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Job Description
Reporting to the Executive Director, U.S. Treatment Public Affairs, the Associate Director of U.S. HIV Treatment Community Engagement & Advocacy Communications will work in close collaboration with the Senior Director of U.S. HIV Treatment Community Engagement & Advocacy to develop and execute integrated community engagement and advocacy strategies for Gilead’s U.S. HIV treatment portfolio and pipeline.
The Associate Director will also be responsible for leading Community Communications initiatives, including the development of community-facing strategies, messaging, materials and programs that support informed, relevant and meaningful engagement with people affected by HIV. This role will help build and sustain trusted advocacy relationships, translate community insights into actionable strategies and advance Gilead’s U.S. HIV Treatment Public Affairs goals and objectives.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Work in close collaboration with the Senior Director of U.S. HIV Treatment Community Engagement & Advocacy to develop and execute U.S. HIV treatment advocacy strategies aligned with Public Affairs, HIV Franchise and enterprise priorities, including portfolio, pipeline and launch milestones.
Lead Community Communications for U.S. HIV Treatment Public Affairs, developing integrated strategies, messaging, materials and programs that translate complex scientific, clinical, treatment, access and policy information into relevant and accessible communications for community and advocacy audiences.
Enable two-way engagement with community stakeholders to identify unmet needs, treatment experiences, access barriers, policy priorities and emerging issues, translating insights into actionable advocacy and communications strategies and internal decision making.
In partnership with the Senior Director, serve as a trusted external facing representative to U.S. HIV advocacy and community organizations, supporting stakeholder mapping and leading assigned engagement plans to build and deepen strategic partnerships.
Plan and execute advisory boards, roundtables, community convenings and other structured engagement forums to generate insights that inform Public Affairs strategy, cross functional planning and key business decisions.
Partner across Public Affairs, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, Government Affairs, Legal, Regulatory and Ethics & Compliance to ensure community engagement, advocacy and communications strategies are coordinated, compliant and aligned with business priorities.
Lead development of community facing educational materials, toolkits, presentations, digital content and stakeholder communications that elevate community priorities, disease awareness, clinical milestones and advocacy partnerships while ensuring content is accurate, accessible and…