Director, Predictive Science & Patient Analytics- Virology

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Job Description
Job Description

Director, Data Science, Patient Analytics and Predictive Sciences - Virology

This role can be located in Morris Plains, NJ or Foster City, CA.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis, and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California

As Director, Data Science, Patient Analytics and Predictive Sciences - Virology, you would report to the VP, Global Data Insights and Analytics. Based in NJ / CA, you would hold responsibility for standing up the capability of integrated HCP, patient journey and predictive sciences at scale. The role will work very closely with integrated insights leads, head of commercial ops for the regions, patient engagement and omni channel analytics lead to act as an analytical powerhouse. Hands on functional expertise and highly collaborative mindset and value based work ethic.

Responsibilities:

• Drives the industrialization of predictive sciences to help understand the patient journey and triggers robustly for both US and Ex-US
• Thorough understanding of statistics and predictive methodologies to construct a robust propensity models for impact full commercial use cases
• Partner with the data office to stich the data for a broad use case and be able to refresh and measure propensity models for impact
• Create advanced visualization to mystify complexity and be able to create excitement in the enterprise to granular insights
• Industry leader and expertise in working on IQVIA and Symphony Claims, Komodo claims, Optum, Definitive health, Health Verity, EMR data
• Solid understanding of Ex-US data limitations and creativity to make applied data science models with limited data
• Foster a culture of measurement and impact and incorporate feedback into model to continuously improve precision
• Thorough understanding of capture rate, projections and acceptable error ranges for different therapeutic spaces
• Excellent communication and ability to hide the complexity of data science into key insights

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 Background:

• Data savvy. Understands RWE and patient level data usage, as well as all standard Commercial data types and sources
• Experience in building, implementing and using AI-based algorithms to advance our efforts in customer engagement.
• Builds practical AI-based solution with proven business impact.
• Experience working and collaborating with sophisticated health systems.
• Deeply understands and has experience using AI and machine learning to drive Next Best Action efforts between marketing and sales
• Strong internal A&I network credibility within industry, and the ability to influence and align without direct reporting authority.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong teaming skills - both in team leadership and being an inclusive and objective, cross-functional, team member and teammate.
• Masters in quantitative field or PhD preferred
• Understanding of emerging capabilities in natural language processing, unstructured data, etc. and potential application in pharma/health care

Competencies:

Results orientation. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. They will have a strong drive to meet and exceed goals, even under adverse circumstances, and is willing to take ownership of problems and make decisions in order to move forward. The candidate will be adept at clearly defining objectives and priorities and establishing appropriate milestones through a strong understanding of the market and innovative approaches. They will assign accountability and incorporate disciplined processes to ensure success and nimbly handle 'derailments' with contingency plans and coordination.

Team leadership. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to build, develop, and motivate a team as evidenced by effective hiring, coaching, and mentoring of direct reports. Additionally, this individual will have a track record of successfully leveraging diversity of thought to achieve the highest level of results. The ideal candidate will develop an inclusive culture comfortable with challenging current market paradigms to achieve and exceed goals. They will also have constructed an appropriate succession plan and process.

Strategic Orientation . The successful candidate will be able to articulate evolving priorities for the business, identify market opportunities and adapt short-term plans. This includes the ability to strategically assess customer needs and build/execute specific, segmented strategies to win business across a diverse set of customers. The successful candidate will have passion for, and success in, developing commercial strategies that have measurable business impact.

Collaboration and Influence. The qualified candidate must be able to influence without ownership, which they will do by demonstrating competence and confidence, being personally accessible and likable, being a good listener, use fact-based persuasion, passion, and persistence as appropriate to the audience and issue at stake. Gaining the support and involvement of key internal constituencies will be critical to success, as will influencing those important constituencies external to the company. The successful candidate must therefore have excellent skills at influencing outcomes and shaping and catalyzing dialogue across and outside the organization. Credibility and integrity are critical attributes to effectively command the respect and trust of key individuals
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Summary

• Location: United States - New Jersey - Morris Plains; United States - California - Foster City
• Type: Full time