VP Global Patient Safety & Global Safety Therapeutic Area Head - Oncology
Gilead Sciences
August 11, 2026
Remote friendly (San Francisco Bay Area)
United States
Medical Affairs
Position Overview:
VP Global Patient Safety & Global Safety Therapeutic Area Head - Oncology is responsible and accountable for defining and executing the worldwide pharmacovigilance strategy for all investigational and marketed products in the Gilead Therapeutic Area. Leads cross-functional, multi-cultural efforts and represents Global Patient Safety with senior leadership and regulatory authorities; leads benefit/risk efforts for the therapeutic area.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Thinking: Set therapeutic area safety strategy with input from Research, Clinical Research, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, and Commercial; provide pharmacovigilance oversight and technical guidance for due diligences and collaborations; provide scientific oversight of benefit/risk profiles.
- Influence and Partnership: Build relationships with Research/Development/Business Development/Commercial; maintain external network (innovation community, medical/scientific organizations, government bodies, patient organizations); lead benefit/risk discussions and decision-making cross-functionally.
- Delivery Excellence: Ensure pharmacovigilance actions align with disease area strategies; own operational direction for safety therapeutic area in Development, including protocol design, benefit/risk assessment, signal detection/management, and medical monitoring for post-authorization studies; champion global process improvements; develop and mentor teams.
- Innovation: Apply advances such as real-world data, analytics, and innovative trial designs for signal detection/management.
- People Development: Develop others, mentor high performers, and build inclusion/collaboration culture; delegate and empower.
- Decision-making: Promote rigorous, data-driven decision making and accountability; partner with senior leaders on strategies aligned to business objectives.
- Communication: Communicate complex medical/clinical concepts to internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- MD or equivalent medical degree.
- Board certification preferred or equivalent pharmacovigilance experience in Oncology.
- 15+ years global biopharmaceutical drug development and pharmacovigilance experience across the product lifecycle.
- Extensive global pharmacovigilance experience.
- Prior leadership in a safety therapeutic area with broad R&D global functional experience.
- Strong medical safety science skills and interpersonal collaboration skills.
People Leader Accountabilities:
- Create Inclusion; Develop Talent; Empower Teams.
Application Instructions:
- For current Gilead employees and contractors: Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
VP Global Patient Safety & Global Safety Therapeutic Area Head - Oncology is responsible and accountable for defining and executing the worldwide pharmacovigilance strategy for all investigational and marketed products in the Gilead Therapeutic Area. Leads cross-functional, multi-cultural efforts and represents Global Patient Safety with senior leadership and regulatory authorities; leads benefit/risk efforts for the therapeutic area.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Thinking: Set therapeutic area safety strategy with input from Research, Clinical Research, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, and Commercial; provide pharmacovigilance oversight and technical guidance for due diligences and collaborations; provide scientific oversight of benefit/risk profiles.
- Influence and Partnership: Build relationships with Research/Development/Business Development/Commercial; maintain external network (innovation community, medical/scientific organizations, government bodies, patient organizations); lead benefit/risk discussions and decision-making cross-functionally.
- Delivery Excellence: Ensure pharmacovigilance actions align with disease area strategies; own operational direction for safety therapeutic area in Development, including protocol design, benefit/risk assessment, signal detection/management, and medical monitoring for post-authorization studies; champion global process improvements; develop and mentor teams.
- Innovation: Apply advances such as real-world data, analytics, and innovative trial designs for signal detection/management.
- People Development: Develop others, mentor high performers, and build inclusion/collaboration culture; delegate and empower.
- Decision-making: Promote rigorous, data-driven decision making and accountability; partner with senior leaders on strategies aligned to business objectives.
- Communication: Communicate complex medical/clinical concepts to internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- MD or equivalent medical degree.
- Board certification preferred or equivalent pharmacovigilance experience in Oncology.
- 15+ years global biopharmaceutical drug development and pharmacovigilance experience across the product lifecycle.
- Extensive global pharmacovigilance experience.
- Prior leadership in a safety therapeutic area with broad R&D global functional experience.
- Strong medical safety science skills and interpersonal collaboration skills.
People Leader Accountabilities:
- Create Inclusion; Develop Talent; Empower Teams.
Application Instructions:
- For current Gilead employees and contractors: Apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.