Executive Director, Clinical Development (MD), Inflammation and Immunology

As an Executive Director, Clinical Development (Inflammation & Immunology), at Gilead you will lead the clinical development vision and strategy for a complex asset or portfolio within Inflammation and Immunology, including programs entering Phase 3 alongside early-phase indications. You will define how clinical evidence supports regulatory approval and long-term lifecycle value.

What You Will Do

Own development of the Target Product Profile (TPP) and Clinical Development Plan (CDP), shape strategic decisions across multiple indications and disease areas, ensure alignment between clinical strategy, regulatory objectives, and portfolio priorities, lead cross-functional teams spanning clinical, regulatory, safety, biometrics, and medical affairs, and oversee end-to-end clinical trial delivery.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You will be accountable for the successful design, conduct, and reporting of clinical trials across the asset lifecycle, provide leadership for protocol design, study oversight, and medical monitoring, ensure high-quality evidence generation aligned with registrational requirements, and represent the program externally and with regulators.

Requirements

• MD or DO with 8+ years of clinical, scientific or drug development experience in biopharma
• Board certification in hematology or rheumatology
• Experience in immunology and/or benign hematology clinical trials
• Demonstrated leadership of complex, cross-functional drug development programs
• Experience leading Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical development programs
• Prior experience interacting with global regulatory authorities
• Proven success influencing senior leadership and governance forums
• Previous line management experience, including leading teams and developing talent
• Strong track record of delivering complex clinical strategies and execution at scale
• Exceptional communication skills with ability to translate complex science into strategic decisions
• Experience managing external partnerships and collaborations

Benefits

• company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• paid time off
• discretionary annual bonus
• discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
• benefits package