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 Kite, a Gilead Sciences company, we are changing the way cancer is treated. Our focus on cell therapy has enabled us to bring transformative treatments to patients with advanced hematologic malignancies. Now, through a co-development and co-commercialization partnership, we are expanding into Multiple Myeloma (MM) — one of the largest and most dynamic opportunities in hematologic oncology. This is a unique opportunity to join at Kite’s global Multiple Myeloma team and to help bring transformative cell therapies to patients worldwide. We are seeking a dynamic, driven, and highly collaborative **Senior Director, Global Marketing** to lead the global strategy and launch planning for our MM cell therapy programs. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role responsible for shaping the future of our MM franchise, partnering closely with internal cross-functional teams, global regions. **Key Responsibilities** + Global Strategy & Launch Leadership: Develop and lead the 3-years global brand strategy, launch plans, and go-to-market models in partnership with cross-functional teams. + Lead Global Commercial Strategy: Develop and drive key commercial elements of the global brand strategy: guiding positioning, messaging, market entry, and competitive strategies. + Shape long-term product strategy: commercial representative at the Product Team (PT) supporting development and execution of the 10 years product strategy including first launch and LCM. + Cross-Functional Alignment: Lead global brand team collaborating across medical, market access, competitive Intelligence, forecasting, omnichannel and TechOps global teams. + Customer and Market Shaping: Drive global customer engagement strategy, market-shaping initiatives, and differentiation in a highly competitive MM landscape. + Partnership Management: Navigate a complex co-commercialization collaboration, ensuring alignment across Kite and Arcellx teams at every stage of development and commercialization. + Executive Engagement: Communicate effectively with senior leadership, providing clear recommendations and influencing strategic decision-making at the highest levels. + Team Leadership: While initially operating as an individual contributor, the Senior Director will have the opportunity to build, develop, and inspire a high-performing global marketing team. + Steer Portfolio and market shaping initiatives: identify needs, evolving treatment paradigms, and white space opportunities to influence portfolio strategy and market development activities. We seek a passionate, entrepreneurial leader who thrives in a fast-paced, high-competitive environment. **Experience and Skills:** + Proven leadership experience in global and US pharmaceutical marketing, with a track record of success in oncology product launches (hematology preferred). + Deep knowledge of the Multiple Myeloma treatment landscape; cell therapy and/or CAR T experience strongly preferred. + Experience navigating complex global matrix organizations and external partnerships. + Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, ambiguous environment with high strategic and operational demands. + Strong collaboration skills; able to influence without authority across diverse internal and external stakeholders. + Sharp strategic thinking with strong executional discipline and project management excellence. + Outstanding interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; able to engage credibly with all levels, including C-Suite executives. + Highly resilient, intellectually curious, and energized by challenge and opportunity. **Basic Qualifications:** Bachelor's Degree and Fourteen Years’ Experience OR Masters' Degree and Twelve Years’ Experience OR PhD and Ten Years’ Experience **Preferred Qualifications:** • Bachelor’s degree with 14 years of relevant industry experience, OR • Master’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, OR • Ph.D. with 10 years of relevant experience **People Leader Accountabilities** •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. The salary range for this position is: $237,575.00 - $307,450.00. Kite considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. 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*. For additional benefits information, visit: https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing * Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com . 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Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team. Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion. **For Current Kite Pharma Employees and Contractors:** Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday. **Change The World With Us** Everyone at Kite is grounded by one common goal – curing cancer. Every day, we aim to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. We are creating Kite together, with the recognition that the best teams are built by the best people. We maintain an attitude of curiosity, and creativity with each challenge as we develop a new market for cancer therapies. We appreciate and respect one another, and most importantly, we don’t take success for granted. While we’ve come a long way to make what others viewed as impossible, possible, we know one thing is certain. Today is just the beginning.