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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. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Senior Manager, Data & AI Lead – Medical Affairs and Clinical Development

As part of the enterprise AI strategy, the Senior Manager, Data & AI Lead for Medical affairs and Clinical Development drives strategy, planning, and end-to-end delivery of AI/ML solutions supporting medical affairs, clinical operations, safety, quality and regulatory domains.

This role extends beyond technical delivery to include portfolio leadership, stakeholder engagement, and value realization, ensuring scalable, high-quality AI solutions are delivered from concept through scaled adoption across Medical affairs and Clinical Development.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Medical Affairs Clinical Development Data & AI roadmap aligned to enterprise AI strategy

• Own end-to-end delivery including timeline and technical quality of Medical Affairs and Clinical Development AI use case solutions from ideation through production

• Apply product-centric approach with clear ownership, roadmaps, and user adoption metrics

• Manage Agile delivery including sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and releases

• Ensure delivery of scalable and robust solutions

• Manage sprint planning, backlog prioritization and release schedules, extending into continuous improvement as both needs and the solution landscape evolves

• Lead hybrid technical delivery teams, drawing on technical experts within and beyond the team

• Ensure delivery of scalable and robust solutions

• Shape technical standards for medical affairs and clinical data models, storage and automation workflows; Define and enforce standards for AI/ML models and data pipelines

• Implement master data management (MDM) solution using Informatica

• Ensure delivery of scalable and robust solutions

• Maintain technical documentation and runbooks for Medical Affairs, Clinical Development data pipelines and agents; Serve as escalation point for technical risks and delivery blockers

• Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and regulatory requirements (GxP)

• Facilitate technical problem solving across clinical development domains

• Ensure integration with enterprise data platforms and reusable components

• Monitor product performance & drive continuous improvement towards quantifiable targets; Track delivery, performance, and adoption metrics

• Ensure integration with enterprise data platforms and reusable components

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years or Master’s with 6+ years relevant experience

• Ensure integration with enterprise data platforms and reusable components

• Experience leading AI/ML delivery programs in Agile environments

• Hands-on experience in data engineering, data science, or architecture

• Hands-on experience in data engineering, data science, or architecture

• Experience in clinical development (trial ops, clinical data management, safety) preferred

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Product-centric mindset with focus on value realization

Optional Differentiators

• Experience in clinical AI/ML use cases

• Experience of MDM

• Experience in GxP regulated environments

• Exposure to generative AI applications

• Familiarity with medical affairs and clinical systems such as Veeva, CRM and regulatory platforms

 

The salary range for this position is: $146,200.00 - $189,200.00. 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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