For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: Please log onto your Internal Career Site (https://www.myworkday.com/gilead/d/inst/13102CK5mGhIKBggDEMenAhIICgYI1A0QtgI/cacheable-task/2997$2151.htmldbackheadertrue) to apply for this job. 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 Head of Midsize Markets, Medical Affairs This role will report to the Head of ACE Medical Affairs within the Development organization. The individual will provide strong medical leadership in developing strategic, executable plans for the Midsize Markets region which includes: Switzerland, Benelux, The Nordics, Austria, Israel, Greece & Cyprus, Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia, Romania. Headcount of 68 FTE's This experienced people leader will be accountable for ensuring strategic and operational excellence of the MA function within the region and maintaining the best-in-class MA Organization that works effectively cross-functionally. The individual will be responsible for partnering with Country Medical Directors in developing the TA Plans of Action (ACE-POA) medical strategy, communications, and medical expert engagement important to support Gilead therapeutics areas, approved products and pipeline. The Head of MM Medical Affairs will partner closely with colleagues in Global Medical Affairs (GMA), research, development, commercial, corporate strategy, public affairs and government affairs, legal/compliance, and senior management at the country and at the corporate level in-order to develop and execute short and long-term strategies for Gilead products. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Manages the MM Medical Affairs Teams across all Therapeutic Areas. - Accountable for the overall function and governance of MM MA, working closely with ACE MA LT as well as ensuring alignment with the Development and Commercial leadership and organizations - Oversee the development of medical strategies and the POA for Gilead's products, including pipeline products in the ACE region - Ensure that the MM MA vision and strategies are developed and aligned with the Integrated Strategic Plans (ISP). - Allocate, develop, and deploy resources within corporate budget guidelines. - Provide inspirational leadership to the MM MA team by creating an environment of mutual respect and shared goals, clear responsibilities, talent development/engagement/retention plans, and continuous improvement mindset - Overall responsibility for ensuring appropriate resources are available to deliver the MM MA strategies - Oversee team development, coach and support the CMD's to ensure competency to develop and execute the ACE-MA POA - Exhibit Gilead's core values: integrity, teamwork, accountability, excellence, & inclusion in accordance with the highest ethical and compliance standards, including Gilead's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct policies, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements - Collaborates with Regional and Country Leadership teams to drive scientific leadership and patient-centered approaches throughout the organization. - Demonstrate functional leadership through scientific expertise and in-depth understanding (scientific and medical) of relevant disease states, products, competitors, marketplace, related medical areas and regulatory guidelines. Qualifications - An advanced MD, Pharm.D, or PhD educational degree from an accredited university is required, with solid Medical Affairs leadership experience, preferably in a similar role, in either pharma or large biotech companies - Strong leadership and people-management skills, with a proven track-record of building and retaining high -performing teams. - Solid understanding of the ACE region regulations that govern Medical Affairs activities as well as detailed knowledge of medical practices and treatment landscape - Ability to manage competing priorities and projects, requiring an excellent ability to prioritize and manage expectations by demonstrating the ability to focus on POAs and while analyzing complex issues and drive to timely, thoughtful and realistic solutions and recommendations - Must thrive in a fast-paced innovative environment while remaining agile, adaptive, proactive, resourceful and efficient - Effective interpersonal skills commensurate with the need to effectively manage teams in a matrix environment and ability to develop relationships with key stakeholders, within and beyond their team, including with management and external stakeholders - Demonstrable cross-cultural awareness of the ACE region and possess strong written and verbal communication skills - Ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and integrity, represent the company's high ethics, moral behaviour, and professionalism - Must play and active role and have a passion for getting things done, as well as the ability to learn quickly - Demonstrated ability to maintain scientific knowledge and credibility, to effectively communicate an discuss scientific information with both internal and external stakeholders - Willingness/ability to travel up to 30% in and out of region as needed Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) 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, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws. For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: Please log onto your Internal Career Site (https://www.myworkday.com/gilead/d/inst/13102CK5mGhIKBggDEMenAhIICgYI1A0QtgI/cacheable-task/2997$2151.htmldbackheadertrue) to apply for this job. Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.