Director, Value Access & Strategy

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Job Description

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the worlds most devastating diseases united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.

Director Global Value Access Strategy (GVAS). This role reports to the Senior Director GVA lead for Anito-cel in Multiple Myeloma and will be located at Kites US headquarters in Santa Monica CA.

In this position you will be a critical GVA partner for two key launches of our potentially best in class CAR T in RR-MM

- Execute the 4L iMMagine-1 Global Launch where you will be developing the global market access strategy to support the ex-US launch together with the key commercialization functions of Marketing Medical Affairs and Technical Operations and regional Access team

- Prepare the 2L iMMagine-3 Global Launch where you will partner with regional (US ACE ICR) teams to optimize the access and reimbursement strategies for anito-cel in 2L RR-MM. Working closely with HEOR/RWE to ensure the production of compelling Payer Value Evidence tools to ensure rapid access.

Key Responsibilities:

• Key Market Access representative and lead in the Global Brand Team and Join-GBT for anito-cel

• In the Value Access Sub-Team you will be partnering with the Global and Regional functions of Value Access HEOR/RWE and commercial to ensure seamless execution of the Access Strategy.

• Analyze future market access trends and competitor entry and advise the GBT/PT on access-relevant endpoints study designs and magnitude of effect to be targeted to achieve reimbursement. The focus will be on Kites major markets of US Australia Canada EU-5 (ACE-7) and Japan. You will inform development plans to ensure that Kite pursues evidence generation plans that are meeting payer needs and ultimately Kites commercial ambitions

• Provide input into clinical development programs to capture value align to what is meaningful to patients support a differentiated target product profile (TPP) and ensure the right evidence is collected to support future reimbursement and pricing negotiations

• Accountable for the market access and payer perspective to be reflected in cross functional strategies (product development medical affairs regulatory affairs commercial)

• Partner with Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR) Real-World Evidence (RWE) and Global Marketing to ensure meaningful target product profiles are developed and evidence plans are optimized to support reimbursement

• Identify global HEOR evidence requirements and gaps; coordinate with HEOR to develop studies models and resources to support value demonstration and product differentiation for assigned indication(s)
  

Basic Qualifications

• 12 Years with BS/BA
  OR

• 10 Years with MS/MA or MBA
  

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience supporting product launches ideally in oncology

• Demonstrated experience in healthcare environment preferably pharmaceutical industry or related consulting services

• Extensive understanding of the global hematology / multiple myeloma market access landscape the business of cell therapy and healthcare system dynamics

• Detailed knowledge of payer systems pricing and reimbursement mechanisms decision-makers and payer stakeholder behavior for relevant markets (US EU5 Japan)

• Knowledge of HTA assessments including value frameworks utilized methodologies trends and drivers in relevant markets

• Ability to guide the development plan and lead inputs based on payer requirements / market access trends

• Excellent communication skills and experience in presenting at senior committees

• Ability to collaborate successfully and cooperatively with colleagues across multiple cultures and time-zones

• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional teams

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.

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune systems ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica CA. For more information on Kite please visit . Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at jobs in the United States:

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