Marketing Director Cell Therapy

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Job Description

Marketing Director Cell Therapy (m/f/d)

Gilead/Kite is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that is committed to discover, develop and commercialize innovative therapeutics in the areas of unmet medical needs. Haematology-Oncology is one of our key therapeutic areas for future growth. Kite is a 100% Gilead company and fully dedicated on cell therapy with a mission focused on cure.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and experienced marketer to join Gilead/Kite as a Director Marketing Cell Therapy (m/f/d) in the German affiliate. This newly created position will be based in Martinsried, München and report into the Senior Business Unit Director Cell Therapy (Kite).

The successful candidate will lead a highly motivated marketing team and be responsible for the development of the marketing/ commercial strategy, the implementation of marketing activities according to budget and embark on preparatory activities for future product launches. The Marketing Director is part of the Cell-Therapy Leadership Team and closely liaises with other functions to drive cross-functional planning and coherent implementation of strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

• Leads the Marketing team for Cell Therapy and drives advancement of the unit's marketing capabilities with a focus on development of competencies, state-of-the-art tools and processes.
• Leads the cross-functional Cell Therapy Brand Team to develop marketing strategy and initiatives ensuring cross-functional alignment and cohesion.
• Is core member of the German Cell Therapy leadership team supporting execution excellence across functions.
• Generates relevant market insights, establishes adequate performance indicators and forecasts demand and portfolio performance, in close collaboration with Business Analytics.
• Sets clear objectives for marketing initiatives, measures progress and success, and generates relevant learnings.
• Tightly connects with the Sales team to ensure optimal execution of marketing campaigns and usage of field team's insights for campaign development.
• Leads the implementation of annual Brand Plan to ensure defined tactics are implemented according to schedule and budget for maximal impact.
• Drives team towards omnichannel thinking and use, builds customer journeys and leverages innovative technologies such as next best action.
• Develop effective working relationships and effective engagement plans with experts and other key stakeholders to strengthen Gilead/Kite's position within the hematology market.
• Ensures optimal allocation of marketing resources, both personnel and expenses, and diligently manages budget.
• Ensures all marketing activities comply with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Main skills:

• Strong strategic thinking skills with ability to see the big picture and to formulate and execute strategy
• Proven leadership skills with an ability to set a vision, to inspire, to champion change, drive innovative thinking and influence across functions as well as excellent communication skills to develop robust professional relationships both orally and in writing; high language proficiency in German and English required
• Demonstrated strong people leadership competences, as well as lateral leadership to foster collaboration at eye-level and create followership.
• Strong project management abilities with demonstrated track record of leading cross-functional teams
• Good analytical skills, business acumen and feeling for numbers, demonstrated by the ability to identify and understand complex issues and then developing respective business cases or appropriate cross-functional solutions.
• Strong pharmaceutical market expertise, particularly with regards to health economy, access and reimbursement, product lifecycle, as well as relevant laws and regulations applicable in the creation/approval of marketing materials.
• Self-starter mentality, taking personal ownership. Ability to navigate through ambiguity, remain focused and prioritize carefully.
• Able to travel up to 20% of time.

Specific education and knowledge requirements

• At least 10-year expertise in the pharmaceutical industry, thereof 5 years in a Marketing role including product launches; previous experience in field roles being a plus.

• Undergraduate Degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration (specialization in Marketing) or equivalent

• Strong Marketing experience required, including digital marketing

• High proficiency in using Microsoft Office products as well as strong presentation creation skills

• High Fluency in German and English, both orally as well as in writing.

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