Sr Director, Commercial Product Strategy

Gilead Sciences•Foster City, CA

20h

About The Position

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 grow 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 Senior Director – Inflammation: LIVE TA 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, COVID19, liver diseases, hematology 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 treatments and prevention for HIV, and played an early role in developing treatments for COVID19. Despite advances, HIV, COVID19, and other viruses continue to have significant impact on people and patients globally. In this role, you will guide our pre-POC activities for pipeline assets across inflammation and immunology, building product profiles and business cases, and representing the market and commercial voice for pipeline molecules.

Requirements

At least 12 years of relevant leadership experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, including strategic planning and lifecycle brand management
Experience with the development process and its relevant inputs, with ability to understand how early research & development decisions may impact a final product profile
Strong experience in disease area opportunity assessment and the evaluation of partnership and pipeline opportunities.
Experience with global access and pricing strategy, including building a value story and evidence planning.
Ability to develop deep and credible collaborations with partners in Medical Affairs, Research, Development, V&A, and Regulatory groups as well as senior leadership
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work successfully with varied audiences and executives
Strong analytical skills demonstrated by the ability to identify and interpret complex issues and provide recommendations to senior management and across functional areas
B.A. or B.S. required

Nice To Haves

Inflammation or product development experience & knowledge preferred
Opportunistic thinker with strong judgement and analytical mindset.
Knowledge of US payer dynamics strongly preferred.
MBA and/or advanced degree in life sciences / medicine preferred

Responsibilities

Lead Early Commercialization Team(s) and supporting Gilead Asset Team(s) from pre-clinical stage to initiation of phase III.
Support transition to inline teams for launch preparedness as programs enter late-stage development.
Synthesize the commercial perspectives, insights and results needed to identify and/or assess business development opportunities for potential acquisition and partnering, including proactively identifying & elevating opportunities of high commercial interest
Lead teams to develop and leverage deep payer, provider, patient, market and competitive insights to support the creation of differentiated product and disease-state strategies that maximize program value
Partner with Commercialization Teams, Global Value & Access, and selected country teams to solicit local insights, share global perspectives and integrate into global strategies.
Liaise with regional leadership on strategic choices.
Lead early commercialization work for pipeline programs as needed, potentially including branding, naming, packaging, development of support services, etc.
Serve as commercial lead in support of key collaborative programs between Gilead and partners
Your ultimate benchmark will be the successful development of differentiated molecules that maximize the overall commercial value and patient reach