Associate Director, HIV Prevention Community Engagement & Advocacy, U.S. Public Affairs
Gilead Sciences
August 06, 2026
On-site
San Francisco Bay Area
Patient Advocacy
Associate Director of U.S. HIV Community Engagement & Advocacy (Foster City, CA)
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 U.S. HIV advocacy and community organizations; act as primary company liaison.
- Gather community insights (unmet needs, policy priorities, access barriers) and translate them into actionable internal strategies; provide timely, accurate feedback to stakeholders.
- Represent community perspectives across discovery, development, and delivery to ensure patient/community-informed decision-making.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across Public Affairs, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, Government Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, and Ethics & Compliance.
- Lead stakeholder mapping and strategic engagement planning; build coalitions/partnerships advancing health equity and expanding screening/linkage to care.
- Plan and execute structured engagement forums (advisory boards, roundtables); oversee engagement execution (events, sponsorships, campaigns).
- Partner with Communications teams; monitor policy/advocacy landscape; build internal systems to track engagements and insights.
- Manage budgets/sponsorships/partners in compliance; 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 related); bachelor’s, or 8+ years with a master’s.
- Deep understanding of U.S. healthcare, policy, market access, and health equity.
- Proven relationship-building with HIV advocacy/community stakeholders; strong matrix leadership and issues management.
- Experience using qualitative/quantitative community insights; excellent communication.
- Strong compliance/regulatory understanding for external engagement.
- Commitment to health equity; familiarity with digital/emerging tools; passion for public health.
- Travel ~30% as needed; strong preference for U.S. HIV experience.
People Leader Accountabilities:
- Create Inclusion; Develop Talent; Empower Teams.
Compensation/Benefits:
- Salary range: $182,070.00–$235,620.00. Eligible for discretionary annual bonus and discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; paid time off; company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Application Instructions:
- For current employees/contractors: apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
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 U.S. HIV advocacy and community organizations; act as primary company liaison.
- Gather community insights (unmet needs, policy priorities, access barriers) and translate them into actionable internal strategies; provide timely, accurate feedback to stakeholders.
- Represent community perspectives across discovery, development, and delivery to ensure patient/community-informed decision-making.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across Public Affairs, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, Government Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, and Ethics & Compliance.
- Lead stakeholder mapping and strategic engagement planning; build coalitions/partnerships advancing health equity and expanding screening/linkage to care.
- Plan and execute structured engagement forums (advisory boards, roundtables); oversee engagement execution (events, sponsorships, campaigns).
- Partner with Communications teams; monitor policy/advocacy landscape; build internal systems to track engagements and insights.
- Manage budgets/sponsorships/partners in compliance; 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 related); bachelor’s, or 8+ years with a master’s.
- Deep understanding of U.S. healthcare, policy, market access, and health equity.
- Proven relationship-building with HIV advocacy/community stakeholders; strong matrix leadership and issues management.
- Experience using qualitative/quantitative community insights; excellent communication.
- Strong compliance/regulatory understanding for external engagement.
- Commitment to health equity; familiarity with digital/emerging tools; passion for public health.
- Travel ~30% as needed; strong preference for U.S. HIV experience.
People Leader Accountabilities:
- Create Inclusion; Develop Talent; Empower Teams.
Compensation/Benefits:
- Salary range: $182,070.00–$235,620.00. Eligible for discretionary annual bonus and discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; paid time off; company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Application Instructions:
- For current employees/contractors: apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.