Therapeutic Specialist - Inflammation

**For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:** Please log onto your Internal Career Site at to apply for this job. **Job Description** **Therapeutic Specialist - Inflammation (Rheumatology)** We are currently in the process of building up a new Sales team in the United Kingdom and Ireland (UK&I) and we are looking for Therapeutic Specialists to join our new Inflammation Business Unit (rheumatology) in all UK&I regions. In this role you will be one of the key contributors in our new Inflammation franchise, providing patients and healthcare professionals access to our life-saving drugs. The focus will be on specialised secondary care physicians who provide treatment to patients with RA & other rheumatological conditions. Our Therapeutic Specialists are enthusiastic about our patient-centric approach and expert in discussing and explaining the characteristics and benefits of our treatment(s) in a highly scientific and dynamic healthcare environment **Specific responsibilities** + Prepare business plan for own territory, assign targets and communicate required actions to achieve goals. With guidance, initiate systems to monitor sales progress and action plans + Responsible for achieving sales targets in assigned territory + Responsible for working in partnership with regional Market Access colleagues to ensure local access is in place to provide Gilead medicines + Build and extend business relationships with key customers, accounts and relevant key opinion leaders Responsible for setting and achieving customer contact plans and delivering on relating KPIS + Manage territory budgets for customer contacts, speaker events and other miscellaneous external expenditures + May represent company at professional events and promote company products at such events + Work co-operatively with Medical Science Liaisons, National Account Managers, Marketing and Market Access on various cross-functional projects. + Assist in the identification and resolution of issues and opportunities, and communicate proactively to Marketing and Sales management + Complete 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 country regulations and code of practice at all times **Knowledge, experience and skills** + The ideal candidate will have a passion and the ambition for commercialising breakthrough medicine in specialty care, a strong competitive and commercial mindset, robust scientific acumen and a tactical approach + Prior experience in the therapeutic field of rheumatology is preferred but not mandatory. Prior experience in a highly competitive, specialist therapy area is required. **Previous therapeutic indication with high scientific emphasis is highly desired** + **Must show demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to a changing environment, understanding new business challenges and how creative solutions can help overcome them** + Must have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and build working relationships internally and externally. Must be able to develop strong relationships with key opinion leaders + Must have proven experience in account planning and cross-functional account management approach + Must be self-motivated and able to work with a general level of autonomy and independence + Must have proven expertise in building interpersonal relationships, along with strong influencing and negotiating skills + Must be familiar with industry trends and remain current with competitors' resources and practices + Must demonstrate solid analytical skills, be able to identify and understand moderate to complex issues and problems, and interpret information in a manner that provides appropriate recommendations to management and specialists + Must be able to work in cross-functional teams + Must be ABPI qualified + Typical candidates may possess a BA or BS degree and relevant sales experience within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry **Behaviours** + Resilient and strong commercial acumen profile with the ability to deliver in an ambiguous and very competitive environment + Curious, with learning agility + Operationally excellent + Analytical with systematic approach to prioritisation **Gilead commercial competencies** + Initiative into action + Strategic approach + Communications impact and influence + Customer relationship building + Customer and market insights + Business analytics **Gilead core values** + Integrity (doing what's right) + Teamwork (working together) + Excellence (being your best) + Accountability (taking personal responsibility) **About Gilead:** Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercialises 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