Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison, Oncology - Central

You will work closely with cross-functional leaders from Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, Key Accounts Management, Market Access, and the Oncology/Hematology Leadership Team to ensure alignment with the overall strategy and tactical execution. You will strive for success through collaboration, communication, and the ability to implement key initiatives.

When & where

• In the field with a traveling expectation of 60-80%
• Territory consists: Minnesota, Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Kansas, Indiana, Tennessee, West Virginia

Discover your role

• The Oncology TLL will engage in meaningful and strategic discussions to gather insights & share clinical information with assigned key thought leaders in the geography
• Conduct substantive business discussions related to on-label product information, disease state, and general corporate overviews
• Embrace a customer-centric, needs-based approach to drive strategic thought leader engagements
• Coordinate thought leader engagements for senior executives at local/regional/national conferences and/or during day-to-day business
• Develop/maintain list of key thought leaders in the assigned geography
• Build and maintain relationships with established and emerging thought leaders
• Support speaker bureau buildout efforts, including identification of potential speakers, managing logistics related to speaker trainings, providing feedback to speakers to improve presentation effectiveness in enhancing educational impact
• Share with Marketing and other functional groups the insights gleaned from interactions with thought leaders to inform brand strategy and marketing opportunities
• Ability to translate national strategies into regional execution and coordinate with multiple internal teams
• Support regional/national advisory board planning efforts, making strategic recommendations on potential thought leader participants and liaising with selected thought leaders in coordinating their participation
• Ensure all interactions and activities with thought leaders adhere to company policies, industry regulations, and compliance guidelines

This role requires

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or other advanced education/certification is a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years of work experience in the following – Thought Leader Liaison role (previous or current), field sales, inline or regional brand marketing, relevant medical/clinical experience
• Experience in hematology/oncology markets strongly preferred, experience in lung cancer disease state preferred but not mandatory.
• You also have expertise in marketing strategies within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Ideally, you would have launch experience.