Associate Director, Thought Leader Engagement

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

📋 Description

• Implement and support the commercial thought leader engagement strategy for AVMAPKI FAKZYNJA CO-PACK within the designated East region.

• Identify, connect with, and cultivate professional relationships with national and regional thought leaders in ovarian cancer and gynecologic oncology, especially focusing on recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer.

• Convert customer insights into actionable strategies and carry out regional engagement plans.

• Collaborate across functions to enhance brand strategy while honoring the independent role of Medical Affairs.

• Create and execute regional thought leader engagement plans that align with the brand strategy and commercial goals.

• Establish and sustain relationships with gynecologic oncologists, medical oncologists, and other pertinent healthcare professionals in both academic and community environments.

• Collect, analyze, and share insights regarding the ovarian cancer treatment landscape, LGSOC care pathways, biomarker testing, educational requirements, and obstacles to appropriate on-label use.

• Assist with the thought leader advisory committee and speaker program strategy and execution, encompassing identification, onboarding, approved training, and content development.

• Oversee program quality, operational execution, alignment with business objectives, and compliance requirements.

• Organize commercial thought leader engagements at national and regional medical conferences, including planning engagement strategies, meeting logistics, and follow-up procedures.

• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Market Access, Commercial Analytics, Medical Affairs, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, and external agencies on synchronized regional initiatives.

• Manage designated budgets, timelines, and financial reporting.

• Coordinate statements of work, purchase orders, HCP contracting, and payment processing in line with fair market value, transparency reporting, and company standards.

• Conduct interactions in compliance with company policies and regulations governing HCP engagements and pharmaceutical promotion.

• Direct unsolicited medical inquiries to Medical Affairs and report adverse events and product complaints through established channels.

• Travel approximately 60% domestically, which includes field engagements, office visits, internal meetings, and medical conferences, with some overnight and weekend travel.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including field-based roles such as thought leader engagement, sales leadership, district management, or account management.

• Strong project management capabilities, with the ability to handle multiple initiatives, prioritize competing demands, and meet budgets and timelines.

• Proven ability to develop professional external relationships and effective cross-functional collaborations.

• Capacity to influence without authority, lead inclusively, and contribute efficiently in a collaborative team setting.

• Skill in synthesizing customer insights and articulating implications and recommendations clearly.

• Exceptional communication, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities, with a strong focus on detail.

• Strategic and enterprise-wide outlook, combined with a hands-on, customer-centered, and solution-oriented approach.

• Capability to work autonomously in a remote, field-based role while effectively collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, agencies, and vendors.

• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory standards governing commercial HCP engagement and pharmaceutical promotion.

• Ability to obtain and maintain the necessary healthcare industry representative credentialing required for access to designated facilities, in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

• Valid driver’s license and ability to comply with company safe-driving standards.

• Preferred: Experience in oncology, particularly in ovarian cancer, gynecologic oncology, or low-grade serous ovarian cancer.

• Preferred: Experience in rare diseases or specialty therapeutics.

• Preferred: Experience supporting an oncology product launch, including commercial thought leader engagement, advisory boards, speaker programs, and congress planning.

• Preferred: Experience working in a small or mid-sized biotechnology company with developing processes and limited resources.

🏝️ Benefits

• Approximately 60% domestic travel, encompassing field engagements, office visits, internal meetings, and medical conferences.

• Some overnight and weekend travel is necessary.