Medical Scientist, HIV in Sydney, Australia

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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.

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, 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.

About the role:

The Medical Scientist (MS), Medical Affairs, is an important role in our business responsible for ensuring the safe and appropriate use of Gilead therapies and leading scientific exchange with the medical and scientific communities for the therapeutic areas we support. You will support the delivery of the Medical Affairs Plan of Action working in close partnership with core cross-functional brand team members to ensure the success of the portfolio. In addition to appropriately sharing key data and information to help your customers make informed clinical decisions for their patients, you will also identify key high-impact insights in the field to inform ongoing brand and disease area strategy.

The successful candidate will assume a full- time employment role as a field-based Medical Scientist, HIV in the Medical Affairs department and report to the Associate Medical Director, HIV. The position will ideally be based in Sydney with consideration given to candidates in Brisbane. This is a field-based role that requires regular travel locally, nationally, and occasionally internationally (approximately 80% time in field).

Key Job Responsibilities:

Scientific Exchange:

• Serve as an external scientific expert in the therapy area, healthcare landscape, and data on Gilead and competitor therapies.

• Serve as company ambassador to professional societies, academic & research centres, patient & advocacy groups, and at national & international scientific meetings.

• Develop and present complex scientific and clinical data on Gilead medicines and related therapy areas.

• Coordinate and answer complex responses to clinical inquiries from healthcare professionals.

• Represent Gilead with the external multidisciplinary scientific and HCP community, through scientific engagement, group presentations, advisory boards, conferences, and other activities as required.

• Obtain external insights to inform brand and disease area strategy.

• Serve as liaison for early access programs and compassionate use requests for registered Gilead therapies.

• Appropriately discuss concepts and coordinate the submission of investigator-sponsored research proposals.

• Strong presence with ability to influence internal and external stakeholders through exercising sound business judgement and clear decision-making.

• Ensures all business activities are executed in line with company policies, procedures, and global and local guidelines.

• Ensure all behaviours and activities are in accordance with Medicines Australia Code of Conduct.

Strategic stakeholder engagement:

• Identify (and review/revise) key clinical influencers in the therapeutic area

• Establish and grow impactful relationships, maintaining a focus on key internal stakeholders and key opinion leaders locally and nationally.

• Communicate effectively and influence a diverse range of stakeholders, both internally and externally.

What you will bring to the role

You will be an experienced medical scientist, ideally within the research-based biopharmaceutical industry from a company with a specialised therapeutic portfolio, who thrives in an environment that encourages empowerment and accountability. You will be a self-driven collaborator, with an innate curiosity and deep motivation to achieve.

• Experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry (>3years).

• Relevant Therapeutic experience preferred.

• Functional experience in field medical affairs is essential.

• Strong scientific background, including an advanced degree in Science, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing or equivalent.

• Aptitude to understand complex scientific issues, identify key clinical implications, and communicate salient points to varying audiences required.

• Capacity to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritise workload required.

• Ability to work with a high level of autonomy and independence required.

• Adherence to all regulatory, legal, and business conduct requirements required.

• Capacity to travel locally, nationally, and internationally when required (approximately 80% in field).

Gilead Leadership Commitments

You will be a role model of the Gilead Leadership Commitments, which are five principles that articulate clear expectations for behaviours and mindsets of all Gilead employees. The Leadership Commitments include I Am Bold, I Care, I Listen, I Trust, and I Own .

(Link to further Leadership Commitment definitions)

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)

Commitment To Diversity and Inclusion

We want all our employees to embrace and leverage each other’s talents and diverse perspectives, foster a sense of belonging, achieve their full career potential, and contribute to the team’s success. This is demonstrated through our Silver Status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, colour, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws.

As a company committed to reconciliation, we welcome and encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please log onto your Internal Career Site 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.