Role Summary
The Regional Marketing Manager is a field-based role focused on Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) within a defined geography and tumor-type, driving KOL engagements to develop product advocacy and gain market insights. This position requires face-to-face interactions with KOLs at national/regional congresses and travel.
Responsibilities
- Help build KOL relationships and engagements in their respective regions
- Drive results in key areas, including KOL relationship management, insights collection/reporting and advocacy development, speaker identification, training and management
- Develop clinical and commercial knowledge of the GI cancers market; understand the treatment and market specifics in their regions
- Help formulate strategic and tactical plans regarding KOL engagements based on regional market and market trends
- Attend national and regional medical conferences and meetings
- Develop engagement plans to enhance relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in key accounts
- Contribute to speaker bureau development, including recruiting, content development, training, execution, and evaluation of branded and unbranded educational peer-to-peer programs
- Support advisory boards and other insight generation projects
- Prioritize and help develop and implement peer-to-peer education or other tactics that meet regional needs
- Ensure plans and tactics meet compliance and regulatory standards
Qualifications
- Required: 5+ years of commercial experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry (KOL engagement, Key Customer marketing, Thought-leader liaison work, sales, marketing, or equivalent)
- Required: 3+ years of oncology experience
- Required: Previous KOL-facing experience
- Required: Approximately 40-50% travel
- Preferred: Strong preference for GI market and/or biomarker testing/diagnostics experience
- Preferred: Launch experience
- Required: Outstanding interpersonal skills, strategic relationship management, and collaboration/feedback skills
- Required: Team-oriented with solid communication skills, including experience presenting to cross-functional teams
- Required: Good judgment with evidence of strategic thinking, planning, and project management skills
Skills
- KOL engagement and relationship management
- Insights collection, reporting, and advocacy development
- Speaker identification, training, and management
- Strategic planning and market trend analysis
- Cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Compliance, Regulatory, and Legal
- Communication and presentation to cross-functional teams
Education
- BachelorβΓΓ΄s Degree (life sciences or related discipline a plus)
- Graduate degree (preferred)
Additional Requirements
- Travel: Approximately 40-50% travel required