Director – Thought Leader Liaison Lead – Rare Disease

Director – Thought Leader Liaison Lead – Rare Disease

Requirements

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing and/or other commercial function experience
• Or Master’s degree and 8 years of marketing and/or other commercial function experience
• Or Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of marketing and/or other commercial function experience
• At least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.

Responsibilities

• Develop the strategic plan for the TLL organization aligning to the overarching brand strategy
• Hire, develop, train and lead a high-performing TLL team to ensure clear accountability to achieving/exceeding objectives
• Develop meaningful goals, track and coach performance accordingly
• Demonstrate that the TLL team has a comprehensive understanding of the disease state, competitive landscape and therapeutic management within Anca Associated Vasculitis (AAV)
• Generate insights to inform short and long term brand strategy
• Participate in cross-functional team meetings ensuring knowledge of key priorities and metrics to help drive brand business objectives
• Partner with internal, cross-functional teams including Marketing, Medical, Sales, Patient Services, Advocacy etc in the development and execution of strategies and tactics
• Understand gaps in the customer experience/journey and provide recommendations for new business initiatives, trainings or interventions necessary to address the gaps
• Contribute to the development of the annual brand plan with responsibility for defining and executing key areas within the associated tactical plans
• Build and maintain business relationships at the necessary levels in the organization and interact with and/or influence key cross-functional stakeholders
• Help the TLL team to execute on strategic plans by ensuring the team is focused on key customers, training and developing speakers and executing on key initiatives
• Identify, develop and lead opportunities for key strategic partnerships with targeted and relevant societies and conferences to support insight generation, educational outreach and collaboration
• Partner with Marketing to determine what is needed to evolve and develop the Speaker Bureau across specialties
• Cultivate innovation through special projects (designed in concert with TLL) to further brand objectives
• Lead the TLL team to operate to the highest standards in alignment with Amgen’s code of business conduct, ensuring all interactions with KOLs are on-label and consistent with commercial, compliance, regulatory, and legal guidelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience with 7+ years of commercial function experience across multiple therapeutic areas
• Experience leading a national TLL team strongly preferred
• Experience in ophthalmology or endocrinology strongly preferred
• Relationships with ophthalmology or endocrinology opinion leaders
• Biotech/pharmaceutical industry experience required
• Strong leadership capabilities and track record of developing team members
• Outstanding analytical and data management skills
• Excellent organizational skills with keen attention to detail and the abilities to take ownership of issues, to work independently with confidence and to meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise judgment and discretion
• Ability to work well with all levels of employees and demonstrate strong collaboration skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Professional, proactive demeanor
• Strong interpersonal skills