The Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy is proud to partner with Gilead to offer a Fellowship in Industry Program (FIP). Founded in 2017, the program aims to provide exceptional biopharmaceutical industry training for doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) graduates. The goal of the program is to prepare fellows for a career in the pharmaceutical industry by focusing on developing technical, leadership and communication skills. The fellowship will also concentrate on cultivating the fellow’s clinical skills while honing their expertise in their area of interest.
This one-year Clinical Operations fellowship provides in-depth exposure to Clinical Development and understanding the basic principles of clinical operations. The fellow will function as a member of Gilead’s Clinical Operations team which is responsible for the execution of all Phase 1-4 Gilead clinical trials across all therapeutic areas world wide. In partnership with a cross-functional team, the fellow will ensure that all clinical trial activities are performed in accordance with applicable SOPs, company policies, regulatory guidelines, and help deliver high quality clinical data to support global registration and commercialization of new medicines.
Activities at Gilead
- The fellow will function as a clinical trial management associate and support clinical trial managers and clinical program managers on the following activities:
- Maintain internal Clinical Operations databases and document repositories.
- May serve as the key operational contact for Gilead studies, providing assistance in site selection, study implementation and ongoing coordination of study sites, either directly or via CROs.
- May serve as the key operational contact and coordinate with vendors such as central lab, IVRS for study implementation.
- May assist in set up, organization and maintenance of clinical study documentation, such as trial master fies, including preparation for internal/external audits, regulatory inspections, final reconciliation and archival.
- May assist in preparation and development of protocols, informed consents, clinical study reports, monitoring plans and other study related plans.
- May lead cross-functional meetings to drive study timelines and support decision making by clinical development team.
- May assist in preparation of study training meetings of study monitors, investigators and site staff.
- May assist in study vendor budget review, contract finalization, invoice approval and budget reconciliation.
Fellowship Program Dates: The fellowship begins July 1, 2025 and ends June 30, 2027.
Fellowship Eligibility Requirements
A candidate must be:
- A permanent resident or citizen of the United States
- PharmD from an accredited college or university before the start of the fellowship term
- Application Process
- Candidates must submit the following application materials to pharmfip@pacific.edu
- Letter of intent
- Curriculum vitae (CV)
- Three (3) letters of recommendation emailed directly from the letter writer
- One professional writing sample
- Unofficial pharmacy school transcript
Application Deadline
All applications submitted by Friday October 18th will be considered.
After October 18th: Applications reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Early submission is highly encouraged.
Submit to pharmfip@pacific.edu
More information: https://www.pacific.edu/pharmacy/fellowship/gilead