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　　At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

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　　Job Description

　　Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases cancer and inflammation.

　　The Position

　　Reporting to the Senior Director, Public Affairs, (EU5), this role is responsible for delivering strategic branded and unbranded external communication programmes for Gilead’s virology area.

　　Works closely with the TA teams based at Stockley Park and Foster City and local market cross functional TA colleagues.

　　Job duties include

　　Representing Public Affairs internally as part of the cross functional team and externally with a variety of different stakeholders

　　Setting new TA communications strategy for the market in alignment with global direction and local market input

　　Coordination with cross-functional colleagues to ensure alignment and collaboration in strategic priorities and messaging across different stakeholders

　　Providing leadership and support for the implementation of in-market PR activities

　　Development/strengthening of relationships with a wide variety of external organizations and professionals, media and other influential organizations in those TAs

　　Preparation of communications materials, including strategic programmes, key messages, Q&A documents, press releases, presentations, etc.

　　Response to media requests and coordination of interviews with Gilead spokespeople and opinion leader spokespeople as appropriate

　　Issues mitigation and management

　　Understanding of the regulatory frameworks in the market and ability to manage approvals and interactions with the review team.

　　Knowledge, Experience and Skills

　　Market level or pan-EU experience in product PR, media and advocacy

　　Ability to understand and accurately communicate complex science

　　Demonstrated experience in media relations (traditional and social), issues management; knowledge of healthcare and industry media and reporting trends

　　Demonstrated knowledge of regulations and principles specific to communications for a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company

　　Experience on the pharma sector will be welcomed although is not essential

　　Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

　　Experience managing multiple projects (timelines, budgets, priorities) simultaneously; flexibility and results-oriented focus are essential

　　Ability to interact with senior management and high-profile experts appropriately, with confidence and ease

　　Ability to give formal presentations to internal and external audiences of various sizes

　　Experience working successfully with patient organisations

　　Fluency in English as well as the local market’s language

　　Typically requires a BA degree in communications, liberal arts, business or science-oriented field (or International Equivalent) proven relevant experience, which includes solid healthcare public relations experience

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　　Behaviours

　　Resilient profile with the ability to deliver in an ambiguous environment

　　Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders to achieve the objective

　　Curious with learning agility

　　Operationally excellent

　　Organised with systematic approach to prioritisation

　　Process orientated to achieve the business objective

　　Gilead Core Values

　　Integrity (always doing the right thing)

　　Teamwork (collaborating in good faith)

　　Excellence (working at a high level of commitment and capability)

　　Accountability (taking personal responsibility)

　　Inclusion (Encouraging diversity)

　　Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

　　It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

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　　Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

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