Associate Director, Medical Marketing – Launch & KOL Strategy

Definium Therapeutics; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 170,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Fringe benefits

Job summary

Definium Therapeutics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing psychiatric therapeutics. The Associate Director, Medical Marketing will lead strategic medical marketing initiatives for DT120 launch, coordinating with Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Commercial, and Clinical Development teams.

The role focuses on KOL development, advisory boards, congress activities, and evidence communication while ensuring regulatory compliance. Travel 20–30% is expected given congress and launch periods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Marketing, Business, Communications, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years in the pharmaceutical/biotech or healthcare industry, with experience in medical marketing, medical affairs operations, scientific communications, or commercial launch support.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical regulations governing scientific exchange, promotional activities, and healthcare professional engagement.
• Experience managing KOL engagement programs, advisory boards, and medical congress activities required.
• Proven ability to lead initiatives and influence cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Launch experience in the U.S. pharmaceutical market preferred.
• Experience supporting scientific communications, congress planning, speaker programs, or publication-related activities preferred.
• Experience in CNS / psychiatry, specialty pharmaceutical, or complex treatment categories preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute medical marketing initiatives to support DT120 launch.
• Lead KOL engagement strategy, including identification, segmentation, relationship development, and ongoing planning.
• Manage advisory board planning and execution, including objectives, attendee selection, content development, logistics, and insight capture.
• Support medical congress strategy and execution, including sponsorships, exhibits, symposia, scientific communications, and stakeholder engagement.
• Partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, and Regulatory teams to align scientific engagement with organizational objectives.
• Direct external agency partners and vendors supporting congresses, advisory boards, speaker programs, and scientific communications initiatives.
• Gather and synthesize insights from KOL interactions, advisory boards, congresses, and market intelligence to inform brand and evidence-generation strategies.
• Support development of scientific communication materials and engagement initiatives that strengthen awareness, credibility, and launch readiness.

Skills

KOL engagement

Advisory boards

Medical marketing

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Marketing, Business, Communications

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Definium Therapeutics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing psychiatric therapeutics. The Associate Director, Medical Marketing will lead strategic medical marketing initiatives for DT120 launch, coordinating with Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Commercial, and Clinical Development teams.

The role focuses on KOL development, advisory boards, congress activities, and evidence communication while ensuring regulatory compliance. Travel 20–30% is expected given congress and launch periods.