Gilead Sciences, Inc. Posted August 12, 2026

Associate Director (AD), Liver Franchise Marketing – Regional Engagement Midwest

Field, United States Full time
Marketing Associate Director

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About this opportunity

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

We are seeking an Associate Director (AD), Liver Franchise Marketing – Regional Engagement Midwest, Insights and Events who will report directly to the Senior Director, US Liver Franchise Opinion Leader Programming. This role will have an impact across the Liver franchise, with a focus on Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker who is able to uphold high execution standards for the Opinion Leader Programming team. They must be able to exercise strong leadership skills, uphold a compliance mindset and collaborate with a diverse set of internal stakeholders and external opinion leaders.

This is a field-based role with the ideal candidate located in the Midwest (Illinois, Michigan or Minnesota).

** The position requires availability for weekend- and overnight travel

Essential Duties and Job Functions:

Support the development and execution of the PBC Marketing strategic plan focusing on the regional engagement initiatives, insight gathering and events management.

Work to pull through Liver Franchise strategic priorities with key stakeholders ensuring coordination across Marketing & Sales teams, as well as cross-functionally.

Drive the development and implementation of key regional priority opportunities and activations.

Foster Gilead’s Liver leadership narrative while amplifying key partnership activities.

Develop and execute insight plan for key stakeholders, inclusive of speaker bureau and regional advisory boards when appropriate

Orchestrate Gilead’s presence at key Liver events and sponsorships ensuring engagement across the organization and alignment with our commercial strategic priorities.

Manages and direct agency partners to deliver on the annual tactical plan within the assigned budget.

Develop and deliver presentations to a range of internal stakeholders and external audiences

Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and policies

This role will require up to 75% travel

Preferred Qualifications:

10 years of professional experience,

8+yrs MS/MA or MBA

Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related fields required.

Familiarity with marketing fundamentals, strategy, sales and commercial policies and practices.

Previous experience in marketing and/or pharmaceutical sales desired.

MBA or other advanced business or public health degree is desired.

Liver experience and relationships is preferred

Strong customer focus

Adept at forming and maintaining a collaborative work environment

Strong interpersonal, verbal communication, and writing skills, including the ability to simplify complex topics

Listens carefully to others' points of view, adapts style and content based on audience, and seeks to understand others' motivations and needs

Demonstrated excellence in project management, effectively managing multiple projects/priorities

People Leader Accountabilities:

Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations, and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop, and realize their purpose.

Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

The salary range for this position is: $177,905.00 - $230,230.00. Gilead 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

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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Job details

Seniority
Associate Director
Function
Marketing
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Field, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Marketing role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 288 comparable Associate Director Marketing roles across 60 biopharma companies.

288Comparable roles tracked
236Currently active
60Companies hiring similar roles
41Countries represented

Salary context

66 of 288 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $177,905/yr – $230,230/yr
Lowest disclosed · Senior Manager, NA Commercial Insights · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. $95,000/yr – $193,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Director, Marketing Program Governance · Novartis $160,300/yr – $297,700/yr
Peer group range $144,000 – $229,000 (median $183,250)

Where these roles are based

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United States112
India39
China29
Japan19
Taiwan9
United Kingdom6

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Seniority mix

288 of 288 peers have a known seniority level

Manager178
Associate Director78
Senior32

Therapeutic area mix

74 of 288 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology25
Cardiovascular / CVRM9
Neuroscience8
Rare Disease7
Respiratory6
Vaccines & Infectious Disease6
Immunology5
Dermatology & Aesthetics4
Ophthalmology2
Gastroenterology2

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