Remote Associate Director, Neurology Thought Leader Liaison

Servier; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Servier is seeking an Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) to lead engagement with KOLs in rare neurology, overseeing strategy and execution across national and regional leaders. The role reports to the Director of TLLs, Neurology, and partners with Marketing and Medical Affairs to shape brand strategy, launch plans, and insights generation.

Requires 7+ years in pharma with rare disease/neurology exposure and strong relationship management.

Qualifications

• Proven success in strategic thinking and building executive-level relationship frameworks.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, PhD, MSN, MS) preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industry experience.
• Minimum of 3–5 years in Thought Leader Liaison, Product Marketing, Specialty Sales, Medical Affairs leadership, or Commercial field leadership.
• Demonstrated experience in rare disease, specialty pharmaceuticals, 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 comprehensive KOL engagement plans for national, regional, and emerging thought leaders.
• Build long-term, trusted relationships with neurologists, neuromuscular specialists, rehabilitation physicians, genetic specialists, and multidisciplinary care teams.
• Identify influential experts, centers of excellence, advocacy leaders, and investigators who can shape the evolving treatment landscape.
• Maintain an accurate understanding of each thought leader's clinical interests, research activities, influence networks, and educational needs.
• Capture, synthesize, and communicate customer insights that influence brand strategy, messaging, evidence generation, and launch planning.
• Identify emerging trends in diagnosis, treatment patterns, referral pathways, and unmet needs within the rare disease community.
• Translate field insights into strategic recommendations for Commercial Leadership.
• Lead planning and execution of commercial advisory boards.
• Identify and recruit appropriate advisors.
• Partner with Marketing and Medical Affairs to develop compliant objectives and discussion guides.
• Summarize insights and communicate recommendations across cross-functional teams.
• Recruit, develop, and maintain a high-performing physician speaker bureau.
• Coordinate speaker onboarding, training, and ongoing coaching.
• Evaluate speaker effectiveness and provide developmental feedback.
• Partner with vendors to execute high-quality educational programming.
• Develop strategic engagement plans for major neurology congresses.
• Coordinate thought leader meetings before, during, and after scientific meetings.
• Capture competitive intelligence and customer insights.
• Support executive leadership engagement with key experts.
• Support launch readiness activities by identifying educational gaps and informing disease education.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive-level relationships

Project management

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/PharmD/PhD/MS preferred

Job description

Servier is seeking an Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) to lead engagement with KOLs in rare neurology, overseeing strategy and execution across national and regional leaders. The role reports to the Director of TLLs, Neurology, and partners with Marketing and Medical Affairs to shape brand strategy, launch plans, and insights generation.

Requires 7+ years in pharma with rare disease/neurology exposure and strong relationship management.