Director of Strategic Engagements, Urology

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 178,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. is seeking a commercially minded leader with deep urology experience to drive strategic external engagements across community urology practices and large independent groups.

This role focuses on building relationships with key physicians and health-system leaders to generate market insights and inform commercial strategy. With responsibilities spanning advisory boards, engagements, and major congresses, this position requires strong communication, influential

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree PhD, PharmD, MD or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of progressive pharmaceutical industry experience, prefer combination of sales, medical affairs and/or marketing.
• Demonstrated success developing strategic relationships within Oncology Healthcare Ecosystem: urologists, uro-oncologists, and other healthcare stakeholders influencing patient care; oncology or urology experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support strategic engagement activities across the Bladder Cancer Healthcare Ecosystem; community-based urology practices, large independent urology groups (including LUGPA affiliates), and other priority accounts.
• Develop and execute engagement strategies that strengthen relationships with influential physicians, advanced practice providers, administrators, nurses, and operational leaders.
• Identify, prioritize, and monitor key opinion leaders, academic centers, and strategic accounts; ensure coordinated deployment of appropriate commercial resources
• Identify emerging trends, operational barriers, treatment pathway opportunities, and evolving customer needs, translating insights into actionable recommendations for cross-functional teams.
• Communicate complex scientific and clinical concepts with clarity and credibility to support strategic customer engagement and commercial objectives.
• Partner with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Sales Leadership, and Commercial Operations to develop coordinated engagement strategies aligned with brand objectives.
• Support planning and execution of advisory boards, roundtables, executive engagements, and peer-to-peer educational initiatives.
• Translate field and thought leader insights into clear, actionable recommendations that inform brand strategy, lifecycle planning, evidence needs, and future growth opportunities.
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales leadership, Marketing, Market Access, and Field Medical to ensure aligned, effective execution across customer touchpoints.
• Collaborate and execute on at major congresses and priority scientific meetings by identifying high-priority stakeholders, supporting engagement planning, and synthesizing post-congress insights.
• Build trusted relationships with key opinion leaders, operational decision makers, and emerging influencers across assigned strategic accounts.
• Monitor competitive activity, treatment trends, practice evolution, and healthcare delivery changes impacting NMIBC management.
• Maintain a deep understanding of practice operations, referral patterns, reimbursement considerations, and treatment workflows.
• Partner with the Strategic Engagement team to ensure consistent insight generation, dissemination, and cross-functional communication.
• Support development of strategic account plans that align customer engagement activities with broader commercial priorities.

Skills

communication skills

pharma marketing experience

executive presence

leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

PhD/ PharmD/ MD/ MBA preferred

Job description

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. is seeking a commercially minded leader with deep urology experience to drive strategic external engagements across community urology practices and large independent groups.

This role focuses on building relationships with key physicians and health-system leaders to generate market insights and inform commercial strategy. With responsibilities spanning advisory boards, engagements, and major congresses, this position requires strong communication, influential