Senior Director, US Medical Lead – Multiple MyelomaUnited States – Remote, United States - California - Santa Monica
Medical Affairs
Regular
Job DescriptionWe're here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We've made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet.
Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next.
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 Kite and help create more tomorrows.
Job DescriptionWe are looking for a Senior Director, US Medical Lead for Multiple Myeloma reporting to the VP and Head, US Medical Affairs. You will be responsible for driving the medical strategy, ensuring the clinical success, and engagement with key internal and external partners of CAR-T therapy products in the US market.
Job Responsibilities Medical Strategy Develops (with the team) medical strategies aligned with the overall objectives of the cellular therapy global and US strategy. This includes planning and overseeing the medical aspects of CAR-T therapy in the US.Provides strategic direction, vision, and represents the Med Affairs function on cross-functional teams.Scientific Leadership Represents the company to groups of experts including medical professionals at scientific meetings.Develops the US medical affairs plan for specific assets, including guiding plans with national cooperative groups to define data gaps and potential requirements.Supports the development of complex clinical data through clinical trials, real-world evidence generation, and investigator studies.Attends major conferences and helps coordinate medical affairs activities at conferences, may present to internal and external audiences.KOL / OL Engagement Regularly communicates with the external medical community to remain abreast of issues in the field and to provide medical support and direction to them.Cross Functional Collaboration Collaborates with project management, biostatistics, clinical and commercial teams in multiple areas including annual strategic and tactical planning, internal training initiatives, publication planning, speaker education programs, and conference preparation.Works closely with the US Vice President on early development of projects, providing independent thought and initiative in the further development of specific projects and ensuing presentations and reports.Responsible for the development and follow through of projects that will provide more extensive background, additional data, or answers to questions in response to issues that arise relative to commercial, scientific, or medical information needs.Manages projects to completion, anticipating obstacles and resolving them collaboratively.This is an important leadership position on the US Medical Affairs leadership team (individual contributor without direct reports), relying on strategic expertise to enable and work with the network amongst Kite professionals, including medical advisors, clinical scientists, and medical writers.Provides mentorship, guidance, and support to various members to enable their professional development.Basic Qualifications Doctorate and 10+ years of medical affairs, clinical or oncology experience
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Master's and 12+ years of medical affairs, clinical or oncology experience
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Bachelor's and 14+ years of medical affairs, clinical or oncology experience.
Preferred Qualifications MD, PhD or PharmD with significant clinical and research experience in key therapeutic areas.8+ years of industry experience, including recent experience within Oncology or Cell Therapy.12+ years of experience in a scientific setting and a cross-collaboration role.Demonstrated strategic and tactical planning and plan implementation skills, including organization, prioritization, and resource management.Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with excellent judgment, and ability to work in a team environment.Outstanding interpersonal skills and an ability to influence people who are not direct reports.Excellent presentation skills.Ability to travel to domestic and international conferences, which will include occasional weekend travel.The work you do at Kite will help change how cancer is treated and ensure patients and their families have more time together. Ready to create more tomorrows with us? Hit apply.
The salary range for this position is: $249,645.00 - $323,070.00. Kite considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and a benefits package, including company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
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