Thought Leader Liaison, Rare Endocrinology, West

AstraZeneca; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 174,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentives including short-term bonus

Equity-based awards for salaried roles

Retirement programs

Paid time off

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

AstraZeneca is seeking a senior Thought Leader Liaison in the US to drive KOL engagement, speaker bureau development, and advisory boards in support of commercial strategies.

The role collaborates with Marketing, Sales, and Medical Affairs to deliver compliant, impactful programs and insights that inform company direction. You will travel extensively, manage large territories, and lead cross‑functional initiatives within a field-based team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ work experience in biotech or related field.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in field sales, product marketing, or thought leader engagement.
• Experience with Thought Leader engagement practices.
• Clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge of complex disease states.
• Ability to execute strategic and tactical plans under tight timelines.
• Strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
• Self-driven with strong planning and multi-project management.
• Willing to travel >50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain KOL Engagement Plans for thought leaders.
• Plan and execute National and Regional Congress Engagement Plan with senior leadership.
• Monitor KOL insights and provide feedback for strategy.
• Act as liaison between KOLs and company for on-label activities.
• Assist in facilitation of commercial advisory boards and identify key advisors.
• Align with field partners such as Medical Science Liaisons on initiatives.
• Identify and recruit KOLs for national and regional faculty and speaker bureaus.
• Train physician speakers on approved promotional decks, develop high quality educational content.
• Ensure compliant execution of speaker programs and monitor performance at live events.
• Provide input to develop account plans and address customer service issues.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational abilities

Collaborative teamwork

Project management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field

Job description

This is what you will do:

The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) role is a senior field-based position within the US commercial organization that will focus on commercial KOL relationship engagement, promotional speaker training and development, and supports the strategic execution of insight generation to inform company direction. The position will report to the Director TLL and is a field-based extension of the marketing team.

You will be responsible for:

Thought Leader Development:

• Develop and maintain KOL Engagement Plans for thought leaders
• Plan and execute National and Regional Congress Engagement Plan with a focus on meaningful engagements with senior leadership and in support of marketing initiatives
• Monitor KOL insights about current and future treatment patterns that may impact the commercial strategy and provide feedback for consideration
• Act as liaison between KOLs and Alexion for on label activities, including office-based cross-functional colleagues and teams
• Assist in the facilitation and execution of commercial advisory boards through identification of key advisors equipped to provide compelling insights
• Align with field partners such as Medical Science Liaisons on complementary initiatives with shared customers

Promotional Physician Speaker Bureau Management & Engagement

• Work with Marketing and Sales Management to identify and recruit KOLs for national and regional faculty and speaker bureaus
• Trains physician speakers on approved promotional slide decks
• Develops physician speakers to provide high quality promotional education
• Ensures appropriate and compliant execution of speaker programs
• Monitors speaker performance at live programs
• Work with marketing and contracted speakers to gain and synthesize feedback in support of the evolution of promotional programming content, case studies for potential publications, and other commercial projects

Compliant Collaboration with Regional Field Team

• Provides input and support in developing account plans
• Address customer service issues/identified needs and coordinate cross‑functional action plans to address on label issue as needed

Brand Strategy

• Works with cross‑functional teams to provide key customer insights and input on strategy, tactics, and messaging, and program execution

Compliance & Integrity

• Works with the highest degree of professionalism and in accordance with the company’s code of Ethics and Business Conduct

You will need to have:

• 7 plus years’ work experience in biotech
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
• Experience in one or more of the following: field sales, product marketing, or thought leader engagement
• Working knowledge of Thought Leader engagement practices.
• Clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge and aptitude in complex disease states
• Demonstrated ability to execute against strategic and tactical plans under short timelines
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and organizational abilities
• Self‑driven with strong organizing and planning skills
• Highly collaborative with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Proven ability to manage large geographical territory
• Must live within the assigned territory or within 150 miles of the boarder of the territory
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Travel requirements: Willing to travel >50% of the time including significant overnight and weekend travel
• The duties of this role are generally conducted in a field environment. As is typical of a field‑based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: travel by public transportation, automobile, train, or plane; work comfortably in a clinical setting; use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; problem solve; engage in complex and non‑linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

We would prefer for you to have:

• Graduate degree (MSc, MSN, MBA)
• Rare disease experience
• Prior experience and relationships within the oncology, neurology, or NF area
• Prior experience in Marketing or thought leader engagement strongly preferred

The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $174,455 to $261,683. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short‑term incentive bonuses, equity‑based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Date Posted

27-Aug-2026

Closing Date

09-Sep-2026

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