• Job Description

  Req#: R0034987

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  At Gilead we believe every employee deserves a great leader. As a people leader now or in the future, we expect that you will model and create an environment of inclusion, be intentionally focused on the hiring, development, growth and retention of talent, and empower teams to align and achieve goals.

  
  Job Description

  Overview and key accountabilities

  This role will serve as a key support to the French Medical Affairs affiliate team and be immersed in strategic and operational analysis as well as take a lead role in driving large projects within Medical Department, giving deep insight and access to the organizational strategy and direction in partnership with other key cross-functional stakeholders.

  Medical Operations Director France reports to Country Medical Director France and is a member of French Medical Leadership Team beside Therapeutic Area (TA) Medical Directors.

  Key accountabilities include:

  • Coordination of all cross-TA activities among French Medical Affairs Department

  • Improvement of Medical Affairs Department operational excellence

  • Improvement of Medical Affairs team competencies

  Specific Responsibilities

  Coordination of all cross-TA activities among French Medical Affairs Department

  • Organize All Medical and Medical Leadership Team meetings

  • Contribute to establish annual Medical Department goals and their regular follow up

  • Coordinate cross-TA activities: calendar of events, org chart, budget follow up, Medical POA follow up

  • Promote best practice sharing between TAs

  • Create Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) dashboard for Medical Department and communicate them across Medical and cross functionally

  • Coordinate Patient Engagement at affiliate level in a cross-functional manner

  • Represents French Country Medical Director in certain cross-functional meetings at affiliate and global level, including Quality Committee lead by Regulatory Affairs, ComOps Committee lead by Commercial Operations

  Improvement of Medical Affairs Department operational excellence

  • Ensure that French Medical Affairs Department operates efficiently at a high level of quality by facilitating training and endorsement of new tools and procedures developed by Global/ACE Medical Operations or by external providers if needed

  • Ensure that French Medical Affairs Department adheres to standards and processes by facilitating training and establishing internal audits in coordination with Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Departments

  • Analyze industry best practice to improve Medical team excellence

  • Facilitate interactions of Medical team with Clinical Operations and Development teams

  • Facilitate collaboration of Medical team with HCPs on research (ISR, RFP….)

  • Coordinate digital excellence in Medical Affairs in coordination with Global/ACE Medical Operations and Commercial Operations

  Improvement of Medical Affairs team competencies

  • Oversee training plan for Medical Department

  • Harmonize onboarding plans for all new Medical team member

  • Develop trainings on soft skills dedicated to different jobs within Medical Affairs: TA leads, MS leads, MPMs, MSs, Administrative Assistants, including HP2020+ program

  • Leverage medical team competencies on digital tools and e-health

  Capabilities:

  Strong project management competencies
  Ability to initiate and lead departmental or interdepartmental strategic initiatives
  Must think critically and creatively and be able to work independently to determine appropriate resources for resolution of complex problems
  Manage external collaboration project and all associated interactions (e.g. meetings, communications etc.) with the partner agencies and ensure agencies deliver projects in accordance to agreed timelines, scope, budget and compliance
  Direct project communications to relevant team members and ensures that all stakeholders (internally and externally) are fully informed and knowledgeable of project activities and their status
  Implement best-in-class project management processes and tools/templates

  Manage cross-functional initiatives/projects to enable advancement of sciences and improve alignment and efficiency
  

  
  Knowledge:

  
  Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal communication skills, and ability to work with multifunctional teams
  Possess a strong ability to build trust, along with demonstrated ability to drive, lead and influence colleagues across the organization to achieve team, department and corporate goals
  Must be a team player, focusing on shared goals, being flexible and applying skills where required, respecting others, listening to others’ views and value others’ contribution, sharing information and good ideas across organizations and celebrating/recognizing accomplishments
  Ability to prioritize and execute tasks both as an individual contributor and in a team-based setting
  Ability to work on complex and multiple projects while exercising critical thinking with minimal supervision
  Demonstrates problem solving skills, demonstrates leadership skills, self-motivated and adaptable to a dynamic environment
  
  
  Requirements:

  
  Advanced life science degree: MD, PharmD or PhD

  Strong experience in Medical Affairs in different positions: field-based, office-based, management experience
  Project management experience

  English fluent

  Occasional travel to other company locations as requested.

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• About the company

  Gilead Sciences, Inc., is an American biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Foster City, California, that focuses on researching and developing antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and influenza, including Harvoni and Sovaldi.

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