Director, Thought Leader Engagement, Breast Oncology - South Central

Role Summary

The Director, Thought Leader Engagement (TLE) South Central role is part of the marketing organization at Gilead Oncology. This role engages with thought leaders in both academic and community oncology settings to generate insights aligned with brand needs, track sentiment, and build brand advocacy in support of the breast cancer portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Customer Profiling: Develop and maintain a living document (refreshed annually) that profiles strategic academic and community customers.
• Engagement with Academic Opinion Leaders (OLs): Identify and engage academic OLs for insight generation, advocacy development, and sentiment tracking.
• Community Influencer Engagement: Work with influential breast cancer treaters in key community accounts to understand market ecosystems and build advocacy through long-term relationship building, feedback synthesis from consulting and engagements, and strategic collaborations.
• Insight Sharing: Provide actionable insights to cross-functional field partners, HQ marketing, and medical affairs.
• Pre-Launch Support: Assist HQ marketing in understanding market sentiment, treatment drivers/barriers, and generating insights for strategic launch planning.
• Annual Brand Planning: Collaborate strategically with HQ marketing during brand planning.
• Congress Strategy: Lead OL/customer engagement planning at Tier 1 and Tier 2 congresses in collaboration with marketing, executive leadership, and cross-functional partners.
• Consultant Selection: Advise on consultant selection for advisory boards, 1:1 consulting, and strategic projects aligned with brand needs.
• Speaker Bureau Oversight: Track and manage speaker bureau impact per Gilead’s business conduct manual.
• Vendor Management: Lead and manage third-party program vendors to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as a leader within the cross-functional team through proactive communication and collaboration.
• Headquarters Collaboration: Collaborate compliantly with global and US medical strategy colleagues and OLP for customer engagement planning.
• Budget Management: Effectively manage and track budget.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree and Twelve Years’ Experience OR
  • Master's Degree and Ten Years’ Experience OR
  • PhD and Eight Years’ Experience
• Ability to engage in travel as may be reasonably required, including regular travel within the assigned area.
• Satisfaction of onsite visitation requirements of healthcare practitioners within an assigned area, if applicable.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
• A valid driver’s license is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• People leadership experience
• Minimum 5 years of oncology experience
• Minimum 3 years’ pharmaceutical marketing experience
• Oncology launch experience
• Knowledge and experience in the breast cancer market
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strategic thinking and execution capabilities
• Experience leading cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Willingness to travel up to 50%, including overnights, some evening/weekend programs, based on business needs

Skills

• Strategic insight generation and market analysis
• Stakeholder engagement with academic and community leaders
• Cross-functional collaboration and leadership
• Speaker bureau and vendor management
• Budget planning and management

Education

• As specified in Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD with corresponding experience

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 50% with overnight stays as needed
• Compliance with all applicable medical strategy and business conduct guidelines