Sr. AD, Speaker Bureau & HCP Engagement

Description

This role is based on-site at our Ridgefield, CT location with hybrid flexibility of 2-3 days per week on-site.

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The purpose of this role is to lead and supervise Boehringer's Peer-to-Peer Speaker Bureau & HCP and/or Patient Contracting solutions including directing the overall planning, strategy, and delivery thereof. This leader establishes and maintains policies, processes and procedures that determine how speaker bureau events are planned and implemented within Boehringer, as well as how HCPs and/or Patients are contracted for US HP. The position will ensure all solutions in the areas of responsibility are measured and tracked. The leader will drive the team to turn  innovation opportunities into realistic solutions.

This leader has deep knowledge of the Peer-to-Peer & HCP and/or Patient Engagement ecosystems, is able to envision and implement industry-leading strategies for live and virtual peer-to-peer experiences for all brands. The team is responsible for fostering  relationships with business owners, planning for and scoping project opportunities, advising on key business opportunities and effectively managing assigned projects to ensure successful completion and deliver value. The role will function as a thought leader responsible for the continued evolution of Boehringer's peer-to-peer and HCP/patient contracting activities and ensures that they or a team member serves as the US business owner lead for any required vendors, technologies, platforms, and related system integrations.  

This individual must collaborate directly with all levels of Congress & Meetings, A&I, Marketing, Sales, Medicine, Compliance, Legal, and V&A leadership both in US and global, while managing their team and owned Vendors to ensure optimal execution and adherence to required regulations.
 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Continuously evaluates and researches systems, processes, business needs and industry trends, and works directly with global technology leads and global business counterparts, vendors, and stakeholders to implement technical enhancements that deliver on the company’s strategic objectives and deliver value. Serves as US owner of speaker program and HCP engagement systems and platforms. Drives peer to peer adoption as codified in omnichannel strategy and executed through suggestions and next best action. Accountable for the strategic identification and implementation of technologies that drive increased satisfaction, HCP engagement, value and profitability.
• Partner with all levels of Compliance and Legal to interpret guidance from regulatory agencies and provide perspective on impacts to systems and processes in assigned area of accountability. Stay up-to-date on enforcement actions related to HCP engagements and anticipate potential actions and/or changes to systems/processes that may be required as a result. Develop clear project plans, timelines, and stakeholder communications to address changes and mitigate impact to Boehringer. Lead activities required to investigate any compliance issues associated with Speakers, Ad Boards, Consulting Agreements, and/or Speaker Bureau. Accountable for maintaining strict adherence to all regulations, State and Federal (Sunshine) reporting requirements.
• Accountable for providing required documentation for Audits and Investigations. Accountable for development of system / process / SOP changes required to address any findings and align with senior leadership on mitigation strategies.
• Identify efficiency/standardization opportunities and lead development of implementation projects.  Serve as US lead for global implementation projects/rollouts in areas of accountability. Effectively lead projects by working independently or by managing one or more internal and/or external team members/vendors, building project deliverables and presenting to project sponsors and leadership. Accountable for vendor service quality, adherence to BI SOPs, SLAs, budgets, and timelines. Defines and monitors reporting on key performance indicators in areas of accountability and leads development and implementation of solutions or corrective actions. 
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