Director, US Medical Affairs Agile Innovation

Gilead Sciences; Lake Hiawatha (NJ); On-site; USD 221,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company is seeking a Director for US Medical Affairs Agile Innovation. This strategic role focuses on enhancing scientific engagement and implementing innovative solutions in a complex healthcare environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in healthcare consulting and a strong understanding of U.S. healthcare dynamics. Join a team committed to transforming medical affairs and driving impactful change.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Stock-based long-term incentives

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in healthcare or life sciences.
• Experience in digital transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead implementation of multi-channel strategies.
• Innovate advisory boards and peer-to-peer education formats.
• Support development of Medical Affairs innovation roadmap.

Skills

Curiosity and Innovative Thinking

Strategic Agility

Change Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

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Job Description

Position Summary:

The Director of US Medical Affairs Agile Innovation is a strategic leader responsible for agile acceleration of innovation across the US Medical Affairs function by deploying transformative capabilities in reimagining scientific engagement, digital engagement, real-world insight generation, and data-driven decision making. This role is ideal for someone with business consulting experience in healthcare or life sciences who can bring fresh thinking, drive cross-functional change, and reimagine how Medical Affairs can deliver greater impact and agility in a complex US healthcare environment.

This role is based either in our Foster City CA office or our Parsippany NJ office.

Key Responsibilities

Design and lead implementation of modern, multi-channel strategies to enhance scientific engagement with US healthcare professionals. Partner with Field Medical, Scientific Communications, and Digital teams to implement customizable tools and platforms that improve reach and relevance. Use analytics, behavioral insights, and digital listening to personalize engagement and content delivery.

Work with cross functional stakeholders to innovate advisory boards, congresses, and peer-to-peer education formats with hybrid, virtual, and interactive approaches. Initiate projects that modernize Medical Affairs through digital platforms, real-world evidence tools, AI/ML applications, and automation.

Translate external innovation trends into scalable internal solutions, leveraging partnerships with vendors, startups, or tech partners. Pilot new ideas using agile frameworks and rapidly iterate based on feedback and impact.

Support the development of a Medical Affairs innovation roadmap aligned with U.S. business objectives. Drive adoption of real-world data tools and internal knowledge platforms to improve strategic planning.

Have oversight of innovative integration of qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources (field insights, HCP feedback, scientific trends) into actionable differentiated strategies for US Medical Affairs.

Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, influencing leaders and facilitating alignment on innovation priorities. Foster a culture of experimentation, agility, and customer-centric design within the Medical Affairs organization.

Minimum Required Education And Years Of Experience

Bachelor's Degree and Twelve Years’ Experience

OR

Masters' Degree and Ten Years’ Experience

OR

PhD and Eight Years’ Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in life sciences, healthcare, business, or a related field. (MBA or relevant graduate degree a plus.)
• 5+ years of experience in healthcare or life sciences business consulting, innovation roles, 2+ in pharma or biotech industry.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional innovation or digital transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of U.S. healthcare dynamics, stakeholder needs (especially HCPs), and data-driven strategies.
• Experience working with or advising Medical Affairs, Commercial, or R&D teams in pharmaceutical, biotech, or health tech sectors.
• Comfortable navigating complex organizations and regulatory environments, even without prior direct Medical Affairs experience.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Curiosity and Innovative Thinking: Ability to think approach topics and problems with a fresh perspective and create original effective solutions that go beyond traditional methods.
• Future Focused: Anticipating needs and trends before they fully emerge
• Strategic Agility: Able to synthesize business goals, user needs, and emerging trends into actionable innovation strategies.
• Consulting Mindset: Structured problem-solving, simplification, clear communication, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Tech & Data Fluency: Understands how digital tools and data platforms can transform future medical affairs landscape.
• Change Leadership: Inspires collaboration, drives alignment, and leads with influence, not authority.
• Execution-Oriented: Delivers with urgency, prioritizes what matters, and measures impact.
  
  

Why This Role Matters: Medical Affairs is transforming into a strategic driver of innovation and real-world value. In this role, you’ll help reimagine how we engage healthcare professionals, generate insights, and deliver science — bringing new thinking from consulting and healthcare innovation into a function ready to lead change.

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 the 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 Foster City, CA salary range is: $243,100 - $314,600

The Parsippany, NJ salary range is: $221,000 - $286,000

The salary range for this position is: $243,100.00 - $314,600.00. 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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Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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• Industries

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