Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison

EPM Scientific; California; Remote; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive programs

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

EPM Scientific seeks an Associate Director, Neuro Thought Leader Liaison for the West Region. You will lead engagement with national and regional thought leaders in rare neurological diseases, informing brand strategy and launch planning.

Reporting to the Director of TLLs, Neurology, you will manage strategic relationships, gather field insights, and collaborate with Marketing and Medical Affairs to ensure compliant objectives and impactful education initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years of pharma/biotech/healthcare industry experience.
• 3-5+ years in Thought Leader Liaison, Product Marketing, Medical Affairs leadership, or Commercial field leadership.
• Experience in rare disease, specialty pharmaceuticals, and/or neurology.
• Strong understanding of commercial compliance and promotional regulations.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute engagement plans for national, regional, and emerging thought leaders.
• Build relationships with neurologists, neuromuscular specialists, rehab physicians, genetic specialists, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Identify influential experts, centers of excellence, advocacy leaders, and investigators.
• Gather insights to inform brand strategy, messaging, evidence generation, and launch planning.

Skills

Relationship building

Strategic engagement

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/PhD/PharmD preferred

Job description

Associate Director, Neuro Thought Leader Liaison, West Region

About the Company

A growing, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing treatments for patients with serious diseases and high unmet needs, particularly across rare disease, oncology, and neurology.

The organization is continuing to expand its U.S. presence and commercial portfolio and offers an entrepreneurial, collaborative environment where employees have the opportunity to help shape strategy and future growth.

Associate Director, Neuro Thought Leader Liaison, West Region

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) will be responsible for developing and executing engagement strategies with national, regional, and emerging thought leaders across rare neurological diseases.

Reporting to the Director of TLLs, Neurology, this individual will manage strategic relationships with thought leaders and gather actionable field insights to help inform brand strategy, education, and launch planning.

Primary Responsibilities

Thought Leader Strategy & Engagement

• Develop and execute engagement plans for national, regional, and emerging thought leaders.
• Build relationships with neurologists, neuromuscular specialists, rehabilitation physicians, genetic specialists, and multidisciplinary care teams.
• Identify influential experts, Centers of Excellence, advocacy leaders, and investigators.
• Maintain an understanding of thought leaders' clinical interests, research activities, networks, and educational needs.

Insight Generation

• Gather and communicate customer insights to inform brand strategy, messaging, evidence generation, and launch planning.
• Identify trends in diagnosis, treatment patterns, referral pathways, and unmet needs.
• Translate field insights into recommendations for Commercial Leadership.

Advisory Boards & Expert Consultation

• Lead planning and execution of commercial advisory boards.
• Identify and recruit appropriate advisors.
• Partner with Marketing and Medical Affairs on compliant objectives and discussion guides.
• Summarize insights and recommendations for cross-functional teams.

Speaker Bureau Leadership

• Recruit, develop, and maintain a physician speaker bureau.
• Coordinate speaker onboarding, training, and ongoing development.
• Evaluate speaker effectiveness.
• Partner with vendors to execute educational programs.

Congress Strategy

• Develop engagement plans for major neurology congresses.
• Coordinate thought leader meetings around scientific meetings.
• Capture competitive intelligence and customer insights.
• Support executive leadership engagement with key experts.

Launch Readiness

Support launch activities by:

• Identifying educational gaps within the healthcare community.
• Assessing market dynamics.
• Informing disease education initiatives.
• Supporting peer-to-peer educational strategies.
• Supporting customer segmentation and influence mapping.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree such as an MBA, PharmD, PhD, MSN, or MS preferred.
• 7+ years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry experience.
• 3-5+ years of experience in Thought Leader Liaison, Product Marketing, Specialty Sales, Medical Affairs leadership, or Commercial field leadership.
• Experience in rare disease, specialty pharmaceuticals, and/or neurology.
• Strong understanding of commercial compliance and promotional regulations.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Experience building strategic relationships with senior healthcare stakeholders.

Location & Travel

• Remote, West Region
• Approximately 60-70% travel
• Occasional travel to the company's U.S. headquarters for workshops and strategy meetings.
• Candidates must be based in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, or South Dakota.

Compensation

Base salary: $190,000-$225,000, plus eligibility for short-term and long-term incentive programs and a comprehensive benefits package.