Associate Director, HIV Prevention Community Engagement & Advocacy, U.S. Public Affairs
Gilead Sciences
June 24, 2026
Remote friendly (San Francisco Bay Area)
United States
Patient Advocacy
Key Areas Of Responsibility Include:
- Lead U.S. HIV prevention advocacy strategy aligned with Public Affairs, HIV Franchise, and enterprise priorities, including Commercial and Medical Affairs launch planning.
- Serve as trusted external-facing leader to HIV advocacy and community organizations; act as primary company liaison.
- Gather community insights (unmet needs, policy priorities, access barriers) and translate into actionable internal strategies with timely feedback to stakeholders.
- Represent community perspectives across discovery, development, and delivery to enable patient- and community-informed decision-making.
- Drive cross-functional alignment (Public Affairs, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, Government Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, Ethics & Compliance).
- Lead stakeholder mapping and strategic engagement planning; deepen partnerships with advocacy/community organizations.
- Build/activate coalitions advancing health equity, screening and linkage to care, and addressing stigma/disparities.
- Plan/execute structured engagement forums (advisory boards, roundtables).
- Oversee advocacy engagement execution (events, sponsorships, campaigns, community-led initiatives).
- Partner with Communications teams to develop coordinated external strategies.
- Monitor policy/advocacy landscape and emerging community trends.
- Build internal systems to track engagements and capture insights.
- Manage budgets/sponsorships/partners in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Champion inclusive, community-led approaches; drive engagement innovation (digital/AI-enabled tools).
Qualifications:
- 10+ years relevant experience in HIV community engagement/advocacy/public affairs (or 8+ years with a master’s) + bachelor’s/education as stated.
- Deep understanding of U.S. healthcare, policy, market access, and HIV prevention/health equity.
- Proven relationship-building with HIV advocacy/community stakeholders.
- Ability to operate in a highly matrixed organization; influence Legal/Regulatory/Ethics & Compliance, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Government Affairs.
- Strong issues management/reputation/stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strategic, execution-focused; translates insights into advocacy strategies and impact.
- Experience using qualitative/quantitative community insights.
- Excellent verbal/written/interpersonal communication; can brief diverse audiences and executives.
- Project management/organizational skills; manage priorities and external partners.
- Strong knowledge of compliance/regulatory considerations for external engagement.
- Commitment to health equity and inclusive engagement; advances initiatives addressing disparities.
- Familiarity with digital/emerging tools; ~30% travel as needed.
- Strong preference for U.S. HIV experience.
Application instructions:
- For current employees/contractors: Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
- Lead U.S. HIV prevention advocacy strategy aligned with Public Affairs, HIV Franchise, and enterprise priorities, including Commercial and Medical Affairs launch planning.
- Serve as trusted external-facing leader to HIV advocacy and community organizations; act as primary company liaison.
- Gather community insights (unmet needs, policy priorities, access barriers) and translate into actionable internal strategies with timely feedback to stakeholders.
- Represent community perspectives across discovery, development, and delivery to enable patient- and community-informed decision-making.
- Drive cross-functional alignment (Public Affairs, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, Government Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, Ethics & Compliance).
- Lead stakeholder mapping and strategic engagement planning; deepen partnerships with advocacy/community organizations.
- Build/activate coalitions advancing health equity, screening and linkage to care, and addressing stigma/disparities.
- Plan/execute structured engagement forums (advisory boards, roundtables).
- Oversee advocacy engagement execution (events, sponsorships, campaigns, community-led initiatives).
- Partner with Communications teams to develop coordinated external strategies.
- Monitor policy/advocacy landscape and emerging community trends.
- Build internal systems to track engagements and capture insights.
- Manage budgets/sponsorships/partners in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Champion inclusive, community-led approaches; drive engagement innovation (digital/AI-enabled tools).
Qualifications:
- 10+ years relevant experience in HIV community engagement/advocacy/public affairs (or 8+ years with a master’s) + bachelor’s/education as stated.
- Deep understanding of U.S. healthcare, policy, market access, and HIV prevention/health equity.
- Proven relationship-building with HIV advocacy/community stakeholders.
- Ability to operate in a highly matrixed organization; influence Legal/Regulatory/Ethics & Compliance, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Government Affairs.
- Strong issues management/reputation/stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strategic, execution-focused; translates insights into advocacy strategies and impact.
- Experience using qualitative/quantitative community insights.
- Excellent verbal/written/interpersonal communication; can brief diverse audiences and executives.
- Project management/organizational skills; manage priorities and external partners.
- Strong knowledge of compliance/regulatory considerations for external engagement.
- Commitment to health equity and inclusive engagement; advances initiatives addressing disparities.
- Familiarity with digital/emerging tools; ~30% travel as needed.
- Strong preference for U.S. HIV experience.
Application instructions:
- For current employees/contractors: Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.