Associate Director, Portfolio Integration & Communications

At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve 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 worlds biggest health challenges and our mission requires collaboration determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

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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 worlds 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.

The Associate Director Portfolio Integration & Communications will strengthen the connective tissue across the growing HIV Treatment portfolio creating greater visibility coordination and knowledge-sharing across brands field teams and cross-functional partners.

The role will lead integrated portfolio and field communications and establish mechanisms that help teams stay connected around priorities milestones insights and emerging needs. By creating visibility across activities and strengthening the flow of information between teams the Associate Director will help identify intersections reduce unnecessary duplication and enable more coordinated portfolio action.

As a key connector across Portfolio Marketing Brand Marketing Sales Leadership Commercial Learning and Development Franchise Marketing Market Access Medical Affairs and other partners the Associate Director will bring a portfolio-first perspective while preserving clear brand and functional ownership.

As the Associate Director Portfolio Intergration & Communications will help ensure teams have the visibility information and connections needed to act in a more coordinated portfolio-minded way.

The successful candidate will be a collaborative and agile marketer who can connect priorities across teams synthesize complex information into clear implications and recommendations and influence effectively across a highly matrixed organization.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio & Field Communications

Lead the integrated HIV Treatment portfolio communications cadence across key field and internal forums including Field Direction Memos national training calls sustainment initiatives leadership communications and other priority touchpoints.

Translate portfolio priorities into clear coordinated and actionable communications for Sales leadership customer-facing teams and cross-functional partners.

Partner with Sales Leadership Commercial Learning and Development and Brand Marketing to integrate portfolio priorities into key field meeting training and communication cycles.

Maintain visibility across planned brand and portfolio communications to improve sequencing clarify priorities and reduce unnecessary duplication.

Support field readiness for launches strategic shifts access changes and other cross-brand priorities by connecting the appropriate brand and functional owners and ensuring coordinated communication.

Gather field and stakeholder feedback to identify communication gaps information needs and opportunities to strengthen portfolio connectivity.

Portfolio Integration & Organizational Connectivity

Create integrated visibility across key portfolio and brand activities including market research customer insights workshops major meetings external engagements and other key milestones.

Maintain shared portfolio calendars internal communications and other mechanisms that enable teams to anticipate upcoming activities identify intersections and improve collaboration across brands and functions.

Strengthen organizational learning by connecting teams around relevant insights research approaches and best practices helping valuable learnings travel more quickly across the portfolio.

Lead internal portfolio communications that keep teams informed of key priorities milestones decisions and emerging learnings.

Identify cross-brand dependencies communication gaps and opportunities where greater portfolio coordination can improve consistency accelerate learning or reduce duplication.

Synthesize portfolio field and cross-functional inputs to identify coordination needs communication implications and opportunities for greater alignment.

Support coordinated portfolio representation across selected external environments in partnership with Franchise Marketing and other functions while maintaining Franchise ownership of congress strategy opinion leader engagement and other established responsibilities.

Cross-Brand Coordination & Ways of Working

Identify opportunities for shared portfolio communications planning mechanisms and ways of working that strengthen coordination across brands.

Surface cross-brand dependencies and coordination needs connecting the appropriate brand and functional owners to enable aligned action.

Partner with Portfolio Marketing leads including Portfolio Access & Enablement to identify portfolio-level needs connect relevant stakeholders and coordinate input across brands and functions.

Connect teams around opportunities to reuse adapt or scale successful approaches and learnings rather than developing duplicative solutions.

Establish clear mechanisms for bringing common needs forward to brand and functional owners without duplicating existing ownership or execution responsibilities.

Apply strong business judgment to determine when portfolio-level coordination creates incremental value and when activity should remain brand- or function-led.

Leadership & Organizational Impact

Bring a portfolio-first perspective while respecting differentiated brand strategies alliance requirements and functional ownership.

Influence without direct authority to build alignment and advance coordinated portfolio priorities across a complex matrixed organization.

Communicate complex information clearly and concisely across leadership field and cross-functional audiences.

Build strong relationships across brands and functions and serve as a trusted connector who helps teams identify intersections resolve coordination gaps and advance shared priorities.

Help establish scalable ways of working that strengthen communication knowledge-sharing transparency and coordination across the HIV Treatment portfolio.

Promote a culture of portfolio-minded collaboration in which teams maintain clear ownership while more effectively sharing information insights and successful approaches.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Marketing Business Life Sciences Communications or a related field and 8 years expeirence

OR

Masters Degreen and six years experience

OR

PhD

Preferred Qualifications

Significant pharmaceutical biotechnology or healthcare industry experience with experience in HIV infectious diseases specialty care or a related therapeutic area preferred.

Demonstrated experience translating complex business and marketing priorities into clear communications recommendations and coordinated action.

Strong understanding of field communications sales meeting cycles training and sustainment needs and the processes required to prepare customer-facing teams for evolving business priorities.

Experience connecting priorities and activities across multiple brands business teams or cross-functional stakeholders.

Experience developing internal communications planning mechanisms or information-sharing approaches that improve visibility and organizational learning across teams.

Strong strategic thinking and business judgment including the ability to identify where portfolio-level coordination creates value while maintaining appropriate brand and functional ownership.

Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and diverse stakeholder perspectives into clear actionable implications and recommendations.

Proven ability to influence without authority manage multiple priorities and establish alignment across a highly matrixed organization.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex information for leadership field and cross-functional audiences.

Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships navigate ambiguity and establish effective ways of working across teams with different priorities and areas of ownership.

People Leader Accountabilities

Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams modeling 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 and organizational objectives and holding them 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: $195670.00 - $253220.00. 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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