About this role
EDM Business Alliance and Value & Access Lead
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
This role is a strategic leadership position within European Distributor Markets (EDM), created to provide end-to-end accountability for Value & Access across all therapeutic areas while also leading the governance and performance management of key distributor partnerships. The position combines deep expertise in pricing, value, and access with strong business alliance leadership to ensure that EDM protects product value, expands patient access, strengthens distributor execution, and operates with greater consistency, control, and performance discipline across markets.
Purpose of the Role
Lead the EDM Value & Access agenda across all products and therapeutic areas, with full accountability for pricing strategy, DPP governance, value preservation, and patient access. Provide strategic and operational leadership for distributor governance, including contracting support, performance management, KPIs, and ways of working with external partners. Strengthen EDM’s operating model by creating clearer ownership, greater consistency, and stronger cross-functional coordination in areas that are currently fragmented or insufficiently covered. Act as a senior partner to the EDM Commercial Lead and leadership team on access, pricing, distributor performance, and long-term growth enablers.
Key Responsibilities
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- Value & Access Leadership
- Own the Value & Access strategy for EDM across all therapeutic areas, ensuring a coherent and scalable approach across virology, oncology, and future portfolio needs. Lead pricing strategy and governance for distributor markets, including launch pricing, list price changes, distributor purchase price (DPP) setting, review of change requ