Thought Leader Liaison (Southwest)
Travere Therapeutics
10 days ago
Remote friendly (California, 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. This role supports growth of FILSPARI (sparsentan) for IgAN and FSGS and collaborates cross-functionally with Marketing, Insights and Analytics, Sales, Patient Advocacy, Compliance, Sales Training, Market Access, and Medical Affairs.
Responsibilities:
- Implement regional cross-functional account strategy and KOL engagement plans with brand team and field partners (MSLs and sales reps)
- Coordinate with marketing to identify KOL partnering opportunities and support KOL recruitment
- Collect, analyze, and synthesize KOL sentiments, competitor activity, and market trends; provide regular updates and recommendations
- Ensure compliant, fair-balanced, effective message delivery in promotional educational channels
- Engage appropriate KOLs to support commercial activities with the FILSPARI brand team
- Identify and vet qualified promotional speakers with field partners
- Support contracting, training, and ongoing educational efforts for contracted speakers
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Life Sciences, advanced degree preferred
- Minimum 8 years of specialty or rare disease marketing experience
Additional Skills/Requirements:
- Strong scientific acumen in specialty clinical medicine
- Proven leadership and high performance
- Ability to build/sustain relationships with internal partners and KOLs; execute engagement plans
- Pharmaceutical industry experience in a similar role (preferably small molecules)
- Collaboration, attention to detail, multitasking, strong verbal/written communication
- Project plan/timeline/budget management; adaptability to change
- Live in the region; travel 50–60% domestically; face-to-face work required; not 100% remote (onsite in San Diego)
Benefits:
- Premium health, financial, work-life/well-being offerings; wellness and employee support programs; life insurance; disability; retirement with employer match; generous paid time off.
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. This role supports growth of FILSPARI (sparsentan) for IgAN and FSGS and collaborates cross-functionally with Marketing, Insights and Analytics, Sales, Patient Advocacy, Compliance, Sales Training, Market Access, and Medical Affairs.
Responsibilities:
- Implement regional cross-functional account strategy and KOL engagement plans with brand team and field partners (MSLs and sales reps)
- Coordinate with marketing to identify KOL partnering opportunities and support KOL recruitment
- Collect, analyze, and synthesize KOL sentiments, competitor activity, and market trends; provide regular updates and recommendations
- Ensure compliant, fair-balanced, effective message delivery in promotional educational channels
- Engage appropriate KOLs to support commercial activities with the FILSPARI brand team
- Identify and vet qualified promotional speakers with field partners
- Support contracting, training, and ongoing educational efforts for contracted speakers
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Life Sciences, advanced degree preferred
- Minimum 8 years of specialty or rare disease marketing experience
Additional Skills/Requirements:
- Strong scientific acumen in specialty clinical medicine
- Proven leadership and high performance
- Ability to build/sustain relationships with internal partners and KOLs; execute engagement plans
- Pharmaceutical industry experience in a similar role (preferably small molecules)
- Collaboration, attention to detail, multitasking, strong verbal/written communication
- Project plan/timeline/budget management; adaptability to change
- Live in the region; travel 50–60% domestically; face-to-face work required; not 100% remote (onsite in San Diego)
Benefits:
- Premium health, financial, work-life/well-being offerings; wellness and employee support programs; life insurance; disability; retirement with employer match; generous paid time off.
Application Instructions:
- Apply on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected.