Senior Director, Clinical Value & CAR-T Market Expansion, US Medical Affairs
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.
Requirements
- MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced scientific or clinical degree.
- 14 years+ experience with BS/BA or 12 years+ experience with MS/ MA or MBA
- Significant experience in US Medical Affairs within oncology or hematologic malignancies; CAR‑T experience strongly preferred.
- Deep understanding of community oncology dynamics, referral pathways, and real‑world treatment barriers.
- Experience with US payer, large community oncology networks and how community practices operate in the US healthcare system (including community motivations, etc)
- Demonstrated success leading field medical teams and translating clinical data into practice‑changing medical strategy.
- Strong communication skills / presenting to both internal and external audiences
- Proven ability to operate at the intersection of strategy, evidence, and execution in a complex matrixed environment.
- 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.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- CAR‑T experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Define and own the US clinical value framework for CAR‑T, translating clinical data into clear, credible narratives for diverse stakeholders.
- Lead US Medical Affairs input into evidence generation priorities, including real‑world evidence, outcomes research, site‑level insights, and unmet need characterization.
- Ensure consistent, compliant scientific messaging across the CVL team and broader Medical Affairs organization.
- Develop and execute the US Medical market expansion strategy for CAR‑T, with emphasis on: Community oncology engagement and referral pathway activation, Site onboarding, readiness, and safe sequencing education, Removal of clinical and operational misconceptions limiting adoption.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure medical strategies effectively support appropriate patient identification and timely referral.
- Provide direct people leadership, coaching, and performance management for the Clinical Value Liaison (CVL) team.
- Set priority accounts, engagement models, and field medical objectives aligned to US market expansion goals.
- Ensure CVLs deliver high‑impact scientific exchange focused on clinical decision‑making, outcomes, and real‑world application.
- Coordinate and collaborate with HEOR / RWE team in global.
- Coordinate and collaborate with commercial Market Access team.
- Serve as the primary US Medical Affairs interface for CAR‑T market expansion with: Market Access Commercial team (without promotional overlap), Global Strategy team, Collaborate on how materials for MSL & CVL team are created, Global Medical Affairs Evidence Generation (HEOR / RWE) and Clinical Development teams.
- Ensure clear role delineation and strong alignment across functions to accelerate execution while maintaining medical integrity.
- Represent US Medical Affairs in leadership forums related to CAR‑T expansion, evidence strategy, and field execution.
- Contribute to budget planning, headcount strategy, and prioritization decisions impacting US Medical Affairs outcomes.
Benefits
- company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
