Senior Thought Leader Marketing Liaison

HireLifeScience; North Wales (Montgomery County); Remote; USD 173,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Merck is seeking a Thought Leader Marketing Liaison (Associate Director) to align advocacy development, speaker programs, and congress engagement with brand objectives in the US IBD space. You will ensure that scientific leader insights inform go-to-market strategies and drive compliant, high-impact engagements.

You will build SL/KOL networks, lead advisory boards, and coordinate with marketing to shape content and education for national conferences, while navigating a highly regulated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, PharmD, or equivalent) preferred.
• Minimum 5-8 years in pharmaceutical sales, marketing, or field medical engagement or KOL management roles.
• Minimum 5 years as a Thought Leader Liaison or Regional Marketing strongly preferred.
• At least 3 years of IBD experience strongly preferred with existing Key KOL networks in IBD.
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining scientific relationships with KOLs, speakers, or professional societies in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Advocacy development through identification and mapping of national and regional scientific leaders (SLs), clinical leaders, and emerging experts across the US IBD landscape.
• Develop and assess advocacy of key opinion leaders around scientific messages, product positioning, and medical education content.
• Execute engagements with SLs, including congress participation, site visits, and HQ-approved activities.
• Gather actionable insights from SLs to inform marketing strategies and brand planning.
• Provide real-time insights from KOLs on approved topics and business questions.
• Execute engagement plans with key thought leaders throughout the US and support development of approved educational content.

Skills

KOL management

Thought Leader Liaison

Clinical engagement

Brand planning

Advisory boards

Influencing skills

Medical affairs

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

MS

PharmD

Job description

Merck is seeking a Thought Leader Marketing Liaison (Associate Director) to align advocacy development, speaker programs, and congress engagement with brand objectives in the US IBD space. You will ensure that scientific leader insights inform go-to-market strategies and drive compliant, high-impact engagements.

You will build SL/KOL networks, lead advisory boards, and coordinate with marketing to shape content and education for national conferences, while navigating a highly regulated