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Job Description
Responsibilities:
Working with the Head of Publications, this role will be responsible for optimizing ways of working between Global Publications and cross-functional stakeholders both within the Company and with external collaboration partners, ensuring adherence to best scientific practices rooted in industry guidance, legal and ethical obligations, as well as Company policies
May partner with Leads to manage working groups for key Company collaborations, including leading meetings, maintaining the governance charter, driving alignment, decisions, and actions, in addition to escalating risks as appropriate
Provide close oversight of department budget in financial management systems to ensure best practices, transparency, and compliance and enable appropriate spending of budget to address highest priority areas
Responsible for the interface between vendor partners and internal Company processes to optimize strategic partnerships, including obtaining and maintaining vendor partner budget estimates, contracts, SOWs, POs, and invoice approvals, as well as onboarding of new partners
Responsible for continuous assessment of resources, proactively partners with Leads to implement necessary mitigation
Partner with cross-functional teams including Clinical Development, Medical Strategy, Evidence Generation Groups, Scientific Communication, and Medical Education to coordinate and execute annual Integrated Medical Communications planning and budgeting activities. Ensuring planning activities is optimized with Evidence Generation activities, given the inherent co-dependencies therein
Responsible for developing metrics for medical strategy and communications activities to help guide optimal future investment and focus
Ensure that all of Kite’s publication and external scientific communications-related activities are conducted according to Kite’s standards, SOPs, applicable working instructions, and, industry standards, including implementation and education on these policies as necessary
Ensure high scientific quality, alignment with medical strategy and adherence to compliance/legal requirements including Gilead Publication Policy, ICMJE, GPP, and other industry publication guidelines
Ensure that vendors are properly trained to and comply with Kite’s standards, on SOPs, company systems and tools while managing all vendor partners to execute the tactical plan effectively and efficiently for their assigned projects
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and Ten Years’ Experience
OR
Masters' Degree and Eight Years’ Experience
OR
PhD and Two Years’ Experience
Preferred Qualifications:
A higher education degree (M.D., Pharm.D., Ph.D.), or master’s degree in biomedical discipline or equivalent with demonstrated experience in publication or scientific communication management
8-10+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, at least half of which is in Medical Affairs
5-8+ years’ experience in medical publications/communications, or other related areas within the biopharmaceutical industry, preferably within a matrix structure, in Medical Affairs or Clinical Development (e.g. clinical scientist, medical information, medical communications, medical information, publications).
Experience and proven ability to build effective working relationships in a highly-matrixed, rapidly-changing environment
Experience working with external collaborations partners, including demonstrated success in leading across teams
Experience in finance and budget management
Excellent organizational, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
Strong knowledge in publications/scientific communications, including good publication practices and industry guidance, including GPP3, ICMJA, PhRMA, and other guidance related to scientific data communication and transparency.
Solutions-oriented, proven experience with managing timelines, identifying resource needs and constraints, leading cross-functional workstreams
Experience and knowledge of publication or medical communication review management software/systems
Ability to foster diversity of opinion and an environment of open communication and trust
Demonstrated ability in coordinating and implementing simultaneous projects within a complex global matrix and align region and country-specific priorities into a unified approach that meets multiple stakeholder needs
Proactive, enterprise thinker with multicultural outlook, and the ability to work effectively in a geographically and functionally diverse organization.
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.
Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com. Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma.
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