Gilead Sciences · 2 months ago
Director, Regional Commercial Excellence – Marketing and L&D
United States - California - Santa Monica
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$206K/yr - $266K/yr
8+ years expKite, a Gilead Company, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative cancer immunotherapies. The Director of Regional Commercial Excellence will support the development and implementation of brand strategies and training programs across the Kite International region, ensuring alignment with global strategies and compliance with regulatory requirements.
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Responsibilities
Work closely with Global brand leads, and country marketing leads to support the development and implementation of brand specific strategies and tactics at the regional and local level
Identify and develop regional tactics and support initiatives to drive launch success and Kite CAR-T brand performance in the international region
Drive consistency of Brand messaging across the international region, ensuring alignment with Global strategy
Drive excellence in commercial efforts, ensure performance tracking / monitoring and plan follow up actions as necessary
Ensure learnings and best practices from regional launches shared and implemented by affiliates
Manage agency relationships for adaptation of promotional deliverables
Ensure marketing activities are in compliance with international regulatory and legal requirements
Design, develop, and facilitate any local implementation and roll-out of Cell Therapy training programs for both office-based and field-facing Commercial roles in the international region
Partner with country-level functional leadership teams to align tactics to local business needs and competency requirements
Identify specific training needs and ensure the development of high-quality new and ongoing training interventions
Utilize high level scientific acumen to translate complex scientific concepts into impactful messages to support local customer engagement strategy implementation
Align closely with Cell Therapy brand leads (and their brand/customer strategies) in the development and implementation of brand-specific training programs
Closely align with Medical Leads to support market readiness and efforts concerning Kite product differentiation
Assist local teams to execute training implementation by supporting planning, logistics management, vendor monitoring and local roll-out of training
Proactive approach to lead the support for local teams in the development of commercial competencies by ensuring that delivery and content is aligned with the business strategy
Continually assess current training offers from providers to identify areas for ongoing improvement and opportunities requiring the development of additional, country-specific training content
Develop L&D curricula to enhance functional skills and competencies for customer-facing roles
Collaborate with CL&D colleagues across the organization to ensure consistency and identify opportunities to leverage existing marketing and L&D resources
Liaise with Gilead CL&D teams to leverage Gilead training resources and apply them to Kite
Foster mentoring relationships with other functional colleagues from more mature markets to support best practice sharing
Coordinate training development with Kite US and ACE CL&D teams to ensure alignment and maintain consistent standards and metrics
Maintain subject matter expertise for disease states, products and therapeutic areas aligned with Kite’s portfolio and account management strategy
Manage the training budget (OPEX) and project timelines
Manage agency relationships to develop training deliverables and rollouts, when needed
Ensure all training activities and materials are compliant with legal, regulatory and company policy requirements
Build essential relationships with key stakeholders including business unit directors, medical affairs, regulatory, and legal affairs
Qualification
Required
High School Degree and Sixteen Years' Experience
OR
Associate's degree and Fourteen Years Experience
OR
Bachelor's Degree and Twelve Years' Experience
OR
Masters' Degree and Ten Years' Experience
OR
PhD and Eight Years' Experience
Preferred
Direct experience in hematology / oncology (cell therapy experience a plus)
Ability to rapidly develop a strong understanding of hematology / oncology clinical landscape and the business of cell therapy
Strong leadership skills and comfort in a rapidly changing environment
Demonstrated track record of successful product launches in marketing and training spaces
Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams with excellent interpersonal skills to lead, interact with and drive consensus among individuals from a variety of cultures and disciplines
Demonstrated experience working in a matrix cross functional environment, but also be able to work independently and with minimal supervision
Demonstrated excellence in project management and effectiveness in managing multiple projects/priorities
Ability to work with external agencies and vendors to develop programs and materials
Ability to engage with & achieve results while motivating affiliate brand team marketers
Excellent verbal / written communication and presentation skills
Experience working at both a global and/or affiliate/regional marketing level
Flexibility for up to 25-30% International travel
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
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
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