Sr. Manager / Associate Director, New Product Planning - Kite

Description

Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Our heritage of science and innovation and the curiosity and passion of everyone who works here has enabled us to provide medicines that help transform standards of care for more than 30 years. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include liver diseases, infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases and oncology.

Kite is singularly focusing on curing cancer through delivering cell therapy. We are at the forefront of immunotherapy and engineered T cell therapy. Our personalized approach is what sets us apart. Unlike traditional pharmaceutical manufacturing, our therapies are not created on an assembly line. With CAR T-cell therapy, we are reengineering a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer — one patient at a time. To achieve this goal, Kite BU in Gilead Sciences Japan is in charge of Kite business in Japan.

Gilead Sciences Japan is seeking a knowledgeable and motivated professional capable of working effectively in a cross-functional team environment. The successful candidate will assume a full- time employment in the Kite Business Unit and report to the Product Management Brand Lead in Tokyo.

In this Kite Marketing, New Product Planning oversees the early product marketing for Kite Japan cell therapies. S / he develops commercial strategy and action plans, develops relationships with opinion leaders and develops and implements the promotional communication strategy and tactics for early products in Japanese market.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the commercial strategy and action plans for early products in Japanese market by leveraging the global and regional strategy and plans
• Develop effective working relationships with opinion leaders and other key stakeholders to establish Kite’s pipeline in Japan
• Partner with Clinical team, Medical Affairs, Government and Public Affairs to ensure effective development and implementation of strategies
• Utilize high level of business acumen in analyzing and coordinating activities from identified industry trends, competitor’s resources and practices
• Collaborate with the regional marketing team to share local market insights that can inform the development of global brand plans
• Develop and implement the promotional communication strategy and tactics ensuring alignment with the overall brand strategy
• Work alongside the global, US, EU and international marketing colleagues to develop and produce compliant promotional materials
• Manage external agency relationships (i.e., advertising, public relations, medical education vendors) to develop promotional deliverables
• Manage the marketing budget (OPEX) and project timelines
• Drive excellence in commercial efforts, including business planning and forecasting
• Ensure all marketing activities are in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements

Requirement (Education, Knowledge, Experience and Skills)

Preferred Qualifications

Gilead Core Values

Everyone at Gilead is motivated by our overarching mission to discover and deliver innovative therapies that improve patient care in areas of unmet medical needs. But it’s just what we do that gives us an edge, it’s how we do it. We expect everyone at Gilead to lead by example, guided by our core values :

Integrity – Doing What’s Right

Inclusion – Encouraging Diversity

Teamwork – Working Together

Accountability – Taking Personal Responsibility

Excellence – Being Your Best

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors :

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