Associate Director Product Management – Cell Therapy

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Job Description
 

Associate Director Product Management – Cell Therapy

This role provides an exciting opportunity to drive the future growth of Kite/Gilead Sciences Cell therapy franchise in the Nordics. You will help advance long-term survival for Nordic lymphoma patients and strengthen our leadership position in CAR T-cell therapy. This would be an ideal job for someone with a marketing focus who also thrives working cross functionally across the Nordic Region, integrating Commercial, Medical, and Market Access, and is looking to proactively explore their own remit. The role is preferably based in our regional headquarters in Solna, Sweden, working closely together with the Business Unit Director for Cell Therapy. Kite/Gilead Sciences has a flexible working philosophy.

Primary responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of integrated tactical plans aligned to brand strategy to agreed budget and schedules.  This will include driving appropriate Omni/Multi-Channel-Marketing activities, in close collaboration with internal and external partners, cross functionally with a continued eye for innovation in the digital marketing space. Such activities will also include performance and tracking metrics for plan evaluation
• Demonstrate leadership excellence in project management and effectively managing multiple projects and priorities, including close working with agencies
• Lead the Nordic Cell Therapy Brand Team to help develop wider cross-functional activities in line with brand strategy
• Team up with country field forces, provide brand trainings regularly and respond to needs in a closed loop commercial fashion.
• Partner with regional execution leads and with peers in product management in other affiliates for best practice sharing and innovation exchange
• Occasionally going into the field, develop effective working relationships and deploy effective engagement plans with KOLs and key prescribing specialists and other key stakeholders to strengthen brand and leadership position in the cell therapy space.
• Continually monitor environment and leverage market research/analytics to optimize commercial execution, plan and tactics
• Ensures that all marketing activities comply with Gilead SOPs and Nordic Codes of Practice.

Knowledge requirements

• Expertise and track record of successful marketing plan development and implementation, budget management and tracking progress of tactical plans
• Strong strategic thinker with ability to formulate, develop and execute strategy
• Oncology/hematology experience is highly meritorious (cell therapy even more so)
• Strong team ethic and proven ability to work with cross-functional teams in an agile way
• Great knowledge of several Nordic country Healthcare environments
• Experience of Omni-channel strategies and execution
• Proven track record in developing and maintaining a strong network of KOLs and key prescribers
• Good analytical skills, demonstrated by the ability to identify and understand complex issues and then developing appropriate cross-functional solutions

• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills to efficiently and productively communicate both orally and in writing are required.
• Advanced planning and organizational skills, including ability to follow tasks/assignments through to completion
• Demonstrated understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory requirements and impact on development of marketing materials is required.