Associate Director – Renal Rare Disease

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Enhance and optimize interactions with Renal Key Opinion Leaders at leading academic institutions and prominent community practices.

• Collaborate with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Sales, Key Accounts, Market Access, Patient Access, and Renal Leadership teams to ensure alignment of strategy and execution.

• Identify, cultivate, and sustain relationships with KOLs and renal organizations.

• Develop and uphold KOL engagement plans.

• Strategize and implement national and regional congress engagement initiatives.

• Create KOL profiles for commercial influence mapping.

• Monitor KOL insights regarding current and future treatment trends and provide feedback on commercial strategies.

• Serve as a liaison between KOLs and company teams for on-label activities.

• Facilitate and carry out commercial advisory boards.

• Identify and recruit KOLs for national and regional faculty and speaker bureaus.

• Train, assess, and educate physician speakers on compliant branded and unbranded education.

• Ensure the compliant execution of speaker programs and monitor speaker effectiveness.

• Synthesize feedback from speakers and KOLs to support promotional programming, potential publications, and commercial projects.

• Provide KOL insights to influence brand strategy and identify market and brand opportunities.

• Communicate insights to marketing, sales, and market access stakeholders.

• Initiate opportunities for meaningful programs with thought leaders.

• Identify, sponsor, attend, and gather insights at relevant congresses and society meetings.

• Lead KOL engagement initiatives at relevant congresses.

• Facilitate clinical and commercial discussions and provide guidance on on-label scientific content and materials.

• Present and educate KOLs and customer groups on complex scientific and clinical information.

• Evaluate KOL clinical expertise on complex clinical topics.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (MD, PharmD, PhD, RN/BSN, PA).

• Experience in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical sector.

• Background in product marketing, field sales, clinical roles, or thought leader engagement.

• Strong clinical, technical, and scientific understanding of complex disease states.

• Willingness and ability to travel extensively, over 50% of the time, including overnight and weekend travel.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.

• Proven track record of building and maintaining professional relationships.

• Experience in working cross-functionally within a matrixed environment.

• Ability to manage multiple projects compliantly, efficiently, and effectively.

• Proficient in developing and executing field-based marketing initiatives.

• Experience with thought leader engagement, advisory boards, and speaker bureau management.

• Candidates must reside within the specified geographic area or be willing to relocate.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Company-provided basic life insurance.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Student loan assistance.

• Generous 401(k) matching.

• Flexible time off.

• Paid holidays.

• Paid leave programs.

• Additional company-provided benefits.

• Incentive opportunities.