Gilead Sciences · 1 week ago
Senior Director, Market Research, HIV Prevention Integrated Insights
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$261K/yr - $338K/yr
10+ years expGilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to creating a healthier world by tackling diseases like HIV and cancer. The Senior Director will lead a team focused on primary market research for the HIV Prevention business unit, developing and executing strategic market research plans to support product insights and business objectives.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Lead, manage, develop, coach, and grow a high performing team that demonstrates strong market research competencies with healthcare providers and consumers and delivers results
Lead market research strategy, planning, vendor contracts and manage the functional budget
Engages with key US marketing and cross-functional stakeholders to develop and execute market research to shape the strategies and tactics critical to successfully meet business objectives
Demonstrate experience generating superior customer market research insights, individually and through direct reports, to provide a competitive advantage
Ensure team provides HIV Prevention expertise and consulting advice in areas of critical business need including identification of optimal pre- and post-launch brand strategies and marketing tactics
Demonstrates broad cross functional leadership. Manage cross-functional collaboration processes to ensure development of insightful market research plans that systematically and holistically address brands’ strategic objectives and tactical requirements
Represent HIV Prevention Integrated Insights function at appropriate senior level meetings and make recommendations to advance the portfolio based on a sound knowledge of the marketplace
Shares best practices across market research and brand marketing teams and fosters agility and continuous improvement within the group to address emerging and shifting priorities of the commercial business
Direct activities to support the professional development of the HIV Prevention Market Research team and support recruitment and employee retention to achieve best in industry capabilities
Ensure compliance with company policies, standards and procedures in every interaction. Enforce compliance with guidelines and policies on marketing research interactions with physicians
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required, Masters/PhD preferred
Experience in Pharmaceutical, Biotech or related industry experience dependent on experience and education level
Foundation of experience in HIV or virology therapy areas and experience with provider-administered (e.g. buy-and-bill) products is desired
10+ years of relevant experience in market research field
Demonstrated successful leadership, management, and development of teams responsible for market research. Strong judge of talent with the ability to make tough talent decisions
Thorough understanding of pharmaceutical sales and marketing practices, product lifecycle management and regulatory environment
Demonstrated ability to drive large cross-functional initiatives, as well as influence laterally and vertically
Ability to manage multiple priorities based on changing business needs, as well as ability to work in a team-based, fast-paced environment
Strong organizational, planning, communication and project management skills
Strong understanding of primary qualitative and quantitative market research techniques and their optimal uses to inform business decisions
Proven experience in storytelling and data visualization to communicate complicated analytics clearly for cross-functional stakeholders and senior management
Persuasive written and verbal communication skills, ability to lead, influence, resolve conflict and drive consensus among diverse cross functional stakeholders
Bachelor's Degree and Fourteen Years' Experience, OR Masters' Degree and Twelve Years' Experience OR PhD and Twelve Years' Experience
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Company
Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.41BKey Investors
Abingworth
2024-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $3.5M
2024-02-29Post Ipo Equity· $210M
2023-09-07Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
Keeley Wettan
Senior Vice President, Legal
Patrick Loerch
Senior Vice President, Clinical Data Science
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