliation, we welcome and encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Title
Medical Scientist