Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaisons

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Corporate Services

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaisons

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be a member of the UPLIZNA U.S. Marketing Leadership Team and will lead the strategic direction of the thought leader liaison (TLL) organization across three approved indications: neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) and generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). The TLL team is a commercial, field-based, customer-facing role focused on several key areas: (1) identifying and developing relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs); (2) developing and executing KOL engagement strategies, at congresses and throughout the year; (3) recruiting for speaker bureau and advisory activities; (4) generating insights to help inform and guide brand strategy; (5) and supporting local commercial initiatives, such as coordinating team activities at key accounts.

This role will lead a team of regional team leads who manage individual TLLs, as well as a Sr. Manager of Planning & Operations to support team activities. This individual will be expected to bring insights to help shape brand strategy and anticipate market events and champion cross functional collaboration with internal stakeholders. This role requires careful attention to compliance considerations, and a strong collaborative approach with field sales, patient access, field medical affairs, and other key stakeholders.

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic organization at a pivotal time to shape the future of the TLL organization in the UPLIZNA Franchise. This position will report to the Head of U.S. Marketing, UPLIZNA.

• Develop and lead the Strategic direction of the TLL organization in line with Franchise goals.
• Hire, develop and lead a high-performing TLL team in achieving key objectives.
• Participate in cross-functional team meetings ensuring knowledge of key priorities and metrics to drive UPLIZNA business objectives.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the disease states, competitive landscape and therapeutic management across the brand’s approved indications.
• Partner with internal, cross-functional teams including Medical Affairs, R&D, Market Access, Marketing, Advocacy and Commercial Operations in the development and execution of strategies and tactics to ensure long-term adoption of UPLIZNA.
• Understand gaps in the customer experience and provide recommendation for new business initiatives, trainings or interventions necessary to address.
• Contribute to the development of the annual brand plan with responsibility for defining and executing key areas within the associated tactical plans.
• Develop comprehensive annual KOL engagement plans, including congress activities
• Build and maintains business relationships at all the necessary levels in the organization; interacts with and influences key cross-functional stakeholders.
• Lead and support the TLL team to execute on strategic plans.
• Lead the TLL insight generation strategy in partnership with key internal stakeholders.
• Identify, develop and lead opportunities for key strategic partnerships with targeted and relevant societies and conferences to support insight generation, educational outreach and collaboration.
• Lead the evolution and evolution of the Speaker Bureau.
• Lead the TLL team to operate to the highest standards in alignment with Amgen’s code of business conduct, ensuring all interactions with KOLs are consistent with commercial, regulatory, and legal guidelines.

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The candidate we seek is a person with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 4 years of marketing and/or other commercial function experience

Or

Master’s degree and 8 years of marketing and/or other commercial function experience

Or

Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of marketing and/or other commercial function experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 4 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership