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Gilead Sciences · 10 hours ago

Associate Director, External Research Program

United States – Remote

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$174K/yr - $225K/yr

14+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day administration and operations for ISRs and collaborative studies from concept approval to study closure:

Lead global, regional, and local Medical Affairs teams, Translational Medicine, Safety to review protocols and research plans

Work with Kite & Gilead partners to carry out budget analyses, regulatory submission support and contract negotiations

Ensure clinical demand accuracy, clinical logistics preparation and Tech Ops readiness efforts by tracking institutional start up activities and ensuring timely progress (e.g., GANTT charts, reports, etc.)

Monitor study milestones (e.g., deliverables, enrollment status, publications) and process monthly invoicing to support financial forecast accuracy

Communicate frequently with external institutions to assure compliance with research activities and provides direction for those institutions regarding research, contractual, and milestone compliance, recruitment, and reporting

Act as Relationship Manager with key strategic collaboration partners to align on strategic objectives, administer governance activities and support partner-of-choice delivery

Contribute process improvements and new project management approaches, methods, resources, and capabilities and lead development of process and policy documentation to support evolution of ways of working

Ensure data compliance and adherence to ERP processes, business conduct policies and SOPs

Ensure effective, accurate, and timely communication to meet the needs of internal stakeholders

Demonstrate a partner of choice mindset with external researchers and reinforce standards and expectations for all Kite teams to present externally

Exhibit Gilead’s core values: integrity, teamwork, accountability, excellence, and inclusion

Qualification

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Project ManagementBiopharmaceutical ExperienceClinical ResearchRelationship BuildingSmartsheetMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Outlook

Required

Doctorate and 5+ years of project management experience

OR Master’s and 8+ years of project management experience

OR Bachelor’s and 10+ years of project management experience

OR Associate and 12+ years of project management experience

OR High School Diploma/GED and 14+ years of project management experience

Preferred

7+ years of relevant biopharmaceutical experience, including experience working on strategic initiatives, project planning and/or project management

Strong understanding/experience in clinical and/or pre-clinical research, or experience in Clinical Research/Development, Medical Affairs

Demonstrated skills and success in relationship building, negotiation and influencing

Proficient at synthesizing information to support leadership presentations and stakeholder communications

Excellent communication, project management, problem solving, and organizational skills, including management of multiple priorities and resources while maintaining attention to detail

Proactive, self-motivated, and resourceful – able to cultivate path forward in ambiguous circumstances and know when to ask for support or escalation

Experience of working in an international environment and distributed workforce an advantage

Knowledge and skill with Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other reporting and tracking tools

Benefits

Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

Discretionary annual bonus

Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives

Paid time off

Company

Gilead Sciences

Glassdoor

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Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.

Founded in 1987

Foster City, California, USA

10,001+ employees

http://www.gilead.com

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