Christa Marcus
About Christa Marcus
Christa Marcus is a Cell Therapy Sales Director at Kite Pharma, where she has worked since 2021. She holds a doctorate in pharmacy from Université de Rennes I and has extensive experience in marketing and product management in the pharmaceutical industry.
Work at Kite Pharma
Christa Marcus serves as the Cell Therapy Sales Director at Kite Pharma, a position she has held since 2021. Based in Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France, she manages a team of five direct reports. In her role, she has developed a strategic network with key stakeholders in the fields of hepatology and addictology. Her responsibilities include overseeing sales strategies and initiatives related to cell therapy.
Current Role at Gilead Sciences
In addition to her role at Kite Pharma, Christa Marcus has been working at Gilead Sciences as the Associate Director of Marketing for Screening Linkage to Care in Liver Disease since 2012. She is responsible for defining the French patient screening and linkage to care strategy, which includes targeting, customer segmentation, and KPI definition. This role has been pivotal in enhancing patient care and treatment pathways in liver disease.
Education and Expertise
Christa Marcus holds a Doctorate in Pharmacie from Université de Rennes I, where she studied from 1992 to 1999. She also completed a DESS in Marketing Santé Société at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI) from 1998 to 1999. Her educational background provides her with a strong foundation in both pharmaceutical sciences and healthcare marketing, which supports her professional roles in the industry.
Previous Experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Before her current roles, Christa Marcus gained extensive experience in the pharmaceutical sector. She worked as a Senior Product Manager for Hepatitis B at Gilead Sciences for eight months in 2010-2011. Additionally, she held positions at Second Stage Pharma as a Portfolio Products Manager, Organon as a Fertility Product Manager, and AstraZeneca as a Junior Product Manager in Cardiology. These roles contributed to her expertise in product management and marketing within the healthcare field.