Director, Value Access & Strategy

Kite Pharma•Santa Monica, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet. Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next. 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 Kite and help create more tomorrows. Job Description At Gilead 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. Director, Global Value Access Strategy (GVAS). This role reports to the Senior Director, GVA lead for Anito-cel in Multiple Myeloma, and will be located at Kite’s US headquarters in Santa Monica, CA. In this position, you will be a critical GVA partner for two key launches of our potentially best in class CAR T in RR-MM - Execute the 4L+ iMMagine-1 Global Launch, where you will be developing the global market access strategy to support the ex-US launch together with the key commercialization functions of Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Technical Operations and regional Access team - Prepare the 2L+ iMMagine-3 Global Launch, where you will partner with regional (US, ACE, ICR) teams to optimize the access and reimbursement strategies for anito-cel in 2L RR-MM. Working closely with HEOR/RWE to ensure the production of compelling Payer Value Evidence tools to ensure rapid access.

Requirements

12+ Years with BS/BA OR 10+ Years with MS/MA or MBA
Previous experience supporting product launches, ideally in oncology
Demonstrated experience in healthcare environment, preferably pharmaceutical industry, or related consulting services
Extensive understanding of the global hematology / multiple myeloma market access landscape, the business of cell therapy, and healthcare system dynamics
Detailed knowledge of payer systems, pricing and reimbursement mechanisms, decision-makers, and payer stakeholder behavior for relevant markets (US, EU5, Japan)
Knowledge of HTA assessments including value frameworks utilized, methodologies, trends, and drivers in relevant markets
Ability to guide the development plan and lead inputs based on payer requirements / market access trends
Excellent communication skills and experience in presenting at senior committees
Ability to collaborate successfully and cooperatively with colleagues across multiple cultures and time-zones
Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional teams
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. 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.

Responsibilities

Key Market Access representative and lead in the Global Brand Team and Join-GBT for anito-cel
In the Value Access Sub-Team, you will be partnering with the Global and Regional functions of Value Access, HEOR/RWE and commercial to ensure seamless execution of the Access Strategy.
Analyze future market access trends and competitor entry and advise the GBT/PT on access-relevant endpoints, study designs, and magnitude of effect to be targeted to achieve reimbursement. The focus will be on Kite’s major markets of US, Australia, Canada, EU-5 (ACE-7), and Japan.
You will inform development plans to ensure that Kite pursues evidence generation plans that are meeting payer needs and ultimately, Kite’s commercial ambitions
Provide input into clinical development programs to capture value, align to what is meaningful to patients, support a differentiated target product profile (TPP), and ensure the right evidence is collected to support future reimbursement and pricing negotiations
Accountable for the market access and payer perspective to be reflected in cross functional strategies (product development, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, commercial)
Partner with Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR), Real-World Evidence (RWE), and Global Marketing to ensure meaningful target product profiles are developed and evidence plans are optimized to support reimbursement
Identify global HEOR evidence requirements and gaps; coordinate with HEOR to develop studies, models, and resources to support value demonstration and product differentiation for assigned indication(s)

Benefits

This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package.
Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

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