Senior Manager, US Medical Affairs, Patient Access and Quality of Care

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.
 

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description
 

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. 

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.  

We have an exciting opportunity within US Medical Affairs for a Senior Manager in our Patient Access and Quality of Care (PAQ) team. 

The Senior Manager, PAQ Virology Strategy will provide strong tactical, operational, and administrative support to the PAQ Virology Strategy team. This role focuses on execution, coordination, and maintenance of medical affairs resources, processes, and systems, supporting payer facing scientific activities across virology TAs, including HIV treatment, HIV prevention, and Liver. The Senior Manager will work closely with the PAQ Strategy TA leads and cross functional partners to ensure timely, compliant, and high-quality delivery of PAQ outputs. 

This role can be office-based in our Foster City, CA or Parsippany, NJ office.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate Medical Review Committee (MRC) submissions by managing preparation, tracking, revisions, and final approvals of PAQ medical materials. Serve as the primary point of contact to ensure timelines are met, feedback is incorporated accurately, and documentation and version control support audit readiness and compliance. 

• Lead updates to scientific decks and medical materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with approved data and messaging. Coordinate review cycles, versioning, and stakeholder input to maintain compliance with internal standards and regulatory expectations. 

• Oversee external vendor coordination by managing timelines, deliverables, and quality checks for medical content development and operational execution. Support vendor onboarding, contracting coordination, and compliance alignment to ensure outputs meet PAQ Medical Affairs requirements. 

• Support the creation and maintenance of medical resources aligned with PAQ scientific objectives, payer evidence needs, and field team requirements. Assist with content development, formatting, review coordination, publication, and proper cataloging to ensure accessibility for internal stakeholders. 

• Provide logistical and operational support for Medical Affairs Advisory Programs (MAAPs) and Sentinel Panels by coordinating agendas, materials, meetings, and post-meeting follow-up. Support the planning and execution of internal and external meetings, including payer-focused engagements and PAQ-related conferences, ensuring seamless cross-functional coordination and meeting follow-up. Support the planning and execution of internal and external meetings, including payer-focused engagements and related conferences, ensuring seamless cross-functional coordination and meeting follow-up. Support the planning and execution of internal and external meetings, including payer focused engagements and related conferences, ensuring seamless cross functional coordination. 

• Manage dossier updates to ensure content reflects current data, indications, and payer relevant evidence. Maintain FormularyDecisions.com content through document uploads, updates, compliance tracking, and coordination of review and approval workflows. 

• Project manage budget tracking, maintenance, and updates for the PAQ HIV team. Coordinate forecasts, accruals, and vendor spend tracking while partnering with finance and leadership to ensure accurate reporting and alignment with annual plans. 

• Maintain knowledge management systems, including SharePoint sites, resource libraries, and indexes, to ensure medical resources are current, well organized, and easily accessible. Support continuous improvement of internal systems and workflows to enhance operational efficiency. 

• May be responsible for preparing and giving presentations for internal training and/or external audiences  

• Collaborate effectively and in a compliant manner with colleagues in other functional areas throughout Gilead.  

Basic Qualifications 

Masters' Degree and Six Years' Experience

OR

PhD / PharmD and Two Years' Experience

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 1+ years Medical Affairs (medical device/pharmaceutical industry), managed care, or HEOR experience, preferred. Ideally including recent experience of a successful launch of a product. 

• Advanced degree in life sciences in one or more of the following required: PharmD, MS/MPH, PhD., or MD/DO 

• Health outcomes, research or medical affairs background in HIV  

• Possess a willingness and ability to work hands-on and with a sense of urgency, in a fast-paced, scientific, entrepreneurial environment  

• Solid working knowledge of regulatory and compliance environment  

• Excellent organizational, project planning, and time management skills. Strong sense of urgency and goal orientation. 

• Professional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively present to and engage with a wide range of audiences  

• Strong interpersonal skills including excellent verbal and written communication  

• Strategic thinking skills, with demonstrated ability to successfully lead the ideation, development of a plan and move to action  

• Proven ability for organizational partnership, strong teamwork, timely decision-making and the ability to work effectively in a matrix-environment within an evolving and fluid work HIV organization  

• Computer proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe®  

• Ability to travel frequently (+/- 30%)  

People Leader Accountabilities:

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.

• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

The salary range for this position is:

Bay Area: $169,320.00 - $219,120.00.

 

Other US Locations: $153,935.00 - $199,210.00.

Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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