Thought Leader Liaison, West

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.; California; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. in the United States seeks a Thought Leader Liaison, West, to execute regional strategies for Ipsen’s Neuroscience portfolio.

The role connects Marketing, Medical, Sales, and Value & Access to advance patient-focused initiatives and to cultivate strong relationships with established and emerging thought leaders. The position focuses on regional engagement across Adult Spasticity, Cervical Dystonia, Pediatric Spasticity, and future indications, with national

Responsibilities

• Executing regional KTL engagement strategy with regional and national thought leaders across major institutions
• Coordinate advisory boards, consulting engagements, regional KTL meetings, and peer-to-peer programs
• Deliver compliant engagements and plan pre-, during-, and post-congress activities
• Collaborate with Marketing, Medical, Value & Access, and Sales to ensure alignment of regional and national strategies
• Build relationships with professional societies such as AAN, AHS, and AAPMR
• Support residency and fellowship engagement and development of Centers of Excellence

Job description

Title:

Thought Leader Liaison, West

Company:

Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc.

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company's success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

For more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram .

Job Description:

Summary

The Thought Leader Liaison, Neuroscience is a field-based strategic role within the Neuroscience Commercial team responsible for executing Ipsen's Key Thought Leader (KTL) engagement strategy at the regional level. This role translates national priorities into regional execution and serves as a key connector across Marketing, Medical, Sales, and Value & Access teams.

The position focuses on building and maintaining strong relationships with established and emerging thought leaders, generating actionable market insights, and driving advocacy for Ipsen's Neuroscience portfolio across Adult Spasticity, Cervical Dystonia, Pediatric Spasticity, and future anticipated indications such as Migraine.

TLL engagements will gain market insights, assess impact of new and emerging clinical data in the disease landscape, uncover marketing collaboration opportunities, and foster productive KTL relationships to advance advocacy for the IPSEN Neuroscience Portfolio. The TLL team will effectively communicate the brand story to KTLs and identify strategic partnerships with the aim of creating advocates for our brands at large practices and major institutions throughout the US in the assigned regions.

This role serves as a liaison between home office departments, field-based colleagues and health care professionals (HCPs) who are leaders in their respective fields. To be successful: the TLL team members will build close working relationships with, but not limited to: National Sales Directors, Regional Business Directors, Neuroscience Specialty Representatives, Medical Science Liaisons, Marketing teams, and Value & Access teams to ensure alignment on broader business objectives in their assigned regions. TLL interactions are on-label and consistent with commercial compliance, legal, and regulatory guidelines.

Your territory will include NM, AZ, CA, NV, CO, UT, WY, MT, ID, OR, and WA

Main Responsibilities

• Executing the regional KTL engagement strategy in alignment with national priorities; includes building and maintaining relationships with key regional and national thought leaders across major institutions and large practices, as well as identifying and developing emerging leaders
• Drive advocacy for Ipsen's Neuroscience portfolio through high-value, compliant engagements
• Consistent generation of actionable field insights, including identifying trends in treatment decision-making, competitive dynamics, and access or reimbursement challenges; and translating insights into clear recommendations for cross-functional partners and used to inform both regional and national strategy
• Lead execution of regional strategic programs, including advisory boards, consulting engagements, regional KTL meetings, and peer-to-peer programs
• Execute pre-, during-, and post-congress engagement plans, ensuring all activities are delivered with high quality and in compliance with regulatory standards
• Support execution of national congress strategies at the regional level and coordinates closely with Marketing, Medical, and Sales teams to ensure aligned engagement plans.
• Build and maintain relationships with key professional societies, including the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the American Headache Society (AHS), and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R).
• Execute regional strategy for residency and fellowship engagement and support development of Centers of Excellence; including partnering with field teams to expand Dysport education and identifying priority accounts for deeper engagement
• Serve as cross-functional leader within the region, partnering closely with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Value & Access, and Sales leadership
• Ensures consistent communication and coordination while maintaining alignment between national strategy and regional execution

Technical Competencies

Influences - Using compelling arguments to gain support and commitment of others. Anticipati