Thought Leader Liaison – South West

Role Summary

Thought Leader Liaison – South West. Field-based role within the Thought Leader Engagement team for the Psychiatry Marketing franchise at Alkermes, supporting ARISTADA and LYBALVI product areas.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders including senior regional leadership to develop and execute regional marketing initiatives
• Serve as field liaison to the brand teams, bringing insights from thought leaders and sales teams
• Develop regional KOL strategy by identifying, profiling and engaging rising Regional and National Thought Leaders across appropriate Psychiatry franchise disease state and/or product areas
• Gain insights from KOLs regarding treatment landscape and Alkermes products
• Identify potential marketplace trends/barriers and obtain insights to be considered in the development of brand-related strategies
• Conduct executive engagements with thought leaders and Alkermes Commercial leadership
• Identify, recruit, and manage speakers for franchise speaker’s bureaus
• Provide on-label guidance to speakers to ensure accurate, effective and compliant product and/or disease-state presentations
• Implement advisory boards including participant identification, recruitment, and moderation
• Attend conferences and serve as on-site host at product/disease state theaters

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or science
• 10+ years of professional experience
• Driver's license must be in good standing
• Must be able to demonstrate or secure appropriate credentialing, as may be required by healthcare providers for physical access to their facilities

Preferred Skills / Knowledge

• 10+ years of pharma experience
• 3+ years of experience in product marketing and/or sales management
• Understanding of FDA promotional guidelines and approval process
• Strong understanding of compliance requirements concerning speaker programs and advisory boards
• Ability to analyze data sets and think strategically to develop regional plans
• Ability to interact with KOLs, speakers and/or advisors in regional engagements and in group settings
• Ability to effectively plan, prioritize, execute, follow up and anticipate problems
• Ability to work across multiple functions (Sales, Sales Training, Compliance, Medical Affairs)
• Ability to influence and gain consensus from peers and management
• Strong writing and presentation skills

Travel Requirements

• This Marketing position based in the field will require 60-70% travel.