(Associate) Director Market Access (m/f/d)

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.
 

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Job Description
 

(Associate) Director Market Access (m/f/d)

Company Overview 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer, inflammation, and serious respiratory conditions.  

Position Summary 

Market Access is a strategic function at Gilead, ensuring patients have timely access to our therapies while maximizing product value and aligning with German data requirements. 

As (Associate) Director Market Access, you will lead market access strategies for this growing portfolio in Germany. This includes shaping and executing comprehensive access plans, navigating complex national and regional processes such as AMNOG, and driving pricing and reimbursement strategies. 

You will operate in a lean, agile matrix environment, working in cross-functional teams and collaborating across internal and external stakeholders. The role does not include direct reports but involves leading interdisciplinary teams and reporting to the Head of Market Access. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Define and implement market access strategies 

• Lead AMNOG-related activities: early advice meetings, value dossier development, oral hearings, and price negotiations. 

• Provide input into clinical development to ensure optimal reimbursement and launch readiness. 

• Design, conduct, and publish HEOR studies, including real-world data (RWD) analyses. 

• Collaborate closely with local Market Access, Medical, Regulatory, Government & Public Affairs, and global HEOR and Value & Access teams. 

Qualifications & Skills 

• Master’s degree in Market Access / Health Economics, Nature or Economic Science or Medical Degree  

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Market Access within pharma, biotech, or healthcare 

• Deep understanding of German healthcare system and AMNOG processes; knowledge of international health system archetypes is a plus. 

• Proven ability to design and execute HEOR studies; modeling experience advantageous. 

• Strong analytical, strategic, and methodological skills. 

• Established professional network within the German healthcare landscape. 

• Excellent project leadership in cross-functional and external collaborations. 

• Recognized team player fostering an inclusive environment; competitive yet humble with learning agility. 

• Exceptional communication skills in German and English (written and verbal). 

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company.  Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all  employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual’s gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws).  Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

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