Executive Director, Public Affairs – U.S. HIV Prevention

Role Overview

• Lead a team to drive U.S. communications and advocacy about Gilead’s HIV Prevention portfolio and pipeline.
• Set a vision and priorities for the team, provide direction as well as hands-on support as needed, and ensure team members have development opportunities and continue to grow in their careers at Gilead.
• Engage with leaders in U.S. commercial, Medical Affairs and Government Affairs to help drive cross-functional strategy and tactical plans that assert Gilead’s longstanding leadership in and commitment to HIV Prevention.
• Integrate information from across the organization to ensure comprehensive “one PA” approach in HIV Prevention can be communicated across external and internal audiences in a compelling and consistent way.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to horizon scan and proactively address emerging issues, with an important focus on the policy / political environment.
• Design and implement disease awareness programs that inform and mobilize people living with viral diseases, encourage at-risk individuals to engage in care, and help to de-stigmatize diseases among the general public.
• Support ongoing and pending product launches in the U.S.
• Inform priorities, collaborate on programs and ensure integrated cross-functional execution related to the HIV Prevention in other Public Affairs centers of expertise, including corporate communications, media relations, community engagement and corporate giving.
• Maintain relationships with key top-tier and trade reporters to shape reporting on Gilead’s HIV Prevention product portfolio, pipeline and patient support.
• Manage agency partners, providing agency teams with appropriate information and oversight to effectively implement programs in compliance with Gilead’s business conduct policies.
• Manage budgets to target, ensuring appropriate investment in priority work and identifying ways to optimize resources.

Requirements

• Typically requires a BA degree in communications, liberal arts, business or science-oriented field and 16+ years of relevant experience, which includes 14 years of healthcare public relations experience or 14 years of relevant experience with a master’s degree or PhD.
• Demonstrated experience driving communications plans that support business priorities
• Experience leading teams and supporting both team performance and individual team members’ development
• Expertise in media relations and issues management
• Ability to interact with senior management, academic experts and patient advocates appropriately, with confidence and ease
• Ability to influence others and drive alignment across diverse teams
• A passion for engaging in public health and policy issues
• Prior experience in HIV and/or viral hepatitis communications, advocacy, government affairs, marketing or medical affairs is required
• Experience working outside of the US is required
• Demonstrated knowledge of regulations governing communications for a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company.

Benefits

• paid time off
• discretionary annual bonus
• discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
• company-sponsored medical plans
• company-sponsored dental plans
• company-sponsored vision plans
• company-sponsored life insurance plans