Director, Academic Liaison

Overview

Be Seen and Heard at EyePoint

 

At EyePoint, leadership trusts our employees to get the job done. The patient-centric and award-winning approach we’re taking in business fuels our success for:

 

• preventing blindness through vision-saving medications
• delivering best-in-class proprietary pharmaceutical technologies
• transforming ocular drug delivery

 

We See You.

 

• Your wellbeing
• Your professional worth
• Your future at EyePoint

EyePoint offers robust total rewards in a science-based entrepreneurial culture that empowers curiosity and innovation to help catapult your career. There’s space for every voice and perspective to be heard in our on-site and remote environments where a variety of strengths and diverse backgrounds are connected.

 

This position is supporting the US, and reporting to our Vice President, EPC.  Individuals will provide key learnings back to the EPC internal team to help the organization appropriately pivot to meet the needs of customers.

 

This is a remote position.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

Individual Responsibilities

 KOL Engagement

• The Director, Academic Liaison orchestrates resources with top KOLs to build/maintain relationships with three customer groups: academic institutions, key retina practice customers, and the next generation leaders in the retina space.
• Provide key learnings back to the EPC internal team to help the organization appropriately pivot to meet the needs of customers.
• Ensure that exchanges remain complaint with regulatory standards, while facilitating productive conversations about research, new developments, and company updates.
• Act as a conduit between KOLs and the internal teams by sharing insights from scientific and clinical communities

• Executing unique, on label, education, such as disease state and product promotional messaging, as directed by leadership.

• Build a detailed understanding of the defined accounts, networks, understand referral patterns and communicate information back to HQ.
• Identify, cultivate, and maintain long-term relationships with KOLs within the retina community
• Recommend innovative tactical educational programs that will help develop the market.
• Develop fellows

 

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with clinical development, regulatory, commercial, and medical affairs teams to align KOL engagement efforts with broader organizational goals.
• Serve as a liaison across teams, ensuring that the strategic objectives of various departments are informed by real-world insights from KOLs.

 

Supporting Advisory Board and Scientific Events

• Support the planning and execution of scientific events such as symposia, congresses, and workshops to facilitate data exchange and thought leadership.
• Organize and participate in advisory boards, where KOLs provide guidance on product development, clinical trial designs, and emerging trends.

 

Content Creation and Scientific Communications

• Help create content for presentations, publications, and other educational materials for both internal and external use.
• Coordinate the development of white papers, case studies, and other thought leadership materials to enhance brand credibility and visibility.

 

Tracking and Reporting

• Document and track interactions with KOLs to maintain updated records of engagement, activities, and feedback.
• Provide regular reports and presentations to leadership on KOL activities, insights, and outcomes of advisory engagements.

 

Training and Product Launch Support

• Collaborate with internal teams to develop KOL engagement strategies for product launches and key milestones.
• Provide training to KOLs on new product information, scientific data, and study results, enabling them to effectively educate peers and patients.

 

Qualifications

Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:

• Retina experience required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required
• Team oriented, result driven with an ability to effectivel