Thought Leader Liaison - UPLIZNA - Mid- South (Rare Disease)

Role Summary

Thought Leader Liaison - Mid-South (Rare Disease) at Amgen. Territory covers Nashville, TN; New Orleans, LA; Little Rock, AR. Responsible for executing the customer aspects of the Neuroimmunology Business Unit’s peer-to-peer strategies, building productive relationships with speakers, thought leaders, and other key influencers in assigned geography, and coordinating across Sales, Site of Care, and Medical Affairs to address customer needs and deliver BU objectives.

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 promptly and thoroughly
• Collaborates with the Amgen 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 key 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 Amgen stakeholders to drive strategy and planning
• Coordinates leadership interactions at national/regional conferences and state society events
• Initiates opportunities to involve Amgen in meaningful programs with thought leaders
• Assists with speaker events, including speaker selection, training, and review of programs for consistent messaging and compliance
• Collaborates with marketing on peer-to-peer programs and speaker training, contributing to the U.S. speaker bureau
• Contributes to content development with customer insight to increase program impact

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
  • Doctorate degree and 2 years of marketing or sales experience
  • Or Master‚Äôs degree and 4 years of marketing or sales experience
  • Or Bachelor‚Äôs degree and 6 years of marketing or sales experience
  • Or Associate‚Äôs degree and 10 years of marketing or sales experience
  • Or High school diploma / GED and 12 years of marketing or sales experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Customer-facing pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience
  • Experience in neurology, rheumatology, and/or gastroenterology; exposure to multiple sclerosis and MS centers preferred
  • Clinical experience in rare diseases or specialty biologics
  • Thought leader/KOL leadership experience is a plus
  • Proven achievement across responsibilities and cross-functional teams
  • Experience across multiple commercial functions
  • Ability to customize and execute timely action plans
  • Demonstrated leadership, strategic agility, and collaboration across teams
  • Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and time management skills
  • Clinical/business acumen

Skills

• Relationship building with thought leaders and key influencers
• Strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration
• Speaker program development and training
• Market insights synthesis and brand strategy alignment
• Effective communication and presentation of ideas

Additional Requirements

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