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Kite Pharma

Director of US Market Access Insights, Analytics & Operations

Kite Pharma, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403


Job DescriptionWe’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet.

Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next.

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 Kite and help create more tomorrows.

Job DescriptionThe Director of US Market Access Insights & Analytics is responsible for delivering accurate and timely market and customer insights, performance tracking, forecasting, and incentive compensation planning to support the US Health Systems team in developing and executing their strategy. Reporting to the Executive Director of US Commercial Insights, Analytics and Operations (CIAO), this is a critical insights leadership role that will work closely with the US Health Systems team and broader US Commercial leadership team to enable data driven decision-making and operational excellence in support of market expansion. The US Health Systems team at Kite is accountable for leading market access strategy and execution, including pricing, contracting, reimbursement, patient operations, and Authorized Treatment Center expansion. This is a player-coach role, leading a team of 1-2 direct reports while also delivering projects independently. Internally known as a Director of Marketing Sciences, the successful candidate will have significant experience in oncology/rare disease market access insights and strategy, with a proven track record of delivering actionable insights to shape market access in the US.

This role can be based out of Kite’s Santa Monica, CA Headquarters (Santa Monica, CA – our preference) or Gilead’s Headquarters (Foster City, CA) with relocation provided exclusively to Santa Monica, CA as eligible.

Responsibilities of the Director of US Market Access Insights, Analytics & Operations include:

Insights, Analytics, & Operations:

Collaborating with US Health Systems leadership to establish an annual insights, analytics, and field operations plan

Leveraging data and analytics to develop deep insights into what is facilitating the business to inform market access strategy

Developing and executing primary and secondary insights and analytics deliverables

Guiding the development of insights and analytics projects to inform strategic planning, including customer and account segmentation, customer buying process and treatment flow analytics, patient access analytics, and account opportunity sizing.

Lead the development and implementation of performance reporting and diagnostics capabilities for Health Systems, including the design and implementation of HQ and field-facing dashboards and reports

Evaluating and integrating potential new secondary data sources and analytics methodologies to elevate the impact of business analytics continually

Overseeing the development and implementation of field incentive compensation plans and programs for US Health Systems

Collaborating with Sales Analytics, Integrated Product Insights, Forecasting, Competitive Intelligence and Advanced Analytics to ensure “single-source of truth” on market and customer insights.

Leadership, Influence, And Communication:

Develop trust and be a strategic thought partner

Lead a team of professionals, maintaining an environment consistent with Kite’s core values, fostering and actively supporting individual development, and recruiting new talent

Collaborate effectively with senior leaders across multiple functions and business units

Communicate complex dynamics/challenges clearly and concisely to senior leaders

Provide recommendations with objective and actionable insights to senior and executive management

Navigate organizational complexity effectively in a professional manner

Demonstrate meaningful Kite core values – Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork and Inclusion

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree with 8+ years of experience

OR Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience

OR Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience

OR Associate degree with 14+ years of experience

OR High School Diploma / GED with 16+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in market access, field operations, and oncology/rare disease

Thorough evidence of team and project leadership (interaction with cross-functional partners, conflict resolution, and consensus-driving) and project management (planning, prioritization, goals setting, meeting direction, and plan follow through)

Prior experience growing a team, defining new roles, and facilitating effective implementation is highly desired

Excellent communication/influencing skills, storytelling, executive presence, and the ability to connect the dots across business issues

Deep understanding of biotech/pharma market trends and best practices to enable forward-looking plans

Demonstrated history of working and delivering on multiple projects simultaneously, with tight deadlines and changing priorities

Advanced Microsoft Office skills (specifically PowerPoint and Excel) to present quantitative data in graphical form

Does this sound like you? If so, please apply today!

The salary range for this position is: $201,025.00 - $260,150.00. Kite considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

For additional benefits information, visit: https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com. Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma.

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