Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison – Rare Disease

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

📋 Description

• Implement strategies and tactics for the Neuromuscular Rare Disease Franchise.

• Develop, execute, and manage field-based initiatives that support educational objectives and appropriate product therapy utilization.

• Extract insights from leading medical experts to guide brand activities.

• Oversee the cross-functional planning and execution of advisory boards.

• Gather customer insights through one-on-one meetings, roundtables, and congress events.

• Participate in cross-functional brand sub-teams and offer customer perspectives.

• Provide competitive intelligence derived from targeted customer interactions.

• Collaborate with headquarters to create promotional content and presentation materials.

• Manage vendors such as medical education agencies and meeting services.

• Identify and recruit key medical experts for content development and promotional initiatives.

• Act as the main medical expert contact for international opportunities.

• Develop and enhance congress plans, industry symposia, and healthcare professional engagement strategies.

• Coordinate executive engagement meetings with key medical experts and leadership.

• Collaborate with Program Operations to oversee Speaker’s Bureau requirements.

• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Training, Market Research/Decision Support, Market Access & Reimbursement, Medical Affairs, Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required; advanced education is preferred.

• At least 7 years of experience in marketing, field sales, field marketing, or as a Thought Leader Liaison.

• Previous experience in field marketing or related functions in marketing, sales, or allied areas.

• Proven strategic thinking ability and capability to collaborate and influence across a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

• Strong intellectual curiosity and dedication to expanding knowledge of disease states, customers, and the healthcare ecosystem.

• Exceptional listening, insight-generation, and analytical capabilities.

• Skill in identifying significant opportunities, synthesizing complex information, and converting regional intelligence into actionable recommendations.

• Ability to effectively partner with healthcare professionals, key stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.

• Capacity to manage competing priorities across a broad geographical area.

• Flexibility to work a varied schedule, including evenings and weekends.

• Willingness to travel 60-70% of the time.

• Ideal candidates should reside in the Eastern US and be near an airport.

• Experience in rare diseases or orphan drugs is preferred.

• Experience in managing neuromuscular diseases is valuable but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances.

• Fitness & Wellness programs, including fitness reimbursement.

• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance.

• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation plus additional time off during the end-of-year shutdown (Dec 26-Dec 31).

• Up to 12 company-paid holidays and 3 paid days off for Personal Significance.

• 80 hours of sick leave per calendar year.

• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefits.

• Participation in a 401(k) program with company-matched contributions.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per calendar year.

• Opportunities to participate in Employee Resource Groups.

• Short-term and long-term incentives, including cash bonuses and equity incentive opportunities.