Director, Neurology – Thought Leader Liaison

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alaska, +9 more states.

📋 Description

• Cultivate and enhance relationships with both established and emerging Medical Experts within the Neurology field.

• Implement compliant Medical Expert engagements to gather insights that align with strategic business goals.

• Facilitate discussions utilizing approved resources to guide marketing and educational initiatives.

• Capture, synthesize, and relay actionable insights to cross-functional stakeholders.

• Translate Commercial Strategy into practical field execution, which includes regional stakeholder planning, strategic account management, resource allocation, and pre-launch and post-launch focus for essential tremor.

• Promote external engagement regarding essential tremor, new clinical data, treatment paradigms, and the evolving therapeutic landscape.

• Assist in organizing advisory boards, congresses, and scientific meetings.

• Identify and synthesize emerging scientific inquiries, unmet needs, shifts in clinical practice, patient-care challenges, and other relevant insights.

• Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Account Specialist, and Market Access teams.

• Provide scientific and clinical context regarding disease burden, patient journeys, treatment pathways, evidence requirements, and access considerations.

• Support peer-to-peer education initiatives through expert insights, speaker development, and educational planning.

• Assist with logistics for both national and regional events.

• Moderate approved educational programs and peer exchanges.

• Lead or assist in advisory boards, insight forums, speaker initiatives, and various marketing programs.

• Organize Medical Expert engagement activities for congresses, society meetings, and external events.

• Collaborate across Marketing, Medical Affairs, HCP Education, and Congress teams to implement aligned strategies.

• Utilize digital tools and CRM platforms to improve engagement planning, insight generation, and collaboration.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; an MBA or advanced degree is preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Thought Leader/Medical Expert engagement, field-based marketing, regional marketing, HCP education, Medical Science Liaison, account management, medical communications, or a comparable pharmaceutical/biotech role.

• Willingness to travel up to 80% of the time across a wide geographical area.

• Capability to drive and/or fly as required.

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

• Proven track record of developing productive, compliant relationships with physicians, advanced practice providers, healthcare professionals, and other relevant external stakeholders.

• Strong knowledge of field-based marketing, Medical Expert engagement, insight generation, peer-to-peer education, congress planning, and compliant cross-functional collaboration.

• Demonstrated ability to implement strategic plans, manage multiple priorities, and deliver high-quality work in a complex, matrixed environment.

• Excellent analytical, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.

• Ability to synthesize information and convey insights clearly to internal stakeholders.

• Capacity to influence without authority, collaborate across functions, and foster productive partnerships.

• Strong organizational, project management, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Experience utilizing CRM, digital engagement, insight capture, or other productivity tools.

• Financial and budgetary acumen.

• Demonstrated commitment to compliance, ethical decision-making, professionalism, and adherence to company policies.

• Experience in Neurology or other specialized therapeutic areas is strongly preferred.

• Experience working collaboratively across Marketing, Medical Affairs, HCP Education, Congress Strategy, and field leadership is strongly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• 99% of the premium covered for medical, dental, and vision plans.

• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, disability benefits, and optional plans.

• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching up to 6% on eligible contributions.

• Long-term stock incentives and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

• Discretionary quarterly bonuses.

• Highly flexible wellness benefits.

• Generous paid time off (PTO).

• Paid holidays.

• Company-wide shutdowns.