Director, Thought Leader Engagement (H&N) - Central
Genmab
August 26, 2026
Remote friendly (Chicago, IL)
United States
Medical Affairs
Director/Associate Director, Thought Leader Engagement – Head & Neck Oncology
Responsibilities:
- Develop and lead national thought leader engagement strategy supporting pre-launch and potential launch of petosemtamab.
- Build and maintain relationships with national/regional Head & Neck Oncology KOLs, Medical Experts, and key stakeholders.
- Monitor the Head & Neck Oncology landscape and identify clinical/scientific/market trends impacting adoption of petosemtamab.
- Serve as a primary Genmab contact for key influencers in the Head & Neck Oncology community.
- Plan and execute thought leader engagement at major oncology/scientific congresses, conferences, and key meetings.
- Identify, recruit, train, and evaluate petosemtamab speaker bureau members per applicable policies and regulatory requirements.
- Deliver a KYSO customer experience via a coordinated One Genmab engagement model across Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, and Market Access.
- Gather and synthesize insights from thought leader interactions to inform brand strategy, launch planning, customer engagement, and execution.
- Establish processes for sharing field-generated insights with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Lead initiatives; manage priorities, timelines, agency partners, and budgets.
- Ensure activities comply with Genmab policies and applicable legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 10+ years (Director) or 8+ years (Associate Director) relevant pharma/biotech experience.
- Significant oncology experience in marketing, sales, account management, thought leader engagement, medical affairs, or similar customer-facing role.
- Proven relationship-building with KOLs/Medical Experts/senior stakeholders.
- Ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
- Strong oncology commercialization and customer engagement understanding.
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
- Excellent communication/presentation/relationship-management/executive influence skills.
- Understanding of legal/regulatory/compliance requirements for commercial HCP engagement.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, partners, timelines, and budgets in a fast-paced launch environment.
- Travel ~50%–60% (overnights/occasional weekends).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree (MBA/MS/PharmD/PhD or similar).
- Direct Head & Neck Oncology (e.g., head and neck squamous cell carcinoma) experience.
- Established KOL/Medical Expert relationships.
- Thought leader engagement/liaison/KOL engagement or comparable field-based marketing experience.
- Oncology launch/pre-launch experience.
- Experience developing/training promotional speakers; advisory boards; congress/peer-to-peer education.
- Knowledge of Head & Neck treatment pathways, care teams, referral networks.
- High-growth/emerging biotech experience.
Benefits (within first year, full-time U.S. regular employees): 401(k) 100% match on first 6%; two medical plan options incl. HDHP with HSA, dental, vision; voluntary critical illness/accident/hospital indemnity; paid vacation/sick/holidays and 12 weeks discretionary paid parental leave; backup care and family support programs; financial wellness tools and emotional well-being support; commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and lead national thought leader engagement strategy supporting pre-launch and potential launch of petosemtamab.
- Build and maintain relationships with national/regional Head & Neck Oncology KOLs, Medical Experts, and key stakeholders.
- Monitor the Head & Neck Oncology landscape and identify clinical/scientific/market trends impacting adoption of petosemtamab.
- Serve as a primary Genmab contact for key influencers in the Head & Neck Oncology community.
- Plan and execute thought leader engagement at major oncology/scientific congresses, conferences, and key meetings.
- Identify, recruit, train, and evaluate petosemtamab speaker bureau members per applicable policies and regulatory requirements.
- Deliver a KYSO customer experience via a coordinated One Genmab engagement model across Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, and Market Access.
- Gather and synthesize insights from thought leader interactions to inform brand strategy, launch planning, customer engagement, and execution.
- Establish processes for sharing field-generated insights with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Lead initiatives; manage priorities, timelines, agency partners, and budgets.
- Ensure activities comply with Genmab policies and applicable legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 10+ years (Director) or 8+ years (Associate Director) relevant pharma/biotech experience.
- Significant oncology experience in marketing, sales, account management, thought leader engagement, medical affairs, or similar customer-facing role.
- Proven relationship-building with KOLs/Medical Experts/senior stakeholders.
- Ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
- Strong oncology commercialization and customer engagement understanding.
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
- Excellent communication/presentation/relationship-management/executive influence skills.
- Understanding of legal/regulatory/compliance requirements for commercial HCP engagement.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, partners, timelines, and budgets in a fast-paced launch environment.
- Travel ~50%–60% (overnights/occasional weekends).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree (MBA/MS/PharmD/PhD or similar).
- Direct Head & Neck Oncology (e.g., head and neck squamous cell carcinoma) experience.
- Established KOL/Medical Expert relationships.
- Thought leader engagement/liaison/KOL engagement or comparable field-based marketing experience.
- Oncology launch/pre-launch experience.
- Experience developing/training promotional speakers; advisory boards; congress/peer-to-peer education.
- Knowledge of Head & Neck treatment pathways, care teams, referral networks.
- High-growth/emerging biotech experience.
Benefits (within first year, full-time U.S. regular employees): 401(k) 100% match on first 6%; two medical plan options incl. HDHP with HSA, dental, vision; voluntary critical illness/accident/hospital indemnity; paid vacation/sick/holidays and 12 weeks discretionary paid parental leave; backup care and family support programs; financial wellness tools and emotional well-being support; commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account.