Associate Director, Medical Insights Capability Lead

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.

Job Description

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.

The Associate Director, Medical Insights Capability Lead is responsible for leading the design, scale‑up, and continuous evolution of Medical Insights capabilities across Global Medical Affairs. This role owns enterprise insight processes, standards, frameworks, tools, and enablement to ensure insights are high‑quality, decision‑ready, and impactful.

The role serves as a transformation and product leader, translating Medical Affairs needs into clear requirements, roadmaps, and adoption strategies, while driving change management and continued innovation in how insights are generated and used.

Key Responsibilities

Medical Insights Process and Scale‑Up

• Define and maintain enterprise medical insight quality standards, including what constitutes a high‑value, actionable medical insight.

• Ensure insights are consistently linked to scientific strategy, evidence gaps, and medical objectives.

• Scale standardized Medical Insights processes and ways of working across Global Medical Affairs.

Frameworks, Methods & Governance

• Design and operationalize standardized frameworks and tools for insight capture, synthesis, management, prioritization, and escalation.

• Establish governance models to ensure insight consistency, traceability, and compliance across sources and systems.

• Lead continuous improvement of insight methodologies, incorporating advanced analytics, AI‑enabled approaches, and emerging best practices.

Product Requirements & Roadmap

• Serve as product owner for Medical Insights capabilities.

• Translate stakeholder needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and prioritized backlogs.

• Own and maintain a capability roadmap, balancing near‑term enhancements with longer‑term transformation and innovation.

• Partner with Digital, Analytics, IT, and external vendors to deliver scalable, fit‑for‑purpose solutions.

Enablement & Adoption

• Drive adoption of insight tools and ways of working through structured change management and stakeholder engagement.

• Design and execute a global enablement strategy, including playbooks, training, and role‑based guidance.

• Build and sustain a network of insight champions and super‑users across regions and therapeutic areas.

Measurement & Impact

• Define and track KPIs for insight quality, timeliness, adoption, and impact.

• Establish feedback loops to demonstrate how insights inform decisions, shape strategy, and influence scientific engagement.

• Regularly communicate insight capability performance and maturity to senior Medical Affairs leadership.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• In partnership with SMEs, identify, pilot, and scale new approaches to Medical Insights, including AI‑enabled insight acceleration, automation, and advanced analytics.

• Monitor external best practices and emerging technologies to inform ongoing capability evolution.

• Ensure innovation efforts deliver measurable improvements in insight quality, efficiency, or impact.

Required Qualifications

• BS/BA degree with 10+ years of experience or MS/MA degree with 8+ years of experience or PhD/PharmD with 5+ years of experience or MD with 2 years of experience

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise capability development or transformation.

• Experience owning product requirements, roadmaps, and cross‑functional delivery.

• Strong understanding of Medical Affairs operations and scientific exchange.

• Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred (PharmD, MD, PhD, MS, MPH, or equivalent).

• 8+ years experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Insights, Medical Analytics, Digital, or related biopharma functions.

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 salary range for this position is:

Bay Area: $195,670.00 - $253,220.00.

Other US Locations: $177,905.00 - $230,230.00.

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*.

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* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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