Director, Patient Safety (MD)
Gilead Sciences
August 30, 2026
Remote friendly (San Francisco Bay Area)
United States
Medical Affairs
Summary:
Patient Safety Medical Review Physician (MD) providing medical leadership and oversight of individual case safety report review activities across marketed and investigational products to deliver timely, high-quality medical safety assessments supporting patient safety, benefit-risk evaluation, and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as an expert on medical safety assessment of individual cases and line listings.
- Perform peer retrospective medical review quality control (MRQC) activities.
- Respond to medical review-related questions from other functions in a timely manner.
- Collaborate with global safety leads/strategy leads on assessment and communication of suspected unexpected, serious adverse reactions (SUSARs).
- Provide ad hoc medical consultation to Patient Safety Strategic Operations (Literature Management, Coding Strategy, Auto labeling Management).
- Contribute to development/refinement of medical review processes, standards, practices, efficiencies, and capabilities.
- Lead or maintain procedural documents and provide training.
- Support internal/external audit and inspection; participate in educational initiatives.
- Contribute to patient-safety process improvement (adverse event processing/operations).
- Initiate/lead/contribute to functional or cross-functional projects.
- Ensure work complies with policies/processes and regulatory requirements.
- Mentor and train junior staff/new hires/contractors to independently review adverse event reports.
Basic Qualifications:
- MD/DO degree or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Accredited medical/surgical residency completion; board certification preferred.
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in medical review OR applicable pharmaceutical-industry role with strong global regulatory knowledge.
- Strong scientific/clinical/analytical knowledge; excellent communication, collaboration, and project management; high attention to detail, scientific rigor, proactive solutions mindset.
Benefits/Compensation:
- Salary range: $243,100.00 - $314,600.00. Eligible for discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).
Application Instructions:
- For current Gilead employees and contractors: apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
Patient Safety Medical Review Physician (MD) providing medical leadership and oversight of individual case safety report review activities across marketed and investigational products to deliver timely, high-quality medical safety assessments supporting patient safety, benefit-risk evaluation, and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as an expert on medical safety assessment of individual cases and line listings.
- Perform peer retrospective medical review quality control (MRQC) activities.
- Respond to medical review-related questions from other functions in a timely manner.
- Collaborate with global safety leads/strategy leads on assessment and communication of suspected unexpected, serious adverse reactions (SUSARs).
- Provide ad hoc medical consultation to Patient Safety Strategic Operations (Literature Management, Coding Strategy, Auto labeling Management).
- Contribute to development/refinement of medical review processes, standards, practices, efficiencies, and capabilities.
- Lead or maintain procedural documents and provide training.
- Support internal/external audit and inspection; participate in educational initiatives.
- Contribute to patient-safety process improvement (adverse event processing/operations).
- Initiate/lead/contribute to functional or cross-functional projects.
- Ensure work complies with policies/processes and regulatory requirements.
- Mentor and train junior staff/new hires/contractors to independently review adverse event reports.
Basic Qualifications:
- MD/DO degree or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Accredited medical/surgical residency completion; board certification preferred.
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in medical review OR applicable pharmaceutical-industry role with strong global regulatory knowledge.
- Strong scientific/clinical/analytical knowledge; excellent communication, collaboration, and project management; high attention to detail, scientific rigor, proactive solutions mindset.
Benefits/Compensation:
- Salary range: $243,100.00 - $314,600.00. Eligible for discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).
Application Instructions:
- For current Gilead employees and contractors: apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.