Job Description
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.
Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.
Job Description
At Gilead/Kite our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.
We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to
confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.
As a Manager, Clinical Data Management (CDM), at Gilead you will ...
You will be a hands-on role working cross functionally with internal and external partners to support our efforts in this fast-growing and important area of cell therapy. The role will report to the Senior Manager, CDM or higher.
The Manager, CDM will be responsible for leading and overseeing all aspects of clinical data management for Kite’s clinical development programs with guidance from the Senior Manager, CDM or Associate Director, CDM. The Manager, CDM will be the lead representative working with cross-functional teams such as Clinical Operations, Safety, Biometrics, Clinical Development, and Regulatory as necessary.
This position will be responsible for managing other data management roles, overseeing CDM vendors (external and/or CRO), creating and maintaining project timelines and data management documents, working with Clinical Programming to create clinical databases and data quality reports, leading clinical data collection and data review activities, and study closure.
Key Responsibilities :
1. Lead the management of CDM deliverables in coordination with internal and external cross-functional teams
2. Lead by providing CDM expertise for data coordination, collection, and cleaning to efficiently ensure high quality data
3. Perform the execution of end-to-end Data Management activities (e.g., eCRF development, Data Review, study lock) for multiple studies across therapeutic areas and/or indications
4. Develop and manage data management timelines to ensure study goals and activities are met
5. Oversee External Data Management activities by providing project level support of External Data Management tasks (development of Data Transfer Plans, coordination of file transfers to meet study deliverables etc.)
6. Anticipate obstacles and difficulties of stakeholders and staff and acts upon them or escalates accordingly in order to meet team goals
7. Manage the development and finalization of CDM documents to be filed in the eTMF
8. Review and manage the eTMF for completeness and accuracy, ensuring inspection readiness
9. Serve as a primary point of contact for internal and external study team members in relation to all Data Management activities
10. Ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of clinical data and data structure across all projects on an ongoing basis
11. Responsible for data review, query management, and metric report delivery to study teams
12. Coordinate study timelines and database snapshots for analysis and safety review meetings
13. Participate in and/or represent CDM during internal audits as well as Health Authority audits and inspections
14. Participate in the development, review, and implementation of processes, policies, SOPs, and associated documents affecting CDM
15. Participate in CDM and cross-functional initiatives
16. Proactively provides input to continuous improvement activities within Clinical Data Management and provides the relevant support for implementation
17. Flexible to changing priorities, detail-oriented, works well under pressure, and able to take on unfamiliar tasks
18. Demonstrates an ability to prioritize and delegate effectively
19. Demonstrates ability to assume expanded scope of responsibility with respect to volume and complexity of clinical project work
20. Works collaboratively with Clinical and Statistical Programming, Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, and others study team members to meet project deliverables and timelines
21. Demonstrates proficiency with web-based Electronic Data Capture (such as Medidata Rave and other clinical data management systems)
22. Experienced with industry wide thesauri/dictionaries such as MedDRA and WHODD
23. Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly describe critical technical CDM aspects to non-CDM staff
24. Training and mentoring of junior CDM staff
25. Communication and escalation of project level issues including processes, timelines, resourcing, performance, etc.
26. May have direct report responsibilities including oversight and development
Basic Qualifications
27. MS/MA in life sciences or related discipline and 4+ years of experience in Data Management
OR
28. BS/BA in life science or related discipline and 6+ years of experience in Data Management
Preferred Qualifications
29. Experience as independent lead in managing clinical data management deliverables for regulatory filings
30. Relevant industry experience with clinical trials and a successful track record of leading through influence, working across complex, global organizational matrices
31. Experience in Industry Standards Guidelines (e.g., CDISC) in either the collection (CDASH), tabulation (SDTM), or analysis (ADaM) models
32. Strong knowledge of industry-leading EDC tools (e.g., Medidata Rave, Veeva EDC, Medrio EDC, Oracle, TrialGrid, etc.) and well versed in industry trends and emerging technologies supporting data collection
People Leader Accountabilities:
•Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the
way they manage their teams.
•Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current
performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and
realize their purpose.
•Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding
them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.
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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