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Executive Director, Global Commercial Team Leader – Seladelpar

Gilead Sciences
Foster City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Apr 2026
💰 $363,660/yr($281,010/yr$363,660/yr)

About the role

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
 

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description
 

R0041021 Executive Director, Global Commercial Team Leader – Seladelpar

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide. For over 30 years, Gilead has been a leading innovator in virology, and we developed today’s leading medicines for treating and preventing HIV and treating and curing viral hepatitis. More recently Gilead has expanded its presence in liver by acquiring a new product for the treatment of PBC (FDA pending).

As an Executive Director Global Brand Strategy, you will build and lead a team of global marketers to drive the global marketing strategy and implementation for our new treatment in PBC.  As the leader of the Commercialization Team and member of the Product Strategy Team, you will provide commercial input into clinical trial design, product launch, new indications and lifecycle management, as well as providing insights and partnering with local markets, Global Medical Affairs, Global Value and Access, Global Commercial Operations, Clinical Development, Governmental Affairs, Public Affairs to lead the development implement of integrated global commercialization strategies. The ultimate benchmark of success in the role will be the successful execution of a global commercial product strategy that maximizes the overall value of the asset and patient access across the product lifecycle.

Reporting to the Vice President, Global Commercial Product Strategy this role will be based in our Gilead headquarters’ office in Foster City, CA.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute commercial strategic vision balancing near-term and long-term priorities.
  • This individual will lead a cross functional global commercial team as well as an indication leadership team to build integrated global strategic launch plans that meet global market, regulatory and payer needs and work with global counterparts to develop and implement annual commercial plans that inform country-specific brand plans.
  • Develop and execute global launch campaigns, including the development of a competitive differentiation strategy, unique branding, compelling positioning and key messaging that maintain or extend our global market position.
  • Create strong and close working relationship with a few key Gilead markets, including ex-US markets, which you will support and partner with on strategy implementation; Strong forecasting experience required, and ex-US commercial experience preferred.
  • Develop the global brand profile and key marketing deliverables, including global value proposition, messaging, positioning, differential advantages, brand book and, in coordination with Value & Access, global reimbursement and pricing strategy to maximize sales potential while ensuring strategic alignment.
  • Conduct strategic marketing activities including market and competitive research and product positioning in close collaboration with cross-commercial disciplines.
  • Represent global commercial on a Gilead Asset Team (GAT) and help shape clinical / regulatory strategy and planning in close partnership with cross-functional colleagues.
  • Identify actionable insights based on market research and ensure that the product / brand addresses unmet need areas

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and Sixteen Years' Work Experience

OR

Master's Degree and Fourteen Years' Work Experience

OR

Ph.D. and Fourteen Years' Work Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

We’re seeking a candidate with a demonstrated successful track record within the biote

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