Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison Lead

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison Lead to establish and lead national thought leader engagement and regional marketing within the commercial team. You will build the TLL infrastructure, develop a field-based team, and execute KOL identification, segmentation, and engagement plans.

Responsibilities include designing the TLL strategy, overseeing KOL mapping, managing advisory boards and congress activities, and aligning regional marketing with brand and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years in pharma/biotech commercial roles, including at least 5 years in thought leader engagement, sales, or marketing leadership.
• Deep knowledge of KOL engagement practices, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven success in leading customer-facing field teams, preferably in rare or complex diseases, with strong communication and relationship skills.
• Willingness to travel ~50% within the U.S. and ability to operate remotely with reliable technology.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing the TLL strategy
• Overseeing KOL mapping
• Managing advisory boards and congress activities
• Aligning regional marketing efforts with brand and compliance standards
• Collaboration across Marketing, Medical Affairs, Sales, and Leadership to ensure insights-driven, compliant engagement activities

Skills

KOL engagement

Field team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Role

Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison Lead, responsible for establishing and leading Amylyx’s national thought leader engagement and regional marketing functions within the commercial team. Objectives include building the TLL infrastructure, developing a field-based team, and executing strategic KOL identification, segmentation, and engagement plans.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing the TLL strategy
• Overseeing KOL mapping
• Managing advisory boards and congress activities
• Aligning regional marketing efforts with brand and compliance standards
• Collaboration across Marketing, Medical Affairs, Sales, and Leadership to ensure insights-driven, compliant engagement activities

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years in pharma/biotech commercial roles, including at least 5 years in thought leader engagement, sales, or marketing leadership.
• Deep knowledge of KOL engagement practices, compliance, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven success in leading customer-facing field teams, preferably in rare or complex diseases, with strong communication and relationship skills.
• Willingness to travel ~50% within the U.S. and ability to operate remotely with reliable technology.

Preferred

• Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD) and endocrinology experience.
• Focus on rare diseases (post-bariatric hypoglycemia, Wolfram syndrome, ALS), strategic thought leader engagement, compliance adherence, and cross-functional partnership.

Work Setup

Remote within the U.S., with periodic travel to Cambridge, MA.