Field Medical Manager – Virology

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At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve 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 world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
 

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Job Description
 

Field Medical Manager – Virology

Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Our heritage of science and innovation and the curiosity and passion of everyone who works here has enabled us to provide medicines that help transform standards of care for more than 30 years. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include liver diseases, infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases and cancer.

As part of Middle East Medical Affairs team, we have an exciting opportunity for knowledgeable and motivated professionals capable of working effectively in a cross-functional team environment. The successful candidate will assume full-time employment as a Field Manager, Gilead Virology TA in the Middle East Medical Affairs department.

Essential Job Functions

• Ensure the safe and appropriate use of Gilead medicines

• Improve the standard of clinical care for the patients

Specific Responsibilities

• Is a company representative to groups of experts, medical professional groups, scientific societies, patient representatives, regulatory groups and represents the company at national and international scientific meetings.
• Responds to clinical inquiries regarding marketed or developmental Gilead products.
• Presents scientific and clinical data for these products.
• Identifies and develops regional and national opinion leaders to support Gilead products and trains Gilead approved speakers through personal contacts and on-site visits.
• Establishes strong relationships with opinion leaders, clinical investigators and providers at academic and non-academic settings.
• Assists with sales force training at national and regional levels.
• Assists with Gilead Phase IV program that includes collaboration with investigators and internal Gilead personnel and assists with site selection for both Phase IV and other clinical trials.
• Anticipates obstacles and difficulties that may arise in the field and resolves them in a collaborative manner.
• Develop and conduct medical education and communication activities, including digital, face-to-face and print.
• Serve as internal scientific expert in the therapy area, healthcare landscape, and data on Gilead and competitor medicines and as the medical affairs representative in the Saudi cross-functional therapeutic team
• Execute the Gilead Medical Affairs plan of action for Saudi Arabia, in close collaboration with relevant members of the X-functional team supporting the franchise
• Manage projects to completion, anticipate obstacles and difficulties that may arise, resolving them in a collaborative manner.

Knowledge, Experience, Competencies and Skills

• Demonstrated scientific knowledge management in Virology / HIV therapy area preferred.

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree preferred

• Functional experience in field medical affairs preferred

• Extended experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry preferred

• Demonstrated relational intelligence by generating value through impactful interactions

• Excellent written, verbal, relationship-building, influencing, and negotiation skills required

• Ability to understand complex issues, identify key insights, and communicate salient points to different audiences required

• Capacity to manage multiple tasks 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

• Ability to travel in country, to national and international conferences, including occasional weekend travel is required.

• Excellent English language skills is a must – Arabic Language fluency is a plus.

Gilead Core Values

• Integrity (always doing the right thing)

• Teamwork (collaborating in good faith)

• Excellence (working at a high level of commitment and capability)

• Accountability (taking personal responsibility)

• Inclusion (encouraging diversity)

Gilead Leadership Commitments

• I am bold in aspiration and agile in execution

• I care and make time for people

• I listen, speak openly and explain the “why”

• I trust others and myself to make sound decisions

• I own the impact of my words and actions

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company.  Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all  employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws including nationalization and residency restrictions and requirements).  Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

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