Thought Leader Liaison (Southwest)

Scorpion Therapeutics; California (MD); On-site; USD 162,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium health

Retirement with employer match

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Thought Leader Liaison to cultivate national and regional KOL partnerships in rare nephrology, backing IgAN and FSGS programs. The role is field-based with substantial travel and cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Insights, Sales, Medical Affairs and Market Access.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s in Business or Life Sciences, 8+ years in specialty/rare disease marketing, strong scientific acumen, and proven leadership in building lasting KOL

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Life Sciences (advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum 8 years of specialty or rare disease marketing experience.
• Strong scientific acumen and understanding of specialty clinical medicine.
• Proven leadership and high performance.
• Ability to build and sustain business and KOL relationships; effectively execute engagement plans.

Responsibilities

• Leverage insights to implement regional cross-functional account strategy and KOL engagement plan with brand team and field partners.
• Coordinate with marketing to identify KOL partnering opportunities and assist with KOL recruitment.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize KOL sentiments, competitor activities, and market trends; provide regular updates and strategic recommendations.
• Ensure compliant, fair-balanced, effective message delivery across promotional educational channels.
• Enlist appropriate KOLs to support commercial activities.
• Identify and vet promotional speakers; assist with contracting, training, and ongoing educational efforts.

Skills

KOL engagement

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Project planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Life Sciences

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Position Summary:

Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is a field-based role responsible for developing and managing strategic partnerships with national and regional US key opinion leaders (KOLs) in rare nephrology. Supports growth of FILSPARI (sparsentan) for IgAN and FSGS and collaborates cross-functionally with Marketing, Insights and Analytics, Sales, Patient Advocacy, Compliance, Sales Training, Market Access, and Medical Affairs.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage insights to implement regional cross-functional account strategy and KOL engagement plan with brand team and field partners.


• Coordinate with marketing to identify KOL partnering opportunities and assist with KOL recruitment.


• Collect, analyze, and synthesize KOL sentiments, competitor activities, and market trends; provide regular updates and strategic recommendations.


• Ensure compliant, fair-balanced, effective message delivery across promotional educational channels.


• Enlist appropriate KOLs to support commercial activities.


• Identify and vet promotional speakers; assist with contracting, training, and ongoing educational efforts.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Life Sciences (advanced degree preferred).


• Minimum 8 years of specialty or rare disease marketing experience.

Skills / Requirements:

• Strong scientific acumen and understanding of specialty clinical medicine.


• Proven leadership and high performance.


• Ability to build and sustain business and KOL relationships; effectively execute engagement plans.


• Experience in similar pharma role, preferably small molecule.


• Excellent collaboration, attention to detail, organization, and verbal/written communication.


• Proven project planning (timelines, budgets, critical paths) and adaptability to plan changes.


• Field-based; must live in region; travel 50–60% domestically; face-to-face/onsite function (not fully remote).

Benefits:

• Premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings; wellness and support programs; life insurance, disability; retirement with employer match; generous paid time off.

Compensation:

Target base pay range: $162,000.00–$211,000.00.