Principal Medical Key Account Lead, US Medical Affairs Patient Access, and Quality of Care (PAQ)

Employment Type: Full time Location: Northern CA, WA, and OR

Position Overview

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 fulfill their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Key Account Lead (MKAL) will be responsible for leading the medical interface among key HIV and oncology health systems, academic medical centers, GPOs, and Pathway accounts. This interface involves developing sustainable enterprise customer relationships and communicating comprehensive clinical, scientific, health economic and outcomes research (HEOR), including real world evidence and patient reported outcomes.

• This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining access to the key account stakeholders to facilitate the appropriate scientific interchange for all Gilead HIV and oncology innovations, including Gilead’s pipeline assets with priority placed upon launch products.
• Will be responsible for the development of strategic medical plans and tactics for their accounts, and implementation of customer-specific Real-World Evidence (RWE) data generation and will work closely with the PAQ strategy teams to interpret and disseminate data and information assessing and communicating the medical value of Gilead’s portfolio.
• Assigned to approximately 10-15 critical key accounts. These customers are primarily the largest US academic health and key health systems.
• The MKAL will work closely with the Commercial Oncology Key Account Directors and HIV Institutional Account Directors as it relates to external stakeholder needs and engagements.
• Will also work closely with Therapeutic Area Medical Science Liaisons, Clinical Development, Clinic Operations, and home office medical matrix teams to facilitate deep scientific product exchange.
• The Medical Key Account Lead will provide strong leadership in developing the medical strategy for their accounts as it relates to patient access, the evolving healthcare environment, and their customers.

Additional Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate approved clinical, scientific, and outcomes data, and accurately respond to customer questions during a scientific exchange. They must be knowledgeable about the full data/information available.
• The audience for these interactions at the assigned key accounts are usually access and policy decision-makers, department heads and chairs, executive medical and institutional stakeholders, scientific advisors, healthcare policymakers, nationally recognized health economists, and population health experts.
• Interactions with these stakeholders will take place in accordance with Company Policies, applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
• Gain insights into (1) formulary, policy, and reimbursement strategies (2) outcomes and real-world evidence

Company Information

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.