Executive Director, HIV Treatment Marketing

Gilead Sciences
Foster, CA

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. Gilead is market leader in HIV and seeking an Executive Director, HIV Treatment Marketing Lead to champion the launch of our next groundbreaking HIV therapy—a novel, once-weekly, oral combination of lenacapavir and islatravir. In this leadership role, you’ll report directly to the Vice President HIV Treatment and Franchise and lead the strategic preparation and execution of the launch of ISL-LEN to bring this transformative new treatment for people living with HIV.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic, experienced individual with a strong track record of commercial success in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry. They will provide strong leadership skills with an ability to set a vision and impactful brand strategy, drive innovation and performance within a fast-moving commercial environment. Preferred qualifications include proven success in alliance management, product launches, and experience within the U.S. market.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Overseeing the development and implementation of strategic and tactical marketing plans for ISL-LEN and the Long-acting HIV treatment market

  • Successfully managing the partnership with a 3rd party in the US and maintaining close alignment with the ED for HIV Treatment Marketing responsible for QD assets

  • Achieving revenue targets

  • Understanding payer access landscape and partner with managed markets to drive strategy and ensure access and pull-through

  • Managing and leading a team of marketing professionals- Developing, coaching, and managing key functional staff and inspiring and developing talent

  • Collaborating with the global team and the sales leaders to ensure a coordinated approach.

  • Leading cross-functionally with Legal, Medical, Clinical, Regulatory, Managed Markets, Public Affairs, Compliance and other functions

  • Cultivating relationships with thought leaders, key customers, and professional organizations

  • Working in close conjunction with marketing operations to establish appropriate procedures, systems, metrics and infrastructures

  • Managing Marketing OpEx and marketing mix optimization

  • Representing ISL-LEN marketing position on Promotional Review Committee and ISL-LEN Global Commercial Team

Key Competencies:

Results orientation: Thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, with a strong drive to meet and exceed goals, even under adverse circumstances. Hold others accountable and incorporate disciplined processes to ensure success and nimbly handle 'derailments' with contingency plans and coordination.

Vision: Adept at clearly defining objectives and priorities and establishing appropriate milestones through a strong understanding of the market and innovative approaches.

Team leadership: Demonstrated ability to build, develop and motivate a team as evidenced by effective hiring, coaching, and mentoring of direct reports. The ideal candidate will develop an inclusive culture comfortable with challenging current market paradigms to achieve and exceed goals, respecting Gilead core values of integrity, accountability, teamwork, excellence, and inclusion.

Strategic Orientation: Articulate evolving priorities for the business, identify market opportunities and adapt short-term plans. This includes the ability to strategically assess customer needs and build/execute specific, segmented strategies to win business across a diverse set of customers.

Collaboration and Influence: Ability to work effectively with others and have an impact by demonstrating competence and confidence, being approachable and accessible, active listening, credibility and integrity, passion, and persistence as appropriate to the audience and issue at stake. Skilled at influencing outcomes and shaping and catalyzing dialogue across and outside the organization.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and Sixteen Years’ Experience

OR

Masters' Degree and Fourteen Years’ Experience

OR

PhD and Fourteen Years’ Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 15+ years pharmaceutical industry experience including expertise in marketing strategy and tactics and commercial policies and practices

  • Proven record of leading product launch and brand growth

  • Knowledge and experience in rare disease or liver disease preferred

  • Proven experience with pharmaceutical regulatory requirements (OPDP) and impact on development of marketing materials in accelerated approval

  • Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to lead, interact with, focus, resolve conflict and drive consensus among individuals from a variety of cultures, and disciplines.

  • Proven strategic capabilities with ability to conceive, develop and implement multidimensional marketing and business plans

  • Demonstrated excellence in project management and effectively managing multiple projects/priorities

  • Strong communication skills with experience presenting before executive staff

  • Firm command of financial management with an understanding of revenue forecasting and expense budget planning and tracking.

  • Experience managing cross-functional teams or work groups as well as direct reports

  • Sales/market research experience is preferable, though not required

  • MBA preferred, Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related fields required

The salary range for this position is: $302,005.00 - $390,830.00. 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*.

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* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.


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Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex , age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.


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Gilead Sciences will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, (c) consistent with the legal duty to furnish information; or (d) otherwise protected by law.

Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.


Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.


For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

Posted 2025-11-20

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