Senior Director, Inflammation Pipeline: Liver, Inflammation, COVID-19, and Established Products

Job Description

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.

Job Description

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

For over 30 years, Gilead has been a leading innovator in virology, and we developed today’s leading medicines for treating and preventing HIV and treating and curing viral hepatitis.

More recently Gilead has expanded its presence in liver by acquiring a new product for the treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC).

As the Senior Director, Inflammation Pipeline : Liver, Inflammation, COVID-19, and Established Products, 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.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Vice President, Global Commercial Liver, Inflammation, COVID-19 and Established Products, this role will support new and ongoing programs in the inflammation therapeutic area.

The role will require working collaboratively in a cross-functional environment to deliver robust commercial assessments, provide commercial feedback into development programs, and to lead key initiatives in support of future products.

Specific responsibilities will include :

Lead Early Commercialization Teams and supporting Program Strategy Teams from pre-clinical stage to initiation of phase III.

Support transition to inline teams for launch preparedness as programs enter late-stage development.

Evaluate commercial opportunities and develop business cases for pre-clinical assets under development, and establish strong collaborative partnerships with R&D to ensure that plans have the potential to deliver differentiated products and commercial value

Support the effective progression of programs through development stages by researching disease states and developing patient flows, situation assessments, target product profiles, and strategic options to maximize program value and return;

ensure that early product development optimally supports long-term commercial objectives (e.g., through trial endpoints and comparators, target product profiles, and other value drivers related to product 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

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree and Fourteen Years’ Experience

Masters' Degree and Twelve Years’ Experience

PhD and Twelve Years’ Experience

Preferred Qualifications :

We’re seeking an individual with :

At least 12 years of relevant leadership experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, including strategic planning and lifecycle brand management

B.A. or B.S. required, MBA and / or advanced degree in life sciences / medicine preferred

Inflammation or product development experience & knowledge preferred

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. Opportunistic thinker with strong judgement and analytical mindset.

Experience with global access and pricing strategy, including building a value story and evidence planning. Knowledge of US payer dynamics strongly preferred.

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

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 : $237,660.00 - $307,560.00. 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*.