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.
In this role, theAssociate Directorwillbe responsible formanaging the tasks, and activities supportingHIVPrEPPrevention.This individual contributor will serve askey member of theSales Analyticsteamand manage cross-functionalprojects, andleadscomponents of departmental projects of varying complexity. May manage, monitor, and/or review progress and accuracy of work of one or more contractors/vendors.
Key functions of this role include the following:
Strategic Planning & Performance Tracking
- Leads performance/KPI development and fieldreporting, enablinga thorough understanding of regional performance and opportunities based on a variety of inputs.
- Developdata-driven insights to inform field force strategy and execution.
- Identify,defineand conduct ad hoc analysis as needed to support evolving business requirements and toprovidetimelybusiness insights.
- Responsible for managing and deployingquarterlytargeting and segmentation (i.e.realignments/reorganizations, data refresh assessments).
- Performance reporting and diagnostics, including design and implementation of field facing dashboards and reports.
- Field force training and training sustainment on analytics tools for performance evaluation and opportunity assessment for execution.
- Serves as a strategic liaison to field teams, partnering toidentifyopportunities and address data and analytics needs that drive commercial effectiveness.
- Evaluate potential new secondary data sources and analytics methodologies to continually elevate the impact of business analytics.
- Operationalize new data sources through collaboration with data strategy and governance, and IT teams.
- Inform Salesforcesize and structure recommendations fordifferent phasesof product life cycle.
- Embody a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Uphold Gilead Core Values and Leadership Commitments.
Actionable Insights
- Leads the integration of insight and analysis from a variety of sources to inform material decisions through the delivery of robust opportunities and market context.Consolidatesa variety of data and information into actionable brand opportunities.
- Provides objective quantitative analyses and leads the development of business cases todeterminekey opportunities and address critical business issues for the brand and/or TA.
- Collaborates with Advanced Analytics team to use predictive AI/ML techniques to surface opportunities such aslikely patientalerts based on predictive modeling,next best action for execution efficiency; and lead the operationalization and field adoption of outputs through collaboration, education/trainings and change management.
- Deliver effective presentations of findings and recommendations to multiple levels of leadership through various communication channels
Stakeholder Management
- Interacts with a broad range of internal customers ranging from VP, Field leadership, Brand leadership,Integrated Insights,Data Strategy and Governance, Commercial Learning and Development, IT.
- Establishes andmaintainsbusiness relationships with key stakeholders within the Commercialorganization, andconsistentlydemonstratesa thorough understanding of internal customers’ business needs.
- Viewed as a cross-functional subject matter expert andsought foradvice on decisions that canimpactbusiness operations.
- Management and relationship development with key stakeholder groups in Sales,Marketingand Commercial operations.
- Management of external consulting resources from a project delivery and timeline perspective.
Basic Qualifications :
- 10+ Years with BS/BA
- OR
- 8+ Years with MS/MA or MBA
Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience and aBachelor’s degree inbusiness administration,economics, finance or related fields or 8+ years of experience with MS/MA or MBA
- Demonstrated ability to pull together insights from a variety of sources and develop strategic guidance for field teams that result in a business decision or action.
- Strong business acumen and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated communication and teamwork skills; ability to gain consensus and act within a matrix team environment; Ability to work in a collaborative and influencing fashion that drives to business action.
- Proficiencyin secondary data analysis with intimate knowledge of a variety of industry secondary data sources (e.g., IQVIA, SHA, DRG, LabCorp)
- Strong working knowledge of relevant software systems (e.g.MS Excel, Access, MS Word & PowerPoint,Tableauetc.) isrequired.
- Excellent organizational, planning and project management skills and ability to effectively manage cross-functional projects.
- MBA orMastersdegree preferred. Preferred concentrations in one ormore ofhealthcare, general management, analytics, and data sciences.
- Pharmaceutical or healthcare related experience highly desirable.
- Consultative/Analyticsbackground preferred.
People Leader Accountabilities
- Create Inclusion bydemonstratingthe business value of diverse and inclusive teams and embedding equity and respect intoday to daypeople management practices.
- Develop Talent by understanding team members skills experience aspirations and potential and providing coaching feedback and development opportunities.
- Empower Teams by connecting team goals to organizationalpurposeremoving barriers to execution and enabling cross functional collaboration.
