Associate Director Global Brand Strategy & Launch Excellence

Arbeitsbeschreibung

Key Responsibilities

• Co-Lead GBT Forums: Partner on multiple myeloma and lymphoma GBT forums to guide strategic decision-making and deliverables, including launch readiness milestones (LRR1-2), annual strategic planning (GSP/ISP), and global plans of action (gPOA).

• Drive Launch & Operational Excellence: Optimize business processes and implement robust tracking systems to monitor milestones, metrics, and dashboards that ensure timely and high-quality execution.

• Ensure Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with Product Team (PT) stakeholders to synchronize long-term (10-year) product strategy with GBT’s 3-year brand strategy horizon, ensuring cohesive planning across programs.

• Lead Strategic Brand Initiatives: Apply deep expertise in brand strategy and launch readiness to strengthen long-term performance. Collaborate with cross-functional Global Brand Team (GBT) leads and stakeholders to align on priorities and deliver impactful outcomes.

• Act as a Strategic Thought Partner: Design fit-for-purpose processes and ways of working across GCS programs, driving efficiency and innovation.

• Develop High-Impact Communications: Create clear, compelling presentations and updates on strategy, timelines, resource needs, and critical path activities for leadership and stakeholders.

• Facilitate Governance & Risk Management: Prepare agendas and minutes, proactively identify risks and opportunities, and implement corrective actions to keep programs on track.

• Lead Key Projects & Vendor Engagement: Take ownership of priority workstreams and serve as the primary point of contact for vendor management, ensuring quality and timely deliverables.

Basic Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree (i.e., MD, PharmD, PhD) and 2+ years of experience OR

• Master’s Degree and 8+ years of experience OR

• Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of experience OR

• High School Degree and 14+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in science, business administration, and/or analytics

• 8+ years of experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry

• 5+ years of commercial launch readiness exposure or experiences in the late-stage product development life cycle

• 3+ years at top tier consulting firm, client-facing role

• 5+ years of cross-functional team management experience

• Strong project management skills to produce and manage a comprehensive action tracking list, and systematically complete each task

• Demonstrated analytical skills with design thinking, including proficiency in project planning tools (Smartsheet), content management tools (SharePoint), and Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint)

• Ability to think critically and proactively with demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic, and highly fluid company environment with minimal direction and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities

• Role model of Kite/Gilead core values, inspiring a high-performance culture and engagement

Who you are:

• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a global commercial or brand strategy environment.

• Strong strategic thinking, operational rigor, and communication skills to influence at all levels.

• Comfort with ambiguity and agility to flex across multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.

Strategic Priorities & Context:

• Master’s Deliver global launch readiness and execution excellence for cell therapy brands, achieving commercial and patient objectives.

• Partner for global commercial strategy and assessments to guide program strategy.

• Expand access for cell therapies globally and establish best-in-class brands in competitive environments.

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.