Director, Thought Leader Liaisons, US Hematology and Nephrology

The Director, Thought Leader Liaison, US Hematology and Nephrology BU is a field-based leadership position within the US Commercial organization that focuses on achieving the Hematology-Nephrology TLL strategic plan that includes commercial KOL engagement, promotional speaker training and development, supporting execution of promotional patient programs, and professional society engagement planning.

The position reports to the Executive Director, Thought Leader Liaison and is a key member of the US Hematology-Nephrology Leadership Team.

You will be responsible for:

Leadership

• Hire, develop and lead a high-performing TLL team in achieving key objectives, including:
  • Promotional physician speaker identification, development, and management
  • Insight gathering to inform brand strategy
  • Congress/Professional Society strategy and engagement
  • Key Opinion Leader strategy engagement
• Drive strong collaboration and partnership with commercial leadership team, including Executive/Regional Sales Directors, Marketing, and other cross-functional partners to effectively execute overall commercial plan
• Partner with RSDs to identify regional opportunities to achieve shared goals.
• Partner compliantly and ethically with MSL leadership when engaging top key opinion leaders

Strategy & Execution

• Member of US Hematology-Nephrology leadership team responsible for building strategic and tactical plans
• Build TLL national business plan and support developing regional business plans
• Lead the identification, segmentation, and engagement of key commercial thought leaders
• Partner with Marketing to advise on the development and implementation of speaker educational programs.
• Partner with Marketing to plan and execute targeted insight-gathering
• Provide leadership on TLL management/strategy at regional and national Congresses

Compliance & Integrity

• Works with the highest degree of professionalism and by the company’s code of Ethics and Business Conduct

You will need to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 2+ years TLL or TLL-equivalent (strategic KOL engagement and development) experience in the biopharmaceutical industry
• 10 plus years’ work experience in life sciences including people management experience and/or proven initiative and success developing toward people management (Ex: mentoring/training, demonstrated motivational leadership, elevating knowledge and performance of others).
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, communication skills, problem-solving skills, and an ability to thrive in a cross-functional team setting with high emotional intelligence
• Experience working with marketing and marketing strategy
• Proven ability to develop and deploy Thought Leader engagement strategies and tactics
• Strong in-depth clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge in complex disease state.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully achieving results through effective collaboration and cross-functional partnership and alignment.
• History of exhibiting the highest standards of ethics and integrity, and delivering on commitments
• Proven track record of delivering results that meet or exceed targets and objectives
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and organizational abilities
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Travel requirements: Willing to travel >50% of the time including significant overnight and weekend travel
• Must live within the assigned geography or within minimal distance to a major airport within assigned geography
• The duties of this role are generally conducted in a field environment. As is typical of a field-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: travel by public transportation, automobile, train, or plane; work comfortably in a clinical setting; use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; problem solve; engage in complex and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

We would prefer for you to have:

• Graduate degree (MSc, PhD, MBA)
• Prior experience and relationships within the Hematology and/or Nephrology therapeutic areas