Director, Thought Leader Liaison, US Kidney

Role Summary

Director, Thought Leader Liaison, US Kidney leads thought leader engagement for povetacicept and inaxaplin within the US Kidney Business Unit to support launches in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD). The role develops cross-functional Thought Leader engagement plans, regional insights meetings, and regional conferences, and captures field insights to inform the marketing strategy. Reports to the Head of Market Development, US Kidney.

Responsibilities

• Supports commercial KTL influence mapping initiatives by developing and maintaining profiles
• Develops and maintains KTL Engagement Plans for thought leaders
• Plans and executes National and Regional Congress engagement plans with a focus on meaningful engagements with senior leaders and in support of marketing initiatives
• Drives the development and execution of all aspects of regional conferences
• Monitors KTL insights about current and future treatment patterns that may impact the commercial strategy and provide feedback for consideration
• Supports the execution of commercial Kidney advisory boards through identification and engagement of key advisors
• Drives the development and execution of regional insights meetings
• Aligns with field partners such as Medical Science Liaisons on complementary initiatives with shared customers
• Works with marketing and contracted speakers and ambassadors to gain and synthesize feedback in support of the evolution of promotional programming content, case studies for potential publications, and other commercial projects
• Works with cross-functional teams to provide key customer insights and input on strategy, tactics, and messaging, and program execution
• Leads a team of Thought Leader Liaisons
• Role models and instills a culture of compliance focused on ethics and integrity

Qualifications

• Required: Typically 10 years of experience in healthcare/biopharmaceuticals, or an equivalent combination of experience and education
• Preferred: Previous experience leading a Thought Leader Liaison team
• Preferred: Specialty product launch experience
• Preferred: Experience working in highly competitive markets
• Preferred: Kidney experience

Skills

• Experience in one or more of the following: field sales, product marketing, or thought leader engagement
• Experience leading a remote team with demonstrated ability to keep the team engaged and motivated
• Working knowledge of Thought Leader engagement practices
• Clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge and aptitude in complex disease states
• Demonstrated ability to execute against strategic and tactical plans under short timelines
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and organizational abilities
• Self-driven with strong organizing and planning skills
• Highly collaborative with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Education

• Bachelor's degree

Additional Requirements

• Hybrid-Eligible or On-Site Eligible
• Flex status may be Hybrid (remote up to two days per week) or On-Site (five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility); subject to Vertex policy.