Sr Director, Marketing Sciences

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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
 

As Senior Director, Regional Insights & Effectiveness, you and your team will serve as a principal strategic advisor to two Senior Vice Presidents who report directly to the Chief Commercial Officer. This executive role is accountable for shaping and driving the commercial insights agenda across multiple regions, ensuring that data-driven strategies and operational excellence underpin all major business decisions. You will lead a high-impact team and orchestrate cross-functional initiatives that directly influence enterprise-wide commercial performance, resource allocation, and market success.

Strategic Responsibilities

• Enterprise Commercial Strategy: Partner with SVPs and the CCO to define, execute, and continuously refine regional and global commercial strategies, leveraging advanced analytics and market intelligence to drive sustainable growth and competitive advantage.

• Executive Decision Support: Deliver high-stakes, actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making on portfolio management, resource deployment, and market entry/expansion.

• Cross-Regional Leadership: Lead harmonization and industrialization of best practices across all affiliates, ensuring consistency, scalability, and innovation in commercial effectiveness initiatives.

• Transformation & Change Leadership: Champion organizational transformation, process innovation, and digital enablement, fostering a culture of agility, continuous improvement, and global collaboration.

• Strategic Program Oversight: Oversee the design, execution, and scaling of proof-of-concept pilots and strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and measurable impact on business outcomes.

• Governance & Accountability: Establish robust governance frameworks for forecasting, reporting, and performance management, ensuring transparency, accuracy, and accountability across all regions.

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Key Accountabilities

• Directly support two SVPs and their leadership teams (including G9 and AC MM General Managers), acting as a trusted advisor and thought partner on all matters related to commercial insights and effectiveness.

• Lead and develop a high-performing, globally distributed team, including offshore resources, to deliver best-in-class analytics, reporting, and AI-driven solutions.

• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Therapy Area Leads, and Market Access to optimize resource planning, launch excellence, and commercial execution.

• Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and emerging trends, providing influential recommendations that shape enterprise strategy and operational priorities.

• Represent the commercial insights function at executive forums, steering committees, and global leadership meetings.

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Essential Competencies

• Demonstrated executive leadership in analytics, insights, and business intelligence within the pharmaceutical or biotech sector.

• Proven track record of influencing senior executive stakeholders, with exceptional gravitas and strategic acumen.

• Expertise in advanced analytics, data management, market research, and digital transformation.

• Superior communication and storytelling skills, able to distill complex data into compelling narratives for executive audiences.

• Strong governance, project management, and stakeholder engagement abilities in highly matrixed, fast-paced environments.

• High resilience, resourcefulness, and a visionary approach to problem-solving and organizational change.

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Experience & Skills

• Extensive relevant experience in commercial analytics, insights, and strategy, with significant exposure and understanding of global and ex-US markets.

• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical data sources, commercial operations, and enterprise-level business drivers.

• Proven ability to lead teams, navigate international stakeholders and guide international insights & analytics peers, and manage multiple priorities with precision and reliability.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to build trust, drive collaboration, and influence at all levels.

Reports to: Vice President, Global Decision Sciences & Insights

Key Stakeholders:  ACE and ICR Senior Vice Presidents, ACE and ICR Leadership Teams/Market General Managers

The role is based in UK. We are pleased to share that Gilead’s Stockley Park and Holborn offices are planning to come together at a new London headquarters at 1 Triton Square, NW1, from approximately Q2 2027. Applicants should consider this planned location change when applying for this role. Gilead operates a flexible working policy, offering a balanced approach with two days of remote working and three days working onsite.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company.  Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all  employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws).  Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

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