Director, Marketing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Engage and influence healthcare professionals to establish educational platforms, generate insights, and guide current and future brand and disease-state strategies.

• Collaborate closely with Healthcare Professionals and Opinion Leaders in a field-based marketing capacity.

• Implement Kite’s comprehensive commercial US interaction strategy with opinion leaders in hematology, hem/oncology, and CAR T treatment domains.

• Identify, profile, nurture, and sustain long-term partnerships with National, Regional, and Emerging Opinion Leaders.

• Formulate regional Opinion Leader strategies and communicate plans with cross-functional partners.

• Gather insights from Opinion Leaders and develop advocacy aligned with commercial and marketing strategies and messaging.

• Conduct on-label discussions regarding disease diagnosis and treatment, referral dynamics, product positioning, and opportunities for Kite.

• Organize and execute Opinion Leader interactions and executive encounters at conferences, field visits, and other venues.

• Address commercial Opinion Leader issues as a primary point of contact.

• Partner with sales, marketing, and other cross-functional teams to coordinate Opinion Leader engagement.

• Leverage Opinion Leader insights and competitive intelligence to shape brand strategies and tactical initiatives.

• Identify market gaps, anticipate competitor actions, and drive strategic planning efforts.

• Facilitate planning, recruitment, and execution of regional and national advisory boards.

• Identify, align, and recruit HCP/Opinion Leader consultants for marketing projects and KPIs.

• Lead the development and execution of third-party educational programs, including vendor partnership management and tactical delivery.

• Inform the planning and execution of Opinion Leader programming, national and regional conferences, and speakers bureau activities.

• Ensure programming reflects real-world practice, geographic nuances, and unmet clinical needs.

• Foster inclusion, develop talent, and empower teams as a people leader.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with twelve years of experience OR Master's Degree with ten years of experience OR PhD with eight years of experience.

• Over 12 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry, including previous sales experience in hematology/oncology.

• A minimum of 2 years of people leadership experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech sector.

• Comprehensive understanding of the hematology/oncology clinical landscape.

• Ideally, prior experience in cell therapy or stem cell transplantation.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven ability to cultivate relationships with oncology and cell therapy opinion leaders.

• Willingness and capability to remain at the forefront of data readouts and convey implications to Kite.

• Strong aptitude for cross-functional collaboration in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Prior leadership experience is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives.

• Paid time off.

• Company-sponsored medical insurance.

• Company-sponsored dental insurance.

• Company-sponsored vision insurance.

• Company-sponsored life insurance.