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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.
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Job Description
Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercialises innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Our heritage of science and innovation and the curiosity and passion of everyone who works here has enabled us to provide medicines that help transform standards of care for more than 30 years. Gilead's therapeutic areas of focus include liver diseases, infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases and cancer.
Gilead Sciences in Melbourne, Australia is seeking a knowledgeable and motivated professional capable of working effectively in a cross-functional team environment. The successful candidate will assume a full- time employment in the Oncology department and report to the Senior Business Unit Director. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
Essential Job Functions
- Leadership, development and ownership of insights based commercial strategies with cross-functional input and collaboration (including annual brand planning process)
Specific Responsibilities
- Must have experience launching products into complex Oncology setting including, diagnostics, shaping access and developing new market segments
- Must have the ability to engage, partner and influence at senior cross functional levels within and above country
- Strong strategic leadership and business acumen ability
- Must have the ability to conduct analysis and use complex analytical tools to derive insights
- Lead the strategic brand planning across all indications
- Must have a demonstrated excellence in project management and effectively managing multiple projects/priorities.
- Ability to successfully work with external agencies, including advertising, public relations and medical education vendors to develop programs and materials is required
- Liaise and work collaboratively with cross functional team members including Sales Director to ensure the roll-out/ implementation with in-field sales team and ensure the Sales Team are well supported with resources and information required.
- Core member of the Brand Team and take lead when BUH is not available
- Strategic thinker with ability to formulate, develop and execute strategy.
- Contribute to Country Reviews and foster strong above country relationships
- Must possess strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills and ability to efficiently and productively communicate to a variety of groups and audiences.
- Must have a demonstrated understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory, access and compliance requirements and impact on development of marketing materials and delivering the business goals.
- In-depth ability to lead, conceive, develop and implement multi-dimensional/channel marketing and business plans.
- Strong presence with ability to command respect through exercise of sound business judgment and clear decision-making is required.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional teams or work groups as well as direct reports.
- Must have the ability to engage and partner with KOLs and key external stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets is required, P&L responsibility highly desired
- Strong resilience, abstract thinking, problem solving ability with experience in establishing new businesses
Knowledge, Experience, Competencies And Skills
- Over 8 years of experience in Oncology Pharmaceutical Marketing
- Must have previous pharmaceutical launch experience into complex oncology markets
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing/ Business/ Science or related fields required.
- Strong knowledge of business acumen, marketing, strategy, sales and commercial policies and practices.
- Previous experience in marketing research
- Previous experience with other cross functional roles ideally within the oncology setting
- Higher post graduate qualification eg. MBA or other advanced business degree is desired.
- Must have Oncology Therapeutic Area knowledge and experience
- Working with multiple external key stakeholders including Patients and PAGs, Diagnostics, Surgeons (eg Patient Ad Boards, consultancy arrangements etc)
- Experience with Advocacy, Community and National Health systems and services
- Extremely familiar current Medicines Taiwan code of conduct
Gilead Core Values
- Integrity (always doing the right thing)
- Teamwork (collaborating in good faith)
- Excellence (working at a high level of commitment and capability)
- Accountability (taking personal responsibility)
- Inclusion (encouraging diversity)
For Current Gilead Employees And Contractors
Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
