Director, Global Value & Access HIV Execution – ICR

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Job Description
 

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Value & Access Strategy HIV Treatment, our Director of GV&A HIV Execution – ICR midsize markets will:

• Partner closely with ICR market teams to adapt and drive execution of GV&A strategies and launch plans to optimize access, reimbursement and uptake of HIV franchise products (both HIV Treatment and Prevention), aligned to local needs.

• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to develop and implement awareness of unmet needs, HIV product value propositions and health economic tools to support HIV value demonstration and differentiation.

• Lead the implementation of new capabilities, including Value Strategy & Realization (VS&R), tailored to local requirements and opportunities in collaboration with the GV&A triad and the GV&A Capabilities & Execution Lead. to ensure understanding of strategy, disease/product data, managing payer objections including negotiation skills for successful launch execution.

• Support V&A stakeholder engagement plans across ICR market affiliates, develop engagement objectives and tools to monitor activities and KPIs.

• Support payer research and insights generation (as needed) to understand HIV product value perception, V&A landscape trends, value drivers and test value messages.

• Provide the ICR market regional perspective and champion local market’s needs into development of GV&A strategies and materials.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

We’re seeking a strategic, influential leader with the following:

• At least 12+ years’ experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry in market access-related activities with a Bachelors degree OR 10 + years’ experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry in market access-related activities with a MS/MA degree OR 8 + years’ experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry in market access-related activities with a PhD.

• Experience in regional/country market access, launch planning and execution is required, experience within the ICR region is preferred although not required.

• HIV disease area experience and market knowledge an advantage

• Strong understanding of payer environment, including HTA, pricing and reimbursement, contracting and negotiation, and policy development

• Experience developing V&A strategies and dossier submissions, including value messages, HEOR models and tools to support implementation in key markets

• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence across functions and levels in a matrix environment: skilled facilitator, communicator and strategic thinker

• Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders to achieve the objective

• Curious with learning agility; Operationally excellent

We are pleased to share that Gilead’s Stockley Park and Holborn offices are planning to come together at a new London headquarters at 1 Triton Square, NW1, from approximately Q2 2027. Applicants should consider this planned location change when applying for this role. Gilead operates a flexible working policy, offering a balanced approach with two days of remote working and three days working onsite. 

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