Sr Product Manager
Job Summary
At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve 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 worlds biggest health challenges and our mission requires collaboration determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
Every member of Gileads 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 were 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
Key Responsibilities
Brand Strategy & Launch Excellence
- Lead the development and execution of brand strategies and launch plans across Spain and Portugal ensuring alignment with local and global priorities.
- Drive launch excellence ensuring strong readiness flawless execution rapid issue resolution and achievement of plan milestones and business objectives.
- Translate customer market competitive scientific and healthcare system insights into actionable growth strategies throughout the product lifecycle.
- Continuously assess business performance identify opportunities and risks and proactively adapt strategies to maximize impact.
Operational Excellence
- Lead agency management and ensure high-quality development and agile execution of promotional materials campaigns and customer programs.
- Manage budgets effectively ensuring optimal investment decisions and strong ROI.
- Demonstrate excellence in project management prioritization and execution across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Customer-Centric Marketing & Omnichannel Engagement
- Design and execute integrated omnichannel customer engagement strategies that deliver personalized and impactful experiences across physical and digital channels.
- Leverage customer segmentation journey mapping and behavioral insights to optimize engagement strategies and resource allocation.
- Utilize analytics customer data and performance metrics to measure effectiveness generate insights and continuously improve marketing initiatives.
- Champion innovative approaches including AI-enabled solutions Next Best Action principles content personalization and test-and-learn methodologies.
External Engagement & Market Understanding
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders including KOLs scientific societies advocacy organizations and healthcare decision-makers.
- Develop a deep understanding of the evolving healthcare environment market access landscape and competitive dynamics across Spain and Portugal.
- Partner with Market Access and Medical teams to ensure customer strategies support successful access adoption and long-term market growth.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Act as a strategic leader across Medical Affairs Market Access Commercial Operations Sales Regulatory Compliance and external partners to ensure aligned execution.
- Influence without authority and lead matrix cross-functional initiatives across Spain Portugal and Global teams.
- Active participation in regional and global discussions shaping strategy through strong market expertise and customer understanding.
- Own and foster a culture of accountability collaboration innovation and continuous improvement.
Recommended Qualifications & Experience
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Life Sciences Pharmacy Business Marketing or related field.
- MBA or advanced business degree preferred.
- 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical marketing product management or commercial roles.
- Proven experience leading or supporting successful pharmaceutical product launches.
- Experience working across Spain and Portugal strongly preferred.
- Experience in specialty care rare diseases hepatology gastroenterology or hospital products is required.
Operational & Strategic Capabilities
- Strong strategic thinking with demonstrated ability to translate insights into measurable business outcomes.
- Experience operating successfully in fast-paced launch and growth-stage brands guaranteeing excellence in execution.
- Proven ability to influence diverse stakeholders and lead cross-functional teams in complex environments.
- Strong business acumen analytical thinking prioritization and decision-making capabilities.
Digital Analytics & Innovation
- Demonstrated experience developing omnichannel customer engagement strategies.
- Strong understanding of customer analytics segmentation digital marketing CRM and commercial performance measurement.
- Experience leveraging data and analytics to optimize customer engagement and marketing effectiveness.
- Interest and experience in applying innovative technologies including AI-enabled solutions customer personalization and predictive insights.
Functional Competencies
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical regulations compliance requirements and promotional review processes.
- Excellent communication presentation and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience managing budgets agencies and external partners.
- Fluency in English and Spanish. Portuguese is an advantage.
It is the policy of Gilead Sciences Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively Gilead or the Company) to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation benefits transfers layoffs returns from layoffs company-sponsored training education assistance social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds which may include an individuals gender race color national origin ancestry religion creed physical or mental disability marital status sexual orientation medical condition veteran status and age unless such protection is prohibited by federal state municipal provincial local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.
For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:
Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Gilead Sciences is continuing to hire for all open roles. Our interview process may be conducted virtually and some roles will be asked to temporarily work from home. Over the coming weeks and months, we will be implementing a phased approach to bringing employees back to site to ensu ... View more