Associate Director, Data Strategy & Solutions, US Medical Affairs

$173,910 - $225,060/Yr

Gilead Sciences - Foster City, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Foster City, CA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Associate Director of Data Strategy & Solutions at Kite Pharma is responsible for driving the development and implementation of strategic data solutions to support US Medical Affairs. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to design scalable data solutions that align with the strategic imperatives of the Medical Affairs organization. The position is part of the Global Data and Digital Innovation team and requires a hybrid work model, with three days per week onsite.

Responsibilities

• Gather field and home-office team input to define and implement data solutions capabilities for the US Medical Affairs team
• Own the design and development of data solutions for Kite US Medical teams
• Design and implement dashboards, reporting, and other data solutions in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Act as the single point of contact on all US Medical Affairs data programs with IT
• Lead US Medical Affairs data acquisition strategy, master data management, and data operations
• Manage data quality, data analysis, and decision support for the medical insights team
• Create actionable ad hoc reports/dashboards that help the business make decisions
• Partner closely with the US Medical Affairs leadership team to plan and implement the rollout of data solutions
• Lead brainstorming and solution work sessions with stakeholders and partner teams
• Ensure rigorous adherence to all compliance and regulatory requirements related to data operations
• Stay informed about emerging data capabilities and seek to enhance the organization's data solutions
• Implement and execute data governance to provide clean data to the medical organization
• Ensure operational support needs and downstream implications are addressed when developing solutions
• Employ project management and business analysis practices to drive solutions forward within budget, scope, and timelines.

Requirements

• Advanced scientific degree (i.e. MD, PharmD, PhD) and 5+ years of experience OR
• Master's Degree and 8+ years of experience OR
• Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of experience OR
• Associate's Degree and 12+ years of experience OR
• High School Degree and 14+ years of experience
• At least 10 years of experience designing and implementing data solutions in the US pharmaceutical or biotech market, preferably in medical affairs
• Strong understanding of internal and external data sources to support field execution
• Ability to design and implement innovative, strategic reporting and analytics tools
• Significant experience building and implementing data solutions with tools such as Tableau or PowerBI
• Familiarity with data management, data architecture, process design, and analytics for structured and unstructured data
• Experience in working with data from Veeva CRM, Marketing CRM, MIRF systems, Salesforce ServiceCloud and/or SFMC
• Experience modeling and/or analyzing patient level data, call activity data from CRM, digital marketing, email campaign statistics and consent management
• Demonstrated expertise in project management with high levels of organization, attention to detail, and accuracy
• Ability to identify opportunities and foster cross-functional/external collaboration
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to teach, engage, and support others as they learn new technologies and concepts.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the biopharmaceutical industry
• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements in data management
• Experience with advanced analytics and machine learning techniques.

Benefits

• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
• Paid time off