Associate Oncology Key Account Director - North Central (Managed Markets) - Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Associate Oncology Key Account Director - North Central (Managed Markets)

Apply locations: United States - Illinois - Chicago, United States - Indiana - Indianapolis, United States - Minnesota - Minneapolis, United States - Michigan - Detroit, United States - Missouri - Saint Louis

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 4 Days Ago

Job requisition id: R0043555

Job Description

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide. The Associate Oncology Key Account Director - North Central (Managed Markets) will support the development and implementation of global market access strategies and value propositions for our oncology products to maximize product potential and patient access.

Territory Covered: ND, SD, NE, MN, MI, IA, WI, IL, IN, OH, MO

• Depending on the candidate's qualifications and the final customer alignment, this position could be leveled as an Associate Key Account Director or Key Account Director.
• Responsible for building, developing, and cultivating relationships with Oncology Integrated Customers.
• Customers include but are not limited to major cancer centers (could be both community and IDN) and medium community cancer centers. Responsible for overall strategy at these accounts, along with contract pull-through where appropriate.
• Leverage these relationships to generate increased demand and access for the Oncology portfolio by targeting appropriate influencers and decision-makers within the integrated customer environment.
• Align strategies with other operational functions (Medical, Sales, and Marketing) to support a combined customer engagement strategy as well as appropriate product access and coverage for our portfolio.
• Deliver on defined call plan to support key decision-makers and prescribers across the assigned accounts (C-suite, Pathway, and P&T committee members) and promote the Oncology Portfolio at target accounts working closely with Directors of National Accounts (DNA's), Medical Leads (ML's), Regional Business Directors (RBD's), and other internal partners in local geographies.
• Engage and develop a positive relationship with key influencers and decision-makers within the accounts, such as the Director of Pharmacy, Oncology department heads, and members of Medical/P&T Evaluation Committees.
• Build and manage account profile for each assigned account, detailing the procedure for protocol development, pull-through targets for salesforce, the current placement of the product on pathway and protocols, and identification of key influencers and protocol decision-makers.
• Act as the cross-functional lead for each specific account, responsible for appropriately maintaining the cross-functional strategic account plan, from which each function will compliantly execute against their functional objectives.
• Employ in-person tactics to execute against account plans, including regular account visits to promote sales efforts, manage contract strategy (where appropriate), and provide clinical, efficacy, and safety information on the product to key treatment decision-makers/executive teams within these high-control accounts.
• Lead strategic launch planning to evaluate the unique needs of the Integrated Customer and work across all functions, including Sales, Managed Markets, Trade Relations, Value Access, Contracting, Medical, HEOR, and Marketing to develop tactical strategies to support launches and product expansion of Gilead's oncology products.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and Ten Years’ Experience OR Master's Degree and Eight Years’ Experience OR PhD and Two Years’ Experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous account management/managed markets experience.
• Oncology experience.
• Must be a cultural champion and team player with the ability to have fun!
• Advanced degree preferred (MBA, PharmD, etc.).
• 7 years related oncology experience in the pharmaceutical industry/sales/sales management - prefer current/recent – IV oncology strongly preferred.
• 2 years of direct experience in a corporate/region/national/key account role. Direct Access, Payer or health system experience.
• Experience managing customer relationships in Oncology.
• Ability to Inspire, Influence, and Lead without authority.
• Experience executing physician network, GPO contracting, and account management strategic plans.
• Biotech or pharmaceutical US marketplace oncology launch experience required.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including the ability to synthesize data and deliver a clear direction.
• Superior negotiation skills, business acumen, and analytical ability.
• Robust project management skills, ability to multi-task and prioritize with clear deliverables across multiple customers in tight timelines.
• Self-motivated, with excellent organizational skills, with the ability to work both independently and as a member of a matrix leadership team.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time with overnight travel.

People Leader Accountabilities:

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modelling 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.
• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, organizational objectives and holding to account.

The salary range for this position is: $187,000.00 - $242,000.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives, paid time off, and a benefits package.

For additional benefits information, visit: Gilead Benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics.