Director, Marketing Sciences HIV PrEP

Role Summary

The Director, Marketing Sciences HIV PrEP in Gilead’s Global Decision Sciences & Insights (GDSI) group participates actively in Commercial efforts by providing an objective and detailed understanding of current and future markets, product performance, customers, and competitors. This role requires a broad set of skills, including functional expertise, therapeutic knowledge, and strong communication, to ensure efficient execution of GDSI objectives with stakeholders across Global Strategic Marketing, Clinical Development, Corporate Development, Commercial Strategy, and global leadership.

Responsibilities

• Market Research: Conduct market research in US, EU, CAN and AUS markets to answer strategic questions and support in launch of HIV Prevention pipeline assets.
• Forecasting: Leverage primary and secondary research insights and team inputs to design and build accurate, actionable, and evidenced-based forecasting models. Produce analogues, formulate assumptions, and define opportunities and risks associated with the forecast.
• Performance Tracking: Develop and maintain a dashboard for tracking performance of each product. Identify variations in performance vs. target and gather data to evaluate and determine next steps. Synthesize market dynamics to inform marketing and sales decisions.
• Secondary Data Analysis: Define analytical priorities with the commercial organization. Execute secondary analytics projects and integrate results with primary market research and competitive intelligence into actionable insights.
• Strategic Projects: Drive analytics for planned and ad hoc strategic projects including scenario analysis to inform key business decisions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience with Bachelor’s Degree. MBA or other related graduate-level degree is a plus
• 6+ years of work experience in forecasting, marketing sciences, market research, strategic consulting or other analytical work in the biotech/pharmaceutical industries in leadership roles with direct management experience
• Track record of delivering actionable insights through successful execution of forecasting and marketing analytics projects, plus strong strategic problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment with changing priorities and time pressures
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with demonstrated cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to develop and maintain strong teams, including external partners, and drive positive results
• Hands-on, with a sense of urgency
• Extensive proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and forecasting software (e.g., Crystal Ball, Forecast Pro, etc.)

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree; MBA or related graduate degree is a plus