Cell Therapy Account Manager

For Current Kite Pharma Employees and Contractors: Please log onto your Internal Career Site At Kite we believe every employee deserves a great leader. As a people leader now or in the future, we expect that you will model and create an environment of inclusion, be intentionally focused on the hiring, development, growth and retention of talent, and empower teams to align and achieve goals. **Job Description**: Cell Therapy Account Manager (CTAM) - Region East including Zurich Kite, a Gilead Company, is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is currently adding additional talent as it focuses on providing maximum access to patients with unmet needs. The Cell Therapy Account Manager will be field based and will be responsible for building and sustaining professional relationships with Cell Therapy qualified treatment centers and regional referral centers to ensure optimal drive of Kite’s Cell Therapy Franchise Cross functional team work with the Business Unit Director, the Medical Director and the Medical Scientists is key to ensure an optimal customer experience in the region Responsibilities (include but are not limited to): - Responsible for meeting with appropriate leaders across the academic hospital to educate and logístically support the use of Kite product(s). - Ability to navigate a complex account environment and understand the needs/issues of various stakeholders at all levels within the account. - Coordination of the cell journey to ensure a high level of patient access and cell delivery. - Collaborates with Head-Office and Medical teams to develop and implement key account plans. - Collaborate and regularly communicate with colleagues in commercial, quality and medical affairs. - Actively gains customer insights, providing timely follow-up on commitments and requests. - Operate in compliance with all laws, regulations and policies. - Develop & sustain significant relationships with key regional referral centers and qualified treatment centers. - Provide Medical Affairs and Commercial colleagues with appropriate feedback and insights from interactions with healthcare professionals (HCPs). - Provide support at professional meetings, including staffing exhibits, reporting on scientific sessions, and facilitating meetings with TAEs. - Facilitate and provide timely feedback to appropriate management regarding account business trends, changes in the therapeutic landscape, industry issues and business opportunities. **Requirements**: - Oncology/hematology/SCT experience preferred for the region East including Zurich - Launch experience within academic hospitals preferred - Possesses a strong understanding of the haematology/SCT market Local knowledge of Haematology & SCT stakeholders, KOL & others in the hospital setting - Demonstrated initiative, willingness to do what it takes in support of the customer - Ability to successfully work and integrate across functional areas - particularly within the hospital setting - Experience with managing large accounts including strategic planning, problem solving and execution - Working knowledge of regulatory and compliance - Exceptional organizational and time management skills - Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills with internal and external stakeholders - Demonstrate initiative and a willingness to work hands-on and with a sense of urgency, in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment - Requires some overnight travel - Scientific educational background preferred - Fluent German and English are a prerequisite Gilead core values - Integrity (doing what's right) - Teamwork (working together) - Excellence (being your best) - Accountability (taking personal responsibility) - Inclusion (encouraging diversity) Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit 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-