Director, Marketing Sciences

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   Gilead's mission is to discover, develop and deliver therapies that improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide. We are seeking a Director, Marketing Sciences for GDSI Oncology Integrated Insights , who will support insights for gynecologic cancers, small cell lung cancer and selected oncology pipeline opportunities. The role will integrate forecasting, analytics, primary market research, secondary data and competitive evidence to shape commercial strategy, clinical and development decisions, launch readiness, lifecycle planning and investment choices. This is a hands-on Director role. The individual is expected to own both the strategic narrative and the technical answer: frame the decision, identify the critical uncertainties, establish fit-for-purpose methods, interrogate assumptions, modify or build analyses when needed, and translate evidence into concise recommendations for senior cross-functional stakeholders. Essential Duties and Function Strategic Insights Leadership • Act as the objective insights partner to Global Strategic Marketing and cross-functional teams supporting GYN, SCLC and selected pipeline assets. • Frame ambiguous business questions as explicit decisions, hypotheses, evidence needs and analytical workplans, with clear ownership, timing and decision criteria. • Integrate forecasting, analytics, market research, competitive intelligence, epidemiology, clinical evidence and affiliate perspectives into a coherent view of the market and implications for Gilead. • Lead discussion of findings and recommendations with senior stakeholders, distinguish evidence from judgment, surface uncertainty and drive alignment on decisions and next actions. • Represent GDSI on relevant commercialization, indication and asset forums, ensuring that insights work is prioritized against the decisions with the greatest strategic and financial consequence Strategic Forecasting and Scenario Planning • Own long-term strategic forecasts for GYN and SCLC indications and assigned pipeline assets, incorporating epidemiology, patient segmentation, eligibility, treatment rates, class share, share of class, uptake, duration, compliance, access, price, launch timing and competitive evolution. • Rapidly explain forecast level, trajectory, major changes and the two or three assumptions that drive the result; reconcile patient, unit and revenue outputs across indications, geographies, regimens and time periods. • Design coherent base, upside, downside and event-driven scenarios. Quantify direct and second-order effects across indications, products and shared pati