Senior Director, IBD Clinical Development

Regulatory Jobs; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 302,000 - 391,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilead Sciences Inc. in Foster City, CA, is seeking a Senior Director, Clinical Development (MD) to shape clinical development strategies across inflammatory diseases and lead physician-driven programs in IBD. This on-site role requires local residency or relocation.

You will define the clinical vision, guide strategy from early development through regulatory engagement, lead global teams, ensure patient safety, data integrity, and high-quality regulatory submissions across multiple phases.

Qualifications

• MD with 10+ years in clinical, scientific and/or drug development, including leadership in Phase 2 and contribution to Phase 3 programs.
• Extensive experience leading global Phase 3 development programs and regulatory interactions.
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams and align stakeholders across functions.
• Excellent communication skills for scientific leadership, publications and regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities

• Define clinical development strategies and plans for IBD assets; provide physician leadership across programs.
• Lead protocol design, study conduct, medical monitoring, data interpretation and reporting.
• Direct the clinical development content of regulatory submissions and regulatory interactions.
• Advance scientific communications, publications and congress presentations; ensure compliance with GCP and regulatory standards.
• Lead and influence global, cross-functional development teams and external partnerships.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Strategic thinking

Regulatory strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MD

Job description

Gilead Sciences Inc. in Foster City, CA, is seeking a Senior Director, Clinical Development (MD) to shape clinical development strategies across inflammatory diseases and lead physician-driven programs in IBD. This on-site role requires local residency or relocation.

You will define the clinical vision, guide strategy from early development through regulatory engagement, lead global teams, ensure patient safety, data integrity, and high-quality regulatory submissions across multiple phases.