Senior Director of Media Excellence tasked with leading Gilead's U.S. Commercial media strategy. Ensuring alignment with business objectives, fostering connectivity through innovative practices.
Responsibilities
Define and evolve Gilead’s enterprise media strategy, embedding innovation, digital-first mindset and alignment with business goals.
Establish best-in-class standards for planning, buying, measurement and optimization across all media channels.
Build and nurture strategic partnerships with U.S. brand teams and digital strategists to deliver world-class media capabilities through your team and agency partners.
Oversee the creation and continuous refinement of media plans, measurement frameworks, and optimization strategies to maximize performance and ROI.
Manage and optimize media agency relationships, ensuring timely, compliant delivery of milestones, proper staffing, and high-quality strategic recommendations and execution.
Act as the subject matter expert on media best practices, processes, and systems, driving continuous improvement in paid media quality and operational excellence.
Oversight of strategic media vendor partnerships across the enterprise
Implement data-driven planning and execution: Via novel data sets inclusive of first-party data to future-proof audience strategies for greater engagement and impact, utilizing platforms such as LiveRamp and Salesforce for advanced targeting and dynamic personalization.
Champion new ways of working and pilots that advance new media capabilities in the ever changing space of media and AI.
Collaborate on the enterprise media measurement strategy, establishing unified KPIs and frameworks for cross-channel performance reporting, MMM, and MTA.
Drive media literacy and upskilling through the Digital Academy curriculum, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.
Guide and develop a high-performing team of channel experts across programmatic, social, search, and measurement disciplines.
Influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across the Commercial Organization to align on objectives and drive impact.
Foster a team culture that emphasizes collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and high performance.
Develop and guide improved ways of working amongst cross-functional stakeholders and agency partners.
Requirements
12+ years of progressive experience in media strategy, digital marketing, or marketing operations; pharma or regulated industries a plus.
3-5+ years of proven people manager and leadership experience
Proven leadership in managing agencies, cross-functional teams, and complex stakeholder environments.
Expertise in data-driven marketing, emerging technology platforms, and AI-enabled media planning.
Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate insights into business impact.
Media agency experience a plus, along with experience across industries including Pharma
Experience with large to small investment levels, inclusive of broad reach channels and precision targeting.
Benefits
company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*
discretionary annual bonus
discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
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