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Senior Director, HCP Marketing - HIV Prevention,…
- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Foster City, CA)
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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
Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide.
Reporting to the Executive Director within the U.S. HIV Prevention Business Unit, the **Senior Director, HCP Marketing – Market Expansion** will serve as the architect and trailblazer of a new prescriber engagement model. This pivotal leadership role will define and execute a bold strategy to expand the HIV prevention prescriber base, focusing on historically non-prescribing or under-engaged healthcare professionals (HCPs).
This is an opportunity to build something from the ground up—shaping how Gilead engages with HCPs to enhance the reach of the product through appropriate HCP settings. The successful candidate will combine strategic vision, executional leadership, and deep market insight to create scalable, culturally responsive solutions that drive awareness, confidence, and prescribing behavior in new corners of the healthcare system.
This position is **ONSITE** at our campus in **Foster City, CA** (Tuesday - Thursday)
Key Responsibilities
+ Develop and lead a comprehensive HCP marketing strategy for market expansion.
+ Reimagine how Gilead supports new HIV prevention treatment prescribers with scalable, high-impact tools and education.
+ Translate insights into messaging that builds confidence and reduces stigma.
+ Lead development of the HCP POA, including call flows and objection handling.
+ Orchestrate cross-functional execution with Sales, Medical, Access, and more.
+ Engage medical societies, academic institutions, and advocacy groups to influence care standards.
+ Define launch milestones, KPIs, and tracking systems to ensure executional success.
+ Deliver strategic updates and insights to senior leadership with clarity and confidence.
+ Champion inclusion and equity in all HCP-facing initiatives.
+ Bachelor’s Degree & 14+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech marketing experience, including HCP and launch leadership.
+ Track record of building engagement models in new therapeutic spaces or stigmatized areas.
+ Expertise in HCP behavior change, segmentation, and education.
+ Proven cross-functional leadership and executive influence.
+ Commitment to equitable healthcare access and systemic impact.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and Fourteen Years’ Experience
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Masters' Degree and Twelve Years’ Experience
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PhD and Twelve Years’ Experience
Preferred Qualifications:
+ Proven ability to drive market penetration in settings where sensitive topics are often deprioritized
+ Experience translating ethnographic and behavioral insights into strategies that shift clinical engagement
+ Track record of enabling HCPs to navigate nuanced, stigmatized patient conversations with confidence
+ Skilled in designing educational tools that integrate prevention into broader care discussions
People Leader Accountabilities
•Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling 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. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop, and realize their purpose.
•Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.
The salary range for this position is: $261,375.00 - $338,250.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.
For additional benefits information, visit:
https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.
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