Director, Regional Marketing - South Central

Kite Pharma•Fort Worth, TX

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Regional Marketing is expected to possess a high level of clinical and customer knowledge across lymphoma and multiple myeloma, and is responsible for engaging and influencing health care professionals to help build educational platforms, generate insights and inform the execution of current and future brand and disease-state strategies. The Regional Marketing role, is a field-based marketing role that works closely with Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and Opinion Leaders (OLs) and requires extensive travel (>60%) within region. This role reports to the Senior Director of US Regional Marketing. In partnership with commercial leadership, commercial colleagues, and cross-functional partners, this role is responsible for execution of Kite’s overarching commercial US interaction strategy with opinion leaders in the heme, hem/onc, and CAR T treatment areas to advance adoptions for the use of Kite therapies in hematologic malignancy. The Regional Marketing job responsibilities are focused on the following key areas. All interactions are on-label and consistent with commercial compliance, legal and regulatory guidelines. This role will be field-based.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and Twelve Years’ Experience OR Masters' Degree and Ten Years’ Experience OR PhD and Eight Years’ Experience

Nice To Haves

12+ years of pharmaceutical / biotech industry experience, including prior sales experience in hematology / oncology
2+ years of pharmaceutical / biotech industry people leadership experience
Thorough understanding of the hematology / oncology clinical landscape, ideally with prior experience in cell therapy or stem cell transplant
Excellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships with oncology and cell therapy opinion leaders
Willingness and aptitude to stay on the cutting edge of data readouts and communicate implications to Kite
Strong ability to work cross-functionally in a dynamic, fast paced environment
Excellent verbal / written communication skills
Prior leadership experience preferred

Responsibilities

Identify, profile, cultivate and maintain long-term partnerships with National OLs/Regional OLs/Emerging leaders within the Hematology community
Developing regional OL strategies and effectively communicating those plans with cross-functional partners to ensure enterprise-wide transparency, collaboration, and alignment with a ONE Kite approach
Interact with OLs to solicit insights and develop advocacy aligned to commercial and marketing strategy and messaging, measured through sentiment analysis
Engage in on-label conversations on topics such as disease diagnosis & treatment, referral dynamics, product positioning, and opportunities for Kite to win
Plan and execute OL interactions and executive encounters at local, regional and national conferences, field visits, and other venues as directed
Serve as a single point-of-contact to resolve commercial OL issues
Work closely and collaboratively with cross-functional partners (e.g. sales, marketing), to maintain OL coordination, but also to manage role clarity among the expertise areas for an enhanced OL and Kite experience
Utilize insights from opinion leaders (OLs) and competitive intelligence to shape and enhance brand strategies and tactical activities
Identify market gaps, anticipate competitor actions, and drive informed strategic planning to ensure market positioning and sustained growth
Facilitate cross-functional planning, recruitment, and execution of regional and national advisory boards
Identify, align and recruit appropriate HCP/OL consultants to meet the needs of marketing and achieve aligned-upon KPIs for each project
Lead the development and execution of third party educational programs, including vendor partnership management and tactical delivery
Inform the strategic planning and execution of OL programming, including national and regional conferences and speakers bureau activities
Serve as a regional strategic voice to ensure OL programming reflects real world practice, geographic nuance, and unmet clinical needs
Work with defined cross-functional stakeholders (Brand Marketing, OLP, Medical Affairs, Sales, Congress Strategy)