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Gilead Sciences

Associate Director, Marketing Sciences

Gilead Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States

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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 fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. As an Associate Director, Data Science, you will proactively bring innovative data science techniques and insights to business to drive/support strategic business decisions. You would be responsible for standing up the capability of integrated HCP, patient journey and predictive sciences at scale for commercial market. The person will work closely with integrated insights, commercial ops, patient engagement and omni channel analytics leads. Hands on functional expertise, highly collaborative mindset and leadership skillsets required. This role will report to Sr. Director, Marketing Sciences and is office based/hybrid located in either Foster City, CA or Parsippany, NJ. Responsibilities

Be a partner in driving the industrialization of predictive sciences to help understand the patient journey and triggers robustly for markets. Understand Gilead\'s commercial business objectives, develop and deploy scalable data science products and insights to influence decisions in marketing, sales, medical and etc. Lead data science projects end to end including converting unstructured business questions into data science solutions, provide guidance to offshore, be a hands-on leader who can code and debug, and communicate with stakeholders. Foster a culture of measurement and impact and incorporate feedback to continuously improve data science models. Bring thought leadership and thorough understanding of statistics, primarily predictive algorithms and methodologies, to construct robust propensity models for impactful commercial use. Create data science products that can be refreshed, reproduced and replicated. Work with other Data Scientists and Analysts to define retraining schedules and measure propensity models for impact. Partner with global teams to cross-pollinate ideas and replicate successful models from other countries and vice versa. Excellent communication and ability to abstract backend complexity where it is not needed. Qualifications

Basic Qualifications Bachelor\'s Degree and Ten Years\' Experience, Masters\'s Degree and Eight Years\' Experience or PhD and Five Years\' Experience Strong working knowledge of machine learning algorithms, including regression, clustering, neural networks, Bayesian models, RNN, CNN, Tree-based algorithms (RF, XGB, LightGBM), SMOTE and etc. Experience in building, implementing and using AI-based solutions with proven business impact Strong leadership that is able to manage initiatives from beginning to end himself/herself Effective written and verbal communication skills Preferred Experience Experience in implementing, optimizing and using AI-based solutions to establish proven business impact Experience working with standard pharma and consumer data types and sources such as patient claims, Xponent, Plantrak, sales, activity Expertise in commonly used pharma datasets such as IQVIA, Symphony, Komodo claims, Optum, Definitive health, Health Verity, EMR/HER Expertise in Python including commonly used data science libraries such as numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, seaborn, networkx, etc. Expertise in data science techniques such ANCOVA, Bayesian Statistics, Econometric modeling, Neural Networks/Logistic, etc. Understanding of cloud-based technologies and tools such as Databricks, S3, etc. Demonstrated product mindset Familiarity with product management principles Effective written and verbal communication skills Strong team player. Inclusive, objective, cross-functional, team member with a positive and solution-oriented mindset Understanding of emerging data science capabilities and potential application in pharma/health care Thorough understanding of datasets including their strengths and limitations such as capture rate, projections and acceptable error ranges for different therapeutic spaces Masters degree in a quantitative field with at least 8 years of relevant data science/analytics experience OR Undergraduate degree in a quantitative field with at least 10 years of relevant data science/analytics experience People Leader Accountabilities

Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams. Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. Compensation and Benefits

The Salary Range For This Position Is Bay Area: $195,670.00 - $253,220.00. Other US Locations: $177,905.00 - $230,230.00. Gilead 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. 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 Equal Opportunity and Notice

Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, 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. Reasonable accommodations for applicants may be requested via ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.com. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster. Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team. Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion. Additional Information for Internal Applicants

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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