Director, Thought Leader Engagement, Breast Oncology - West

Role Summary

The Director, Thought Leader Engagement (TLE) West is part of the marketing organization at Gilead Oncology. This role engages with thought leaders in both academic and community oncology settings to generate insights aligned with brand needs, track sentiment, and build advocacy in collaboration with field teams. The role supports current and future breast cancer portfolio initiatives and works closely with HQ marketing, medical affairs, and cross-functional field teams.

Travel within the West region is required, including overnight travel.

• Customer Profiling:
  Develop and maintain a living document (refreshed annually) that profiles strategic academic and community customers.
• Engagement with Academic Opinion Leaders (OLs):
  Identify and engage academic OLs for insight generation, advocacy development, and sentiment tracking.
• Community Influencer Engagement:
  Work with influential breast cancer treaters in key community accounts to understand market ecosystems and build advocacy through:
  • Long-term relationship building
  • Feedback synthesis from consulting and engagements
  • Strategic collaborations
• Insight Sharing:
  Provide actionable insights to cross-functional field partners, HQ marketing, and medical affairs.
• Pre-Launch Support:
  Assist HQ marketing in understanding market sentiment, treatment drivers/barriers, and generating insights for strategic launch planning.
• Annual Brand Planning:
  Collaborate strategically with HQ marketing during brand planning.
• Congress Strategy:
  Lead OL/customer engagement planning at Tier 1 and Tier 2 congresses in collaboration with marketing, executive leadership, and cross-functional partners.
• Consultant Selection:
  Advise on consultant selection for advisory boards, 1:1 consulting, and strategic projects aligned with brand needs.
• Speaker Bureau Oversight:
  Track and manage speaker bureau impact per Gilead’s business conduct manual.
• Vendor Management:
  Lead and manage third-party program vendors to ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Cross-Functional Leadership:
  Act as a leader within the cross-functional team through proactive communication and collaboration.
• Headquarters
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Collaborate compliantly with global and US medical strategy colleagues and OLP for customer engagement planning.
• Budget Management:
  Effectively manage and track budget.

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree and 12 years of experience OR Master’s Degree and 10 years of experience OR PhD and 8 years of experience.
• Ability to engage in travel as may be reasonably required, including regular travel within the assigned area.
• Satisfaction of onsite visitation requirements for healthcare practitioners within the assigned area, if applicable (vaccinations, screenings, etc.).
• Must be able to perform all essential duties satisfactorily; reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• A valid driver’s license is required.

• Preferred: People leadership experience; minimum 5 years of oncology experience; minimum 3 years’ pharmaceutical marketing experience; oncology launch experience; knowledge and experience in the breast cancer market; strong interpersonal and communication skills; strategic thinking and execution capabilities; experience leading cross-functional teams; proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities; willingness to travel up to 50%, including overnights and some evening/weekend programs.

• Travel as required, including regular travel within the assigned area and overnight stays.
• Compliance with health, safety, and company policies; ability to work across cross-functional teams and external partners.