Associate Director, Thought Leader Marketing Liaison

Job Description Our US Immunology team is committed to transforming the lives of patients living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). We aspire to achieve this through relentless commitment to patients, innovation, ensuring access to life-changing therapies, and collaborating with healthcare systems, governments, and payers to make treatments available to those who need them most. Our focus is on the patients, scientific rigor and flawless execution-bringing breakthrough therapies to patients who need them. Thought Leader Marketing Liaison (TLML) (Associate Director) This position is responsible for ensuring that advocacy development, platform and product positioning, speaker program preparation and management, and congress engagement are strategically aligned with brand objectives and executed in a compliant manner. This will help our Company create a strong and sustained presence across local, regional, and national IBD communities. Additionally, this role is critical to ensure that key scientific leader insights directly inform brand and go-to-market strategies. Primary Responsibilities Advocacy Development Assist in identification and mapping of national and regional scientific leaders (SLs), clinical leaders, and emerging experts across the US IBD landscape. Develop and assess advocacy of key opinion leaders around the scientific messages, product positioning, and medical education content. SL/KOL Engagement Execution Execute engagements with SLs, including congress participation, site visits, and HQ-approved activities (e.g., advisory boards, customer strategy sessions). Gather actionable insights from SLs to inform marketing strategies and brand planning. Provide real-time insights from KOL's on approved key business questions / topics. Execute engagement plans with key thought leaders throughout the US and support development of approved educational content based on KOL and faculty input. Congress Participation and Engagement Collaborate with marketing team to determine participation and level of support in key IBD conferences. Secure key engagement meetings and congress execution between HQ employees and KOLs Speaker Bureau Development & Readiness Help identify and manage a-US IBD Speaker Bureau, including faculty identification, onboarding, and training as appropriate to approved content. Ensure speaker advocacy aligns to our scientific platform key messages and supports speaker readiness for educational speaker engagements including congress product theatres. Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate with field facing roles according to our Company Policy to ensure alignment on SL needs and account dynamics. Compliance & Governance Ensure strict adherence to compliance regulations, internal policies, and industry standards in all engagement activities. Qualifications Required Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, PharmD, or equivalent) preferred. Minimum 5-8 years in pharmaceutical sales, marketing, or field medical engagement or KOL management roles. Minimum 5 years as a Thought Leader Liaison or Regional Marketing strongly preferred At least 3 years of IBD experience strongly preferred with existing Key KOL networks in IBD Demonstrated success in building and maintaining scientific relationships with KOLs, speakers, or professional societies in a highly regulated environment. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills Proven ability to synthesize insights into strategic recommendations. Ability to influence and collaborate across a matrixed environment without direct authority. Travel up to 60% (including weekends and evenings for congresses and advisory meetings). Required Skills Adaptability, Adaptability, Advisory Board Development, Brand Planning, Clinical Engagement, Clinical Trial Support, Domestic Policy, Engagement Strategies, Event Speaking, Healthcare Education, Influencing Skills, Interpersonal Relationships, Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS), Legal Compliance, Liaison Work, Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Medical Marketing Strategy, Multiple Therapeutic Areas, People Management, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical Sales, Policy Compliance, Position Statements {+ 9 more} US and Puerto Rico Residents Only Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process. As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.--As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.- For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts The salary range for this role is $173,200.00 - $272,600.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at . San Francisco Residents Only We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles Residents Only We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance Employee Status Regular Relocation No relocation VISA Sponsorship No Travel Requirements 50% Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift Not Indicated Valid Driving License Yes Hazardous Material(s) N/A Job Posting End Date 10/14/2026 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE -the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Requisition ID

R420265