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At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've 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 world's biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead's 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 we're 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

Lead, Market Access Strategy

Hybrid eligible, On site 3 days a week

At Gilead, Creating Possible drives everything we do. It's evident in our mission and core values. This is how we built a culture of excellence that is fuelled by a passion for improving the lives of people around the world and advancing the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases.

We are driven to develop lifesaving products that make a difference for patients around the world. Every day, we aim to transform the promise of science and technology into breakthrough, innovative therapies that have the power to cure, prevent or treat disease. As a research-based bio pharmaceutical company, we are revolutionizing healthcare by bringing medicines to patients in the areas of high unmet need including HCV and other Liver diseases, HIV/AIDS, Haematology, Oncology, and Inflammatory Diseases. When you join Gilead, you join our mission to change the world by enabling people to live healthier and more fulfilling lives.

The Role:

The Market Access Strategy Lead reports to the Director, Market Access Strategy. The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning and execution of the market access strategy for their aligned therapeutic area within Gilead's portfolio. This will include strategies for both public and private payers as well as non-traditional payers such as Public Health. The role is responsible for the oversight and management of strategic market access projects in their therapeutic area in pipeline, pre-, peri- and post-launch.

You will improve the lives of Canadians by building relationships and work closely with departmental and cross functional colleagues in a fast-paced environment to achieve and maintain access to Gilead products. Through this role you will grow and be challenged in our diverse culture that will broaden your skills and expand your outreach in several therapeutic areas. Through the appropriate engagement of external stakeholders in the Canadian reimbursement environment, you will make a real difference in the lives of patients.

How you will 'Create Possible':

• Ensure effective development, strategic planning and seamless execution of key deliverables, including submissions to Canadian health technology agencies; submissions to provincial and private payers; and pre-launch planning as well as post launch execution
• Lead market access operational excellence through strategic pricing as well as PMPRB and PLA analysis across relevant therapeutic area aligned with the Pricing & Negotiations Lead
• Lead the development and execution of a project management function to support market-access focused launch excellence and planning for the assigned therapeutic area
• Coordinate and support cross-functional project teams to create and execute key market access strategic initiatives that support commercial organizational objectives, including the planning and execution of private and public reimbursement strategies, brand planning, and product negotiations
• Maintain comprehensive acumen of the latest processes, policies, and trends within the Canadian market access and reimbursement environment to enable successful execution of strategic market access plans
• Partner with global colleagues to leverage and adapt organizational tools and frameworks to optimize launch planning and execution for the Canadian market access environment
• Engage local and global cross-functional colleagues to identify opportunities to increase efficiency in project management
• Manage program budgets and invoices
• Assist in the development and execution (where needed) of the negotiation's strategy
• Pull through the provincial PLAs following the issuance of the LOI from pCPA
• Work together with the field access therapeutic lead to drive access and ensure a suitable environment across Canada for facilitating access to Gilead's products

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

• 6+ years within the biopharma/pharmaceutical industry with experience in pharmaceutical pricing (GtN) and payer negotiations (public and private)
• Advanced degree in science, economics, public health, business, or related field of study would be an asset
• Excellent communication and negotiations skills and demonstrated clear decision making; a strategic mindset and project management and related business analytics, including using project management software
• Experience and knowledge in Canadian access and reimbursement of products in across Gilead's therapeutic areas would be an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in health economic/pharmacoeconomic modeling and health technology assessment process would be an asset; ability to perform budget and financial forecasting and analyses, including experience with spreadsheets and market analytics
• Superior analytics skills, detailed oriented with exceptional organizational skills
• Experience in Canadian pricing environment, with demonstrated expertise to develop strategic pricing options and expertise to support reimbursement negotiations
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional results, managing multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Ability to manage people (AD*)
• Comfortable and adaptive to working in a changing ambiguous environment
• Bilingual (English and French) written and verbal skills an asset

Gilead Core Values:

• Integrity (doing what's right)
• Teamwork (working together)
• Excellence (being your best)
• Accountability (taking personal responsibility)
• Inclusion (encouraging diversity)

Gilead Leadership Commitment:

• I AM BOLD in aspiration and AGILE in execution.
• I CARE and make time for people.
• I LISTEN, speak openly and explain the "why."
• I TRUST others and myself to make sound decisions.
• I OWN the impact of my words and actions.

We are committed to creating a healthier world for everyone - no matter the challenges ahead of us. Through bold and transformative science, we're driving innovation that has the potential to become the next generation of life-changing medicines. Our ambition is evident in our mission. Because the impossible is not impossible. It's what's next.

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