Associate Director, Competitive Intelligence – Liver Disease / Fibrosis

Job Description

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Job Description

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide.

As the Associate Director, Competitive Intelligence Liver Disease / Fibrosis you will lead Competitive Intelligence (CI) activities across a key launch product that treats primary biliary cholangitis.

You will also support additional pipeline assets and external opportunity assessment. CI is a key function within Gilead’s global organization and this role is a great opportunity to have broad visibility across the organization.

Within this role, you will support decision making, foster a competitive mindset, and collaborate with a broad cross-functional group of therapeutic area partners (including US Commercial, Medical Affairs, Affiliates, Clinical, Research, Corporate Development, Regulatory, Legal and investor relations) as well as Senior Leadership.

You will be responsible for collecting, synthesizing, and delivering key insights and implications to our business onthe competitive environment, related to marketed products, pipeline assets, and external opportunities.

These activities are structured around key strategic business questions that you will define in partnership with the Global CI Lead for Liver / Inflammation, and relevant cross-functional stakeholders.

This role will be based in Foster City.

This position is based on Foster City, CA

Essential Duties and Job Functions :

Gathering, summarizing, and providing objective analysis of competitive (commercial, clinical, and scientific) information to inform business decision-making

Leading core CI initiatives, including assessing competitive dynamics, monitoring / news updates, and maintaining market landscapes

Preparing Gilead to respond to key competitive threats through competitive workshops, scenario planning etc.

Providing conference coverage, such as analyses of clinical data, commercial presence, and overall themes

Creating / updating content on competitor products, launch timings, and product profiles

Communicating key competitive information and potential implications to stakeholders and leadership throughout the organization

Supporting stakeholders in development of function-specific deliverables (ex : forecasts, market assessments, strategic brand plans)

Supporting external opportunities evaluations, as needed

Partnering with third party agencies to support CI projects and ensuring projects remain within allocated scope and budget

Following pre-defined standards to ensure legal and ethical approaches to CI, protecting business interests and confidentiality

Participating in cross-functional team meetings to bring the Competitive perspective into decision making

Knowledge, Experience and Skills :

Strong relationship management skills including ability to adapt communication style, content, timing, and tone to audience / stakeholder needs

Experience working in a highly matrixed environment with a strong commitment to work collaboratively in a fast-paced organization

Strong oral and written communication, including history of effective written communication (including both PowerPoint and Word / email)

Proven ability to present at and facilitate small- and large-group meetings (with peers as well as leadership) to achieve pre-defined objectives

Ability to interpret, synthesize, and identify broader implications from key data, including but not limited to clinical data and competitor promotional investment & communication activities

Experience with researching, developing, and delivering CI assessments from key data / information and strategic insights

Experience in use of online data sources and scientific / market databases (e.g., Pubmed, clinicaltrials.gov, TrialTrove, Evaluate Pharma, etc.)

Ability to work independently and proactively, using sound judgement in face of uncertainty

Excellent task and time management skills (specifically project planning, prioritization, objective setting, meeting management and plan execution)

Aptitude for learning new scientific, business, and industry concepts and developing subject matter expertise in limited timeframes

Team player who can fit seamlessly into diverse cross-functional settings, collaborate,and fulfill responsibilities in a timely manner

Basic Requirements :

Bachelor’s degree with 10 years’ relevant experience, Master’s degree with 8 years’ relevant experience or PhD and 2 years’ relevant experience

Experience in pharmaceutical industry, specifically CI, consulting, marketing, or analytics

Preferred Qualifications :

Experienceassessing commercial markets

Experience with liver disease

Masters, PharmD, PhD or equivalent graduate degree, life science background

Travel Requirement : 10-20% (including international travel)

The salary range for this position is : $191,335.00 - $247,610.00. Gilead 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*.