**For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:** Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job. 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. **Job Description** Position Description: The Senior Director, Head of Clinical Development Japan provides leadership for development program strategies, clinical studies, and enterprise level business strategy. You will provide clinical study and launch leadership and work closely with cross-functional groups that include Clinical Development, Research, Translational Sciences, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Patient Safety, Medical Affairs, and Commercial. You will work with the Global function to collaborate and pull through global strategies and relevant input from the Japan market. You will have direct leadership of the Japan Development Team for Kite, as well as lead a cross-functional team accountable for all development activities and deliverables across Kite Japan, such as Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Quality, Safety, and Biometrics. This role was established to lead the development team in Japan and enhance cross-functional collaboration across all development functions in the country. This position will play a pivotal role should Kite clinical trial conduct expand to other regions in Asia and will support trial execution and/or oversight from Japan. This individual is a member of the Global Kite Development leadership team, reporting to the SVP of Kite Development. This role is recognized across Kite globally as a key resource within Development in Japan. Knowledge, Experience & Skills: + Lead the Japan Development Leadership Team, which includes representatives from Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Patient Safety, R&D Quality and Project Management, to maximize cross-functional alignment and collaboration across Development + Lead the development team, which will own the development and execution of clinical and regulatory strategies for high-priority development programs for the Japanese market + To meet project deliverables and timelines, provide high-level and complex scientific and clinical guidance to Clinical Trials Management, Biometrics, Drug Safety, Regulatory and Project Management staff + Lead a team of medical directors, clinical scientists, medical writers, etc. in the writing of protocols, investigator brochures, clinical study reports and review clinical trial documents + Serve as the primary point of contact for the program with the medical community in Japan and build effective relationships with KOLs + Provide strategic support and work closely with Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), participation and insight in MSL activities, such as KOL interactions + Provides strategic input into Development activities in Japan and brings together Japan's Development functions so that cross-functional perspectives are represented and aligned. This includes tracking progress and working collaboratively to solve problems in development projects in Japan + Serves as a point of contact for global leaders on development matters in the Asia region and represents the local voice on local strategic priorities + Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with stakeholders across Kite and Gilead and at the local level to ensure the success of development projects + Works closely with other function leaders across Kite and Gilead to foster a diverse and inclusive organizational culture and create career development opportunities for those in the development organization + Has a dotted-line managerial relationship with local development functional heads and provides input to global managers of these functions regarding performance and career development. Solid line managerial oversight of these functional heads is the accountability of respective global functional leaders **REQUIREMENTS:** We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. Please see the following for the qualifications and skills required for this role. Basic Qualifications: + MD, PharmD, or PhD with 10+ years of clinical drug development experience in the biopharma industry, healthcare, consulting, academia or a related environment Preferred Qualifications: + Regarded as a thought leader in drug development in Japan + 10+ years of direct line management experience + Has a thorough understanding of Japanese pharmaceutical regulatory requirements and impact on development and execution of clinical trials + Knowledge of clinical trial conduct in the Asia region (highly desirable) and proven track record developing collaborative local, regional, and global cross-functional relationships + Dotted line management experience is also preferred + Innate flexibility to work in a rapidly growing matrixed environment + Strong leadership skills with an ability to set a vision, lead change, and influence others + Strategic thinker who can formulate, develop and execute clinical strategies + Extensive experience interacting with and presenting to executives and managing budgets and other resources is strongly preferred + Demonstrated ability to align with other leaders and garner their commitment and engagement to cross-functional strategies, plans, and strategic objectives + Strong communication and organizational skills. Fluent in English + Ability to travel when needed **Equal Opportunities** As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable laws. It is also Gilead’s policy to comply with all applicable laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. **――――――――――――――** If this is not the right move for you now but remain interested in a career at Gilead Sciences please connect with us via our talent community: https://gilead.avature.net/Gilead **About Gilead:** Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical 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. **For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:** Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job. Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.