Sr. Manager, Peer-to-Peer Strategy & Engagement

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Training

Development opportunities

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Cary, NC seeks a Senior Manager, Peer-to-Peer Strategy & Engagement to lead the execution of key commercial initiatives in the Nephrology marketing portfolio.

You will drive speaker bureau and national congress engagement, ensuring alignment with brand objectives and cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes strategic planning, performance measurement, and compliant, high-impact programming across channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or commercial marketing experience.
• Experience supporting peer-to-peer engagement, Speaker Bureau strategy, congress planning, or HCP marketing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, planning, and evolution of TARPEYO’s peer-to-peer channel, including Speaker Bureau and National Congress engagement, to drive education and adoption.
• Define and deliver HCP education objectives, programs, and resources aligned to brand goals and decision journeys.
• Shape and optimize the Speaker Bureau model with faculty strategy, formats, training, and cross-functional execution.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

5+ years experience

Peer-to-peer engagement

Speaker Bureau

Congress planning

HCP marketing

Nephrology experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world.

We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals is an Asahi-Kasei Group Company based in Cary, NC. Our purpose is to transform transplant medicine as the primary partner to the community of transplant healthcare providers and their patients; our focus is in developing new therapies and programs to help transplant healthcare providers and the patients they treat.

Veloxis provides a dynamic and innovative place to work that encourages professional development and embraces diversity. We seek creative, intelligent, action-oriented, and passionate individuals who thrive in a collaborative team environment.

The company offers a valuable and competitive compensation package that includes:

• Health and insurance benefits


• Training


• Development opportunities


• Performance-based bonus eligibility

Company: Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Job Description: The Senior Manager, Peer-to-Peer Strategy & Engagement is a strategic execution role within the U.S. commercial Nephrology Marketing organization that combines operational leadership, tactical ownership, and cross-functional enablement.

This position is responsible for driving efficient execution of key business priorities while directly owning specific commercial initiatives, programs, and processes that accelerate brand performance.

This role will drive the strategic planning and execution of TARPEYO’s peer-to-peer channel, including speaker bureau and National congress engagement, ensuring alignment with brand objectives and the broader HCP strategy.

This role elevates speaker programs, conferences and other peer-to-peer engagements to facilitate integrated, insight-driven brand engagement.

Key responsibilities include Speaker Bureau strategy and optimization, peer-to-peer educational content development, national congress strategy and activation, and strong cross-functional matrix leadership.

This individual will work closely with Speaker Bureau faculty and key KOLs, while partnering across brand, field leadership, medical, regulatory, and agency teams to ensure compliant, high-impact programming and effective pull-through across channels.

The Senior Manager will be responsible for driving performance, insights, and continuous improvement across peer-to-peer initiatives and will report to the Executive Director, Nephrology Marketing Lead.

The base compensation range for this role is $125-160K. Base Compensation is influenced by many factors including, but not limited to: time in the role, previous experience, skills, knowledge, performance, work requirements, internal equity, and business / economic conditions.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Peer-to-Peer Strategy & HCP Engagement

• Lead the strategy, planning, and evolution of TARPEYO’s peer-to-peer channel, including Speaker Bureau and National Congress engagement, to drive HCP education, advocacy, and adoption.


• Define and deliver HCP education objectives, programs, and resources that achieve overall educational and brand goals, aligning initiatives to the HCP decision journey and measurable business outcomes.


• Shape and continuously optimize the Speaker Bureau model, including faculty strategy, program formats, targeting, training, and execution in partnership with the field and cross-functional teams.


• Establish and evolve performance measurement frameworks for peer-to-peer initiatives, translating insights into strategic optimization and future planning.


• Translate insights and feedback from peer-to-peer programs into actionable recommendations to inform brand strategy, message refinement, and broader HCP engagement.

Conference Management

• Lead the strategic planning and activation of national congress presence, ensuring differentiated positioning, high-value customer engagement, and coordinated cross-channel pull-through.


• Oversee all aspects of congress execution, including budgeting, contracting, logistics, product theatres, and post-conference reviews, with a focus on maximizing strategic impact and ROI.


• Drive coordinated engagement planning across field, medical, TL/SMLs, and matrix partners to maximize customer impact before, during, and after congresses and speaker programs.

Performance & Strategic Impact

• Establish performance measurement frameworks and leverage insights to optimize future programming and engagement strategy.


• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve scalability, and enhance commercial effectiveness through smarter ways of working.


• Translate insights and feedback from peer-to-peer engagements into recommendations that inform brand strategy, messaging, and future engagement planning.


• Independently manage assigned commercial tactics and programs from planning through execution, including timelines, stakeholder alignment, vendor coordination, and post-program assessment.


• Support development and deployment of sales and marketing materials, internal communications, and field enablement resources in partnership with the HCP Marketing and Omnichannel leads.


• Ensure all peer-to-peer programming is executed in accordance with compliance standards, SOPs, and regulatory requirements.


• Manage agencies and external vendors to ensure high-quality execution, operational excellence, and timely delivery of initiatives.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree required; preferably in Marketing, Business Administration, Life Sciences, or related field.


• 5+ years of pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or commercial marketing experience.


• Experience supporting peer-to-peer engagement, Speaker Bureau strategy, congress planning, or HCP marketing initiatives.


• Experience working within specialty and/or rare disease markets; nephrology experience preferred.


• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical promotional compliance requirements and industry guidelines.


• Demonstrated success leading projects and managing agencies, vendors, budgets, events, or business processes.


• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Travel Requirements: 20% #LI-AS1 #Hybrid

As an equal opportunity employer, Asahi Kasei believes a diverse workforce will provide us with the ability to continuously support the changes in the economy, society, and environment.

About Asahi Kasei

The Asahi Kasei Group contributes to life and living for people around the world. Since its foundation in 1922, Asahi Kasei has consistently grown through the proactive transformation of its business portfolio to meet the evolving needs of every age.

With more than 46,000 employees around the world, the company contributes to a sustainable society by providing solutions to the world's challenges through its three business sectors of Material, Homes, and Health Care.

In North America, Asahi Kasei currently has over 23 business units and 10,000 employees.

Our People Asahi Kasei recognizes that our people are our greatest strength. We operate with an emphasis on developing our employees and promoting from within.

Our broad spectrum of companies within the Material, Homes, and Health Care sectors allows employees to collaborate across locations and industries. The possibilities for employees will continue to grow as we accelerate new business activity internally and externally through mergers and acquisitions.