Therapeutic Specialist, HIV - North Taiwan

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

Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercialises innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Our heritage of science and innovation and the curiosity and passion of everyone who works here has enabled us to provide medicines that help transform standards of care for more than 30 years.

Gilead’s therapeutic areas of focus include infectious diseases, liver disease, inflammatory diseases and cancer.

Essential Job Functions

• Represents Gilead’s products and services to a defined customer base within a specific geographic area.
• Utilizes an in–depth level of product and therapeutic disease knowledge to promote the appropriate use of Gilead products to healthcare professionals.

Specific Responsibilities

• Developing an ongoing business plan for own territory and communicating required actions to achieve goals.
• Developing and execution of a prioritised individual and account activity plan.
• Achieving ongoing sales targets in assigned territory.
• Represents Gilead’s products and services to a defined customer base within a specific geographic area.
• Utilizes an in–depth level of product and therapeutic disease knowledge to promote the appropriate use of Gilead hepatitis products to healthcare professionals.
• May assist others with their individual plans and is productive at developing in-depth market interpretation of sales analysis data.
• Initiates systems to monitor sales progress and action plans.
• Manages territory budgets for customer contacts, speaker events and other miscellaneous external expenditures.
• May work in collaboration with their party companies/ harvester partners to co-promote products or services.
• May represent company at professional events and promote company products at such events.
• Works cooperatively with Medical Affairs, Sales, Marketing and other internal Gilead team members on various cross-functional projects related to specific accounts or physicians.
• Works as an individual contributor.
• Forms, builds and extends professional business relationships with key customers or accounts.
• Effectively networks with thought leaders.
• Organizes sales initiatives within the market as directed and follows up on these to ensure their successful completion.
• Sets a positive example for others to follow.
• May take the lead on projects within team e.g. liaison role with marketing, meetings coordinator etc.
• May participate in the development and mentoring of less experienced team members.
• Completes necessary administrative tasks in a timely manner e.g. updating customer database, expenses etc.
• Responsible for achieving the competency levels required in the role.
• Compliance with all regulatory agencies, state, and federal law is required.

Knowledge, Experience, and Skills

• Must be self-motivated and able to work with a high level of autonomy and independence.
• Serves as technical expert of assigned product, therapeutic classes, and patient needs in order to educate/influence key physicians.
• This position requires knowledge of industry trends and competitor’s resources and practices.
• Must be able to proactively identify issues, opportunities, and resolutions and is able to present and effectively communicate issues and recommendations to marketing and sales management.
• A BA or BS degree
• 5-10 years of relevant sales experience within the pharmaceutical industry

Gilead Core Values

• Integrity (always doing the right thing)
• Teamwork (collaborating in good faith)
• Excellence (working at a high level of commitment and capability)
• Accountability (taking personal responsibility)
• Inclusion (encouraging diversity)

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

Originally posted on Himalayas