Gilead Sciences Inc

Executive Director, Sales - HBV and HDV

Gilead Sciences Inc$255K — $330K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree plus 14 years or Master's Degree plus 12 years or PhD plus 12 years in a relevant field
  • 14+ years in pharmaceutical industry sales and marketing leadership
  • Proven record of product launches and brand growth
  • Experience in rare liver diseases preferred
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with cross-cultural and multidisciplinary teams
  • Proven ability to create and execute strategic business plans
  • Strong executive-level communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the national sales strategy for HBV and HDV products
  • Communicate business vision and direction to the sales team
  • Anticipate market changes and capitalize on opportunities
  • Identify growth areas and eliminate potential barriers
  • Foster a high-performance and inclusive organizational culture
  • Develop leadership pipelines and succession plans
  • Ensure compliance with commercial policies and legal regulations.

Benefits

  • Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
  • Annual discretionary bonus and stock-based long-term incentives eligibility
  • Paid time off and flexible scheduling options
  • Comprehensive wellness programs and resources
  • Employee assistance programs for health and wellbeing support.
Full Job Description
Job Description

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world's most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. As an Executive Director, Sales - HBV and HDV will report to the VP of Liver and Established Products Business Unit and will lead the National Sales team in support of Gilead's Hepatitis B (HBV) business and Hepatitis D (HDV). 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, strategic and operational skills to deliver strong sales results and team performance within a fast-moving, challenging, and dynamic commercial environment, including new product launch in rare disease and developing a new market.

National Sales lead will manage 6 Regional Directors and ensure team effectively trained on competitive selling skills, product knowledge and corporate policies and procedures. National sales leader will plays a key strategic role in cross-functional leadership team and be responsible for communicating key field insights and driving the sales performance of HBV/HDV products.

How You will make impact:

National Sales Strategy and Liver Leadership and Culture
  • Define and execute the national sales strategy aligned to BU and brand priorities
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate business direction and vision to the sales organization
  • Anticipate and respond to key business opportunities and evolving market dynamics
  • Identify and pull through growth opportunities and remove barriers to drive performance
  • Lead high-performing organization of leaders and foster inclusive and accountable and performance driven culture
  • Develop leadership pipelines and success plans for critical roles

Operational and Execution Excellence
  • Drive accountability for revenue and key demand and executional metrics
  • Establish performance management frameworks to drive accountability in B/D portfolio and address gaps
  • Ensure resource optimization for effective field deployment, structure and budget
  • Set incentive compensation strategy and field performance goals
  • Lead field meetings to drive alignment and culture
  • Partner with marketing, market access, analytics, HR and CL+D to drive customer focus and align execution
  • Ensures all department personnel are fully informed of, and comply with, Gilead commercial compliance policy, and all applicable federal and state laws and guidance relating to product promotion and information dissemination including, but not limited to, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Food and Drug Administration's implementing regulations, the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, PhRMA, Corporate Code of Business Conduct and the Office of the Inspector General's Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers.


Key Competencies:
  • Results orientation and accountability: Thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, with a strong drive to meet and exceed goals, even under adverse circumstances. Hold others accountable with 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. Demonstrated ability to develop an inclusive culture comfortable with challenging current market paradigms to achieve and exceed goals, respecting Gilead core values.
  • 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 Fourteen Years' Experience

OR

Masters' Degree and Twelve Years' Experience

OR

PhD and Twelve Years' Experience

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 14+ years pharmaceutical industry experience including sales and marketing leadership
  • Proven record of product launch, brand growth, multi-product/portfolio sales
  • Knowledge and experience in rare disease or liver disease preferred
  • 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 execute multidimensional business plans
  • Strong communication skills with experience presenting before executive staff
  • Experience managing cross-functional teams or work groups as well as direct reports


People Leader Accountabilities
• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modelling inclusion and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, organizational objectives and holding to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

The salary range for this position is: $255,425.00 - $330,550.00. 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*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

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

About Gilead Sciences Inc

Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet need. With each new discovery and experimental drug candidate, they seek to improve the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases. Gilead's primary areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver disease, and serious cardiovascular and respiratory conditions.

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Size
14,400 employees
Market Cap
$107.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$123 million
Founded
1987
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$24.6 billion
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