Thought Leader Liaison - UPLIZNA - Chicago, IL (Rare Disease)

Role Summary

Thought Leader Liaison - Chicago, IL (Rare Disease) for UPLIZNA. Territory covers: Chicago, IL. This role is a customer-facing position responsible for executing peer-to-peer strategies, building relationships with thought leaders and key influencers, and coordinating with Sales, Site of Care, and Medical Affairs to address customer needs and advance business objectives within the Neuroimmunology unit.

Responsibilities

• Significant customer-facing time, building relationships with existing and new thought leaders for involvement in current and future commercial activities
• Creates local peer-to-peer strategies in coordination with national and regional strategic marketing and sales plans
• Liaise with sales and marketing to ensure thought leader concerns/needs are addressed in a timely and thorough manner
• Collaborates with the advocacy team to develop relationships with key physician and patient organizations
• Creates and executes short-term and long-term KOL engagement plans
• Captures, synthesizes and shares thought leader insights to shape brand strategy and lifecycle planning
• Identifies evidence gaps across product and disease education through thought leader discussions
• Disseminates thought leader insights to broader stakeholders to drive new strategies and planning
• Coordinates leadership interactions at conferences and meetings
• Initiates opportunities to involve Amgen in programs with thought leaders
• Assists with speaker events, including speaker selection, training, and program review to ensure compliant messaging
• Collaborates on peer-to-peer programs and contributes to the U.S. speaker bureau
• Contributes to content development with customer insight and perspective

Qualifications

• Required: Doctorate degree and 2 years of marketing or sales experience; or Master's degree and 4 years; or Bachelor's degree and 6 years; or Associate's degree and 10 years; or High school/GED and 12 years of marketing or sales experience
• Preferred: Customer-facing pharmaceutical/biotech experience; experience in neurology, rheumatology, or gastroenterology; exposure to multiple sclerosis; clinical experience in rare diseases or specialty biologics; thought leader/KOL leadership experience; cross-functional collaboration experience; strong strategic, organizational, and analytical skills; clinical/business acumen

Skills

• Relationship-building with thought leaders and key influencers
• Strategic planning and execution of peer-to-peer programs
• Cross-functional collaboration (Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Advocacy)
• Effective communication and presentation of insights
• Ability to synthesize insights to inform brand strategy

Education

• Doctorate, Master‚Äôs, Bachelor's, Associate's, or High School diploma with corresponding marketing/sales experience as outlined in qualifications

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 80% of the time, including conferences on weekends and overnight programs
• Residence within territory boundaries required