Associate Director, Marketing -Thought Leader Marketing Liaison

Role: Associate Director, Thought Leader Marketing Liaison (TLML) within the US Immunology team, focusing on IBD. Primary objectives include developing advocacy, positioning platforms/products, managing speaker programs, congress engagement, and ensuring scientific insights inform brand strategies. Responsibilities encompass identifying and engaging key opinion leaders (KOLs), executing congress activities, managing speaker bureaus, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. The role involves cross-functional collaboration with marketing, medical, and field teams, with a focus on real-time insights collection to guide strategic decisions. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees (MBA, MS, PharmD) preferred; 5-8 years in pharma sales, marketing, or KOL engagement; at least 2 years’ IBD experience with existing networks. Skills include strong communication, relationship-building, strategic synthesis, and collaboration across matrixed environments. High-value specifics: Focus on IBD, biologics, or small molecules, with extensive travel (60-70%), largely remote, covering multiple US regions. The role emphasizes compliance, scientific credibility, and engagement execution in a highly regulated environment, supporting the launch and advocacy for innovative IBD therapies.