Sr Director, Public Affairs, Global Therapeutic Area Communications, HIV Prevention & Cure
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 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.
Requirements
- BA degree in communications, liberal arts, business or science-oriented field and 14 years of relevant experience, which includes 10-12 years of healthcare public relations experience or master’s degree with 12 years of experience.
- Education and experience in managing public health issues strongly preferred.
- Prior experience and a passion for HIV is preferred.
- Ability to interact with senior management, academic experts, and patient advocates appropriately, with confidence and ease.
- Ability to influence others and drive alignment across diverse teams including both in different functions and geographies.
- A passion for engaging in public health and policy issues.
- Demonstrated knowledge of regulations governing communications for a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience and a passion for HIV is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners and across geographies to develop a global communications strategy to help expand access to current and future innovations in the field of HIV prevention, and cure research.
- Act as key strategic communications advisor to the cross-functional HIV pipeline program strategy teams.
- Drive development of communications strategies, programs, and materials to support pipeline candidates, clinical studies in specific populations, regulatory filings, and novel educational and access-related initiatives.
- Proactively lead issues management efforts globally, including in Intercontinental Region (ICR), Global Patient Solutions (GPS) and Australia, Canada and Europe (ACE).
- Oversee corporate storytelling related to Gilead’s intent and impact in HIV prevention and cure across external and internal channels.
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of issues relevant to Gilead’s HIV prevention portfolio ensuring that talking points and key message documents are updated and disseminated among internal and external audiences in a timely, proactive manner.
- Partner with Global Advocacy to support the development novel initiatives and partnerships to address societal and systemic barriers to the broadscale uptake of biomedical interventions for HIV prevention.
- Collaborate on programs related to HIV in other Public Affairs and Government Affairs centers of expertise, including corporate communications, community engagement, corporate giving, and policy. Programs may include corporate advertising, corporate website and intranet content development, advocacy group engagement, funding opportunity announcements, among others.
- Partner with the Corporate media relations team to support and maintain relationships with key top-tier and trade reporters to shape reporting on Gilead’s HIV product portfolio, pipeline, and approach to access.
- Manage PR agency partners, providing agency teams with appropriate information and oversight to effectively implement programs in compliance with Gilead’s business conduct policies
- Manage the submission, review, and approval of all materials through Gilead’s Global review committee process
- Manage budgets to target, ensuring appropriate investment in priority work and identifying ways to optimize resources
Benefits
- company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
- discretionary annual bonus
- discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
