Director, Commercial Product Strategy

Gilead

United Kingdom - UxbridgePosted 1 day agoDiscoveredMatch locked

On-siteFull time10+ years exp

About the role

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

Based in Stockley Park, on site 3 days a week

We are pleased to share that Gilead's Stockley Park and Holborn offices are planning to come together at a new London headquarters at 1 Triton Square, NW1, from approximately Q2 2027. Applicants should consider this planned location change when applying for this role. Gilead operates a flexible working policy, offering a balanced approach with two days of remote working and three days working onsite At Gilead, we are driven to develop lifesaving products that make a difference for patients around the world. Every day, we transform the promise of science and technology into breakthrough, innovative therapies that have the power to cure, prevent or treat disease. As a research-based biopharmaceutical company, we are revolutionizing healthcare by bringing medicines to patients in the areas of unmet need including HIV, liver diseases, heamatology and oncology, and inflammation and respiratory diseases. When you join Gilead, you join our mission to change the world by enabling people to live healthier and more fulfilling lives.

Making an impact on a global scale

For over 30 years, Gilead has been a leading innovator in treating and preventing HIV. Despite tremendous advances in the field, HIV remains a global epidemic with an unequally heavy impact among marginalized populations. The Director, Global Commercial Product Strategy, Congress Strategy & G9 Execution Lead is responsible for developing and executing an overarching global congress HIV product portfolio. This includes leading development of overarching strategy for Global HIV Congresses as well as coordinating with a variety of cross-functional partners on Congress Execution - including direct responsibility for executing commercial content at the congress as well as HIV Treatment Execution Lead responsibility for selected key G9 Markets. This position reports to the Global HIV Treatment Execution Team Lead and will be based in the United Kingdom Gilead office.

Key Job Responsibilities

In partnership with global, regional and local commercial and cross functional partners, this role is responsible for defining and implementing Gilead's overarching global congress strategy for the HIV therapeutic area as well as HIV Treatment Execution Lead responsibility for selected key G9 Markets. This individual will be responsible for:

Leading the development and implementation of the annual congress strategy for the HIV Therapeutic Area in partnership with cross-functional global cross functional Team, local market affiliate Teams and agency partners, including: • Key congress objectives
Congress narratives and key messaging
Customer engagement (both during and around the Congress)

Serving as commercial voice into cross-functional congress planning activities to ensure alignment across teams and with business objectives
Working with cross-functional teams and agency partners to develop Commercial content for individual conferences, including coordinating with the Congress Center of Excellence for compliance review of materials.
Supporting the Global Congress Center of Excellence and agency partners in designing and building/implementing Commercial Congress materials (e.g., Booth, microsite, advertising, symposia); working with global and local commercial partners on staffing for customer-facing roles at congresses
Supporting the Congress Center of Excellence in tracking key performance indicators for performance and impact of congress activities
Developing and managing vendor relationships and global budget to effectively and efficiently deliver congress strategies and deliverables
Working with selected key G9 markets in an Execution Lead capacity - partnering with BUD's/ Marketing Leads to understand key challenges and opportunities, feeding back needs and insights to the Global Marketing Team and ensuring aligned global execution of strategic and tactical plans

Job Requirements

B.A. or B.S. (required), MBA and/or advanced degree in life sciences or medical degree (preferred)
10+ years of relevant pharmaceutical marketing experience including prior experience leading congress activities
HIV Treatment and/or PrEP preferred • Previous strategic and operational experience from country level business unit director and marketing roles

Proven ability to independently lead highly visibility strategic projects and translate strategies into defined resource needs, tactics and metrics to achieve results
Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to independently lead highly visibility strategic projects and translate strategies into defined resource needs, tactics and metrics to achieve results
Demonstrated strong ability to lead and influence in a fast paced, matrix global biopharmaceutical organization across a variety of organizational levels and disciplines with high expectations and a customer focus which drives the need for quality deliverables and performance
Experience working with senior /executive management to clearly and concisely present strategic plans for endorsement
Strong competitive and innovative mindset and strategic and analytical skills, demonstrated by the ability to identify and interpret complex issues and provide appropriate recommendations across functional areas
Demonstrated excellence in project management and working collaboratively effectively and managing multiple priorities and projects
Proven skills in global pharmaceutical planning including the ability to develop and implement strategic and tactical plans and budget management

The Gilead Difference

Everyone at Gilead is motivated by our overarching mission to discover and deliver innovative therapies that improve patient care in areas of unmet medical needs. But it's just what we do that gives us an edge, it's how we do it. We expect everyone at Gilead to lead by example, guided by our core values:

Integrity - Doing What's Right
Inclusion - Encouraging Diversity
Teamwork - Working Together
Accountability - Taking Personal Responsibility
Excellence - Being Your Best

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. For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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