Director, Scientific Communications

Responsibilities

• Define, own, and proactively refresh an integrated publication strategy across assets, disease areas, and lifecycle stages, balancing launch, lifecycle-management, and pipeline priorities.
• Own the scientific platform and ensure consistent, differentiated narratives across publications, congress disclosures, and related deliverables.
• Integrate asset positioning, evidence assessment, external insights, and the evolving treatment landscape into publication strategy.
• Identify evidence and communication gaps and partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Strategy, and other functions to address them.
• Lead portfolio strategy and sequencing for high-impact clinical, real-world, translational, and other scientific publications and data disclosures.
• Determine the recommended congress, encore, and downstream externalization approach across the portfolio, anticipating scientific, operational, and compliance risks and dependencies.
• Prioritize publication investment and vendor capacity across competing needs and make cross-asset trade-off recommendations when timing, positioning, budget, or resources conflict.
• Decide which activities should be initiated, accelerated, combined, deferred, or discontinued within the approved strategy and budget, escalating only matters requiring governance approval.
• Bring governance-ready recommendations that clearly explain the scientific rationale, options, implications, and risks.
• Serve as the principal Publications adviser across Programme Teams, Global Brand Teams, evidence-generation forums, and senior governance bodies.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience with BS/BA
• 10+ years of experience with MS/MA
• 8+ years of experience with PhD/PharmD

Preferred

• 8+ years of scientific or medical publications experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, including significant hematology/oncology and/or cell therapy experience.
• Demonstrated ability to set publication priorities, resolve complex planning issues, and make sound recommendations with incomplete or evolving data.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior stakeholders and external experts, facilitate discussion, and resolve differences without direct authority.
• Strong working knowledge of Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Legal, Intellectual Property, and other functions affected by Publications.
• Strong commitment to publication ethics and knowledge of relevant guidelines, laws, industry standards, and corporate policies, including GPP and ICMJE principles.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to operate independently in a complex matrixed environment.
• Ability to travel up to 15%, including weekends.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is:
• Other US Locations: $221,000.00 - $286,000.00.
• Bay Area: $243,100.00 - $314,600.00.
• Kite 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.