Associate Director, Information Scientist, Medical Affairs (Remote)

Associate Director, Information Scientist, Medical Affairs (Remote)
United States - RemoteUnited States - California - Foster City

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based bio-pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead's therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer and inflammation, and serious respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

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Inclusion is one of the company's five core values. That's because we know that we are stronger and more innovative at Gilead when we are informed by a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences and points of view. Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide.

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Gilead Sciences is continuing to hire for all open roles. Our interview process may be conducted virtually and some roles will be asked to temporarily work from home. Over the coming weeks and months, we will be implementing a phased approach to bringing employees back to site to ensure the health and safety of our teams.

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Job Description
Associate Director, Information Scientist, Library & Information Services

**Based in Foster City CA, Morris Plains NJ, or Remote

Job Responsibilities

The Associate Director, L&IS, is responsible for leading and cultivating partnerships across the organization to optimize collaboration for information exchange, curation, and analysis across Gilead Therapeutic Areas.

Routine responsibilities will include:

• Integrating, enriching, analyzing, visualizing internal and external data through the application of semantic technologies, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML) or Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Leading the execution of advanced technical searches by identifying, analyzing, synthesizing, and delivering publishing literature and data to Medical Affairs, R&D, Clinical, Corporate Strategy or Commercial functions
• Demonstrating and applying subject matter expertise in products, diseases, or competitor knowledge for assigned therapeutic area(s) (TAs) or functional group
• Serving as mentor to other L&IS team members to enhance their online searching skills
• Developing strategic priorities and tactics to support departmental initiatives, client engagement, and outreach
• Cultivating partnerships across organization in the identification of information needs and discovering potential synergies
• Assessing and aligning corporate external content offerings
• Leading the development or update of L&IS-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Managing content suppliers
• Conducting specialized training related to L&IS resources
• Managing employees or contingent workers
• Regional roles may cover multiple TAs and manage content suppliers for local language regions

Knowledge & Skills

• Expert-level knowledge of licensed databases and systems is required such as Cortellis CI, Pharmaprojects, Cortellis DDI, Embase, Medline, BizInt, I2E
• Comprehensive knowledge of therapeutic areas in which Gilead is operating
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining good working relationships with internal departments and external contacts
• Strong attention to detail, excellent project management and problem-solving skills
• Able to work under limited direction
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Must be both a generalist online searcher with excellent skills in searching diverse subject areas including medicine, biology, basic chemistry, and business as well as specialized expertise for the therapeutic areas, departments or functions supported.

Education and Experience

• 10+ years with BA/BS
• 8+ years with MA/MS
• Advanced scientific degree (MLS, MLIS, MS, Pharmacy, Ph.D.)
• Experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or information management industry required.

For Colorado Job Applicants: The salary range for this position is:
$143,600.00 - $215,400.00
Gilead considers a range of factors, including background and experience, when determining base compensation. These considerations means actual compensation will vary.
Position is also eligible for bonus and benefits. For more information, visit https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

For jobs in the United States:
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Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications and advice from internal and external experts, Gilead has made the decision to require all U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong employees and contractors to receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. "Full vaccination" is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.

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