Thought Leader Liaison-Rare Disease (Uplizna) Neurology
Amgen
Summary
This critical role is a customer-facing role responsible for executing the customer aspects of the Neuroimmunology Business Unit's peer to peer strategies and building productive relationships with speakers, thought leaders and other key influencers from key accounts in their assigned geography. The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is responsible for engaging compliantly with key thought leaders in neuroimmunology and neuromuscular disease. This role works cross-functionally with Sales, Site of Care, and Medical Affairs to address customer needs and drive collaboration.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Significant customer-facing time, building relationships with existing and new thought leaders for involvement in current and future commercial activities
- Creates local peer to peer strategies in coordination with national and regional strategic marketing and sales business plans
- Collaborates closely with the Amgen advocacy team to develop relationships with key physician and patient organization
- Creates and executes short term and long-term KOL engagement plans
- Captures, synthesizes and shares key thought leader insights to help shape brand strategy and prepare for future life cycle management and competitor entry into the marketplace
- Identifies evidence gaps across product and disease education through appropriate thought leader discussions and podium observations
- Disseminate thought leader insights to broader Amgen stakeholders, including marketing, sales, market access to drive development of new strategies and tactical approaches and to ensure a comprehensive view of market trends is integrated into overall planning
- Coordinate leadership interactions at all assigned national/regional, state society conferences
- Initiates and pursues opportunities to involve Amgen in meaningful programs with thought leaders to ensure Amgen is strategically and strongly positioned in the market
- Assists with speaker events, including selection of speakers, training for speakers and reviewing current speaker programs ensuring consistent messaging and compliant execution
- Collaborates with marketing team on peer-to-peer programs including speaker training programs and contributes to ongoing refinement of U.S. speaker bureau
- Contributes to content development by providing customer insight and perspective, increasing program impact & relevance
Basic Qualifications
- Doctorate degree and 2 years of marketing or sales experience OR Master's degree and 4 years of marketing or sales experience OR Bachelor's degree and 6 years of marketing or sales experience OR Associates degree and 10 years of marketing or sales experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of marketing or sales experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Customer facing pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience (field sales, product marketing, medical or clinical experience in the same or related therapeutic area) is required
- Experience in the neurology, neuroimmunology and neuromuscular disease
- Clinical experience in rare diseases or specialty biologics strongly preferred
- Thought leader or demonstrated KOL leadership experience a plus
- Proven track record of consistent achievement or exceeding expectations in assigned responsibilities, goals, objectives and any other relevant metrics, especially involving cross functional matrix teams
- Previous experience in multiple commercial functions beneficial
- Demonstrated experience customizing and executing timely action plans across various initiatives
- Demonstrates leadership, strategic agility and persuasive aptitude
- Exceptional ability to collaborate and/or lead cross functional teams
- Ability to present ideas effectively by consolidating and customizing information
- Strong organizational, analytic and time management planning skills
- Exceptional clinical/business acumen
Travel Requirements
Willingness to travel, inclusive of conferences on weekends, overnight programs as well as attendance at key internal meetings. Individual must reside within territory boundaries given travel requirements.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree and 2 years of marketing or sales experience OR Master's degree and 4 years of marketing or sales experience OR Bachelor's degree and 6 years of marketing or sales experience OR Associates degree and 10 years of marketing or sales experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of marketing or sales experience
- Customer facing pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience (field sales, product marketing, medical or clinical experience in the same or related therapeutic area) is required
- Experience in the neurology, neuroimmunology and neuromuscular disease
- Clinical experience in rare diseases or specialty biologics strongly preferred
- Thought leader or demonstrated KOL leadership experience a plus
- Proven track record of consistent achievement or exceeding expectations in assigned responsibilities, goals, objectives and any other relevant metrics, especially involving cross functional matrix teams
- Previous experience in multiple commercial functions beneficial
- Demonstrated experience customizing and executing timely action plans across various initiatives
- Demonstrates leadership, strategic agility and persuasive aptitude
- Exceptional ability to collaborate and/or lead cross functional teams
- Ability to present ideas effectively by consolidating and customizing information
- Strong organizational, analytic and time management planning skills
- Exceptional clinical/business acumen
- Willingness to travel, inclusive of conferences on weekends, overnight programs as well as attendance at key internal meetings
- Individual must reside within territory boundaries given travel requirements
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Retirement and savings plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Annual bonus program
- Sales-based incentive plan
- Stock-based long-term incentives
- Time-off plans
Company overview
Amgen Inc. is a leading American multinational biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, founded in 1980. As one of the world's largest independent biotechnology companies, Amgen specializes in discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering innovative human therapeutics. The company focuses on six key therapeutic areas: inflammation, oncology/hematology, bone health, cardiovascular disease, nephrology, and neuroscience. Amgen's portfolio includes blockbuster drugs such as Enbrel for autoimmune diseases, Prolia and XGEVA for osteoporosis, Repatha for cholesterol management, Otezla for psoriasis, and Neulasta for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. With approximately 28,000 employees worldwide, Amgen operates as a component of both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq-100 indices. The company maintains a robust research and development pipeline with numerous clinical programs across various stages, leveraging cutting-edge biotechnology and human genetic data to address some of the world's most challenging diseases. Amgen's manufacturing capabilities span multiple global locations, and it distributes products through pharmaceutical wholesale distributors and direct-to-consumer channels.