Thought Leader Liaison (Southwest)
Travere Therapeutics
August 06, 2026
Remote friendly (New Mexico, United States)
United States
Medical Affairs
Position Summary:
The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is a field-based role responsible for developing and managing strategic partnerships with national and regional US key opinion leaders (KOLs) in rare nephrology. Supports the growth of FILSPARI (sparsentan) for IgAN and FSGS; collaborates cross-functionally with Marketing, Insights and Analytics, Sales, Patient Advocacy, Compliance, Sales Training, Market Access, and Medical Affairs.
Responsibilities:
- Implement regional account strategy and KOL engagement plans in partnership with brand team and field partners (MSLs and sales reps)
- Coordinate with marketing to identify KOL partnering opportunities and assist with KOL recruitment
- Collect, analyze, and synthesize KOL sentiments, competitor activity, and market trends; provide regular updates and strategic recommendations
- Ensure compliant, fair-balanced, effective message delivery in promotional educational channels
- Enlist appropriate KOLs to support commercial activities
- Identify and vet qualified promotional speakers
- Assist with contracting, training, and ongoing education for promotional speakers
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Life Sciences (advanced degree preferred but not required)
- Minimum 8 years of specialty or rare disease marketing experience
Skills/Experience/Requirements:
- Strong scientific acumen in specialty clinical medicine
- Leadership/high performance history
- Ability to build productive internal relationships and KOL relationships; execute engagement plans
- Relevant pharmaceutical industry experience (preferably small molecule)
- Strong collaboration, organization, and verbal/written communication skills; attention to detail
- Experience managing complex project plans, timelines, budgets, and critical paths
- Ability to adapt to changing plans; field-based (live in region); travel 50–60% domestically; some weekend work
- Must be able to perform face-to-face work; not 100% remote; onsite in San Diego
Benefits:
- Premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings; wellness programs; life insurance; disability; retirement with employer match; generous paid time off.
Compensation:
- Base pay range: $162,000.00 - $211,000.00.
Application Instructions:
- Apply on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.
The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is a field-based role responsible for developing and managing strategic partnerships with national and regional US key opinion leaders (KOLs) in rare nephrology. Supports the growth of FILSPARI (sparsentan) for IgAN and FSGS; collaborates cross-functionally with Marketing, Insights and Analytics, Sales, Patient Advocacy, Compliance, Sales Training, Market Access, and Medical Affairs.
Responsibilities:
- Implement regional account strategy and KOL engagement plans in partnership with brand team and field partners (MSLs and sales reps)
- Coordinate with marketing to identify KOL partnering opportunities and assist with KOL recruitment
- Collect, analyze, and synthesize KOL sentiments, competitor activity, and market trends; provide regular updates and strategic recommendations
- Ensure compliant, fair-balanced, effective message delivery in promotional educational channels
- Enlist appropriate KOLs to support commercial activities
- Identify and vet qualified promotional speakers
- Assist with contracting, training, and ongoing education for promotional speakers
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Life Sciences (advanced degree preferred but not required)
- Minimum 8 years of specialty or rare disease marketing experience
Skills/Experience/Requirements:
- Strong scientific acumen in specialty clinical medicine
- Leadership/high performance history
- Ability to build productive internal relationships and KOL relationships; execute engagement plans
- Relevant pharmaceutical industry experience (preferably small molecule)
- Strong collaboration, organization, and verbal/written communication skills; attention to detail
- Experience managing complex project plans, timelines, budgets, and critical paths
- Ability to adapt to changing plans; field-based (live in region); travel 50–60% domestically; some weekend work
- Must be able to perform face-to-face work; not 100% remote; onsite in San Diego
Benefits:
- Premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings; wellness programs; life insurance; disability; retirement with employer match; generous paid time off.
Compensation:
- Base pay range: $162,000.00 - $211,000.00.
Application Instructions:
- Apply on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.