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Job Description
The Senior Director of HCP Marketing, Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), will lead the Healthcare Professional (HCP) strategy and execution of Gilead’s Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) business. This key leadership role will ensure the success of the PBC business today, and prepare for an evolving future market including competitive readiness for new entrants and development of the strategy and plan for a new indication. This role will report to the Executive Director of Marketing.
Essential Duties and Job Functions:
Oversee the development and implementation of strategic and tactical promotional plans for HCPsDevelop the PBC Plan of Action (POA) for field sales teams and coordinate with Commercial Learning and Development (CL&D) to guide implementation.Lead competitive readiness planning to understand the evolving PBC market & prepare for future market entrantsLead launch readiness strategy and tactical planning for potential new indication. Distill market research findings into insights that support the strategy, messaging, and execution. Coordinate with the market insights team to set the future direction for insight generationDevelop and deliver presentations to a range of internal stakeholders including leadership team, field team, and cross functional colleagues. Cultivate customer relationships with thought leaders, key customers, and professional organizationsRepresent Marketing on the promotional review committee to guide the review and approval of marketing tactics, manage timelines, and ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and policies.Manage HCP marketing budget closely and ensure expenditure is aligned with the brand strategy and tactical plans. Actively monitor impact and provide recommendations for marketing mix allocation. Work with commercial operations to establish appropriate procedures, systems, metrics, and infrastructuresOverseesall agency relationships and performance while leveraging each agency's area of expertise for the business and facilitating their collaboration when needed to meet business needsClosely manages HCP promotions budget and prioritizes execution effectivelyCompetencies:
Experienced HCP marketer with the ability to set a vision and provide direction across diverse internal and external stakeholdersStrategic and analytical thinker with innovative mindset that can make accountable decisions, prioritize tradeoffs, and effectively communicate recommendations among a set of key strategic choicesDeep expertise in developing pharmaceutical brand strategy and implementing a plan of action, as well as demonstrated ability to develop HCP targeting strategy and drive activation.Excellent leadership skills with proven ability to lead change, and directly manage and mentor others are required. This includes training, performance management, planning, prioritization, objective setting, recruitment and selection, meeting management and plan execution.Interpersonal skills with ability to cross-functionally lead, collaborate with focus, resolve conflict and drive consensus among individuals from a variety of perspectives, cultures, and disciplines to enable action and tangible resultsDemonstrated track record of successful pharma/biotech marketingStrong executive presence with ability to command respect through exercise of sound business judgment and clear decision-makingExcellent communication skills, highly competent presenter, able to gain credibility, engender trust and influence all levels.Superior project management skills and effective at directing and overseeing multiple projects/prioritiesExperience with complex budget managementExperience successfully developing external relationships leading to brand advocacyStrong product launch experience and experience in competitive markets required.People Leader Accountabilities
Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modelling 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, organizational objectives and holding to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree and Fourteen years of Experience
OR
Masters' Degree and Twelve years of Experience
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Ph.D. and Twelve years of Experience
Preferred Qualifications:MBA with 12+ years of marketing experience, primarily within pharma/biotech preferred.Healthcare professional promotional expertise in prior roles is required. Prior people management experience is required with the desired sales leadership experience. An extensive understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory requirements and their impact on the development of marketing materials, experience, or exposure to Gilead franchises is preferred. Firm command of financial management, expense budget forecasting, and tracking required.Prior relevant therapeutic area experience: rare disease, liver, or immunology preferred. US launch experience in a competitive market space preferred.People Leader Accountabilities
Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modelling 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, organizational objectives and holding to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.
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