Gilead Sciences · 1 month ago
Principal Scientist, Oncology Research
United States - California - Foster City
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$196K/yr - $253K/yr
5+ years expGilead Sciences is dedicated to creating a healthier world for all people and has made significant advancements in therapies for various diseases. As a Principal Scientist of Tumor-Intrinsic Biology, you will lead a discovery lab, mentor a scientific team, and collaborate across functions to develop innovative medicines that impact patients' lives.
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Responsibilities
Mentor a lab-based scientific team, advancing their projects and careers
Serve as a scientific and technical thought leader throughout the Research organization
Collaborate across functions to guide interdisciplinary projects, with experts in oncology, immune-oncology, protein engineering, chemistry, translational medicine, biomarkers and clinical development
Identify project risks and mitigate effectively, while communicating with project teams and other leaders
Proactively ideate to accelerate early-stage discovery activities, enhance understanding of disease mechanisms, and develop new technologies and novel targeting modalities
Develop expertise in relevant scientific fields and the external landscape, including the scientific literature, conference proceedings, and competitive programs
As an in-house expert, propose creative and rigorous research to discover, validate and understand targets
Think critically and creatively, emphasizing nimble decision making that balances risk-taking with thoughtful experimentation within the strategic/competitive context to fuel a differentiated pre-clinical pipeline
Contribute expertise to multi-disciplinary due diligence teams to evaluate and recommend partnerships and acquisitions
Contribute to research reports, INDs, and patent filings
Establish an external presence through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and external collaborations
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. degree and 5+ years of experience (tumor biology, drug discovery, target identification and technology development)
Strong track record of impact in scientific field, including first- or senior-author publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations
Strong knowledge base in cancer genomics and oncogenic signaling
Broad technical skillset of cutting-edge methods and models of cancer, in vitro and in vivo, with experience in biochemically analyzing protein (and protein-nucleic acid) complexes a plus
Demonstrated success in leading research teams to productive, creative, data-driven decisions
Team-centric mindset, with proven managerial excellence and ability to motivate skilled team members from diverse backgrounds
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred
Post-doctoral training highly preferred
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Company
Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.41BKey Investors
Abingworth
2024-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $3.5M
2024-02-29Post Ipo Equity· $210M
2023-09-07Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
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Senior Vice President, Clinical Data Science
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