Thought Leader Liaison, Ophthalmology, Southeast

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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Keenova Therapeutics is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to fill the role of Thought Leader Liaison. As a Thought Leader Liaison, you will play a crucial role in building and maintaining relationships with key opinion leaders within Ophthalmology.

Summary

The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is responsible for developing and managing relationships with, and engaging with key opinion leaders (KOLs) throughout their assigned geography, reporting to the Thought Leader Liaison Lead, reporting through Specialty Brands Marketing. He/she works closely with commercial colleagues and other staff to help build connections with KOLs, among other duties and responsibilities. This field-based position requires an individual to work independently and effectively. The position will be aligned to support the Ophthalmology Business Unit and requires frequent travel within the US and periodic travel to the corporate office.

Strategic KOL Engagement

• Gather insights from KOLs on topics and issues identified by Brand Marketing and other emerging clinical trends and development, to inform strategic marketing decisions and brand planning

• Identify, cultivate, and maintain professional relationships with regional KOLs in targeted specialties

• Support deep engagement of KOLs (ex. navigating integrated delivery networks, centers of excellence, and professional organizations)

• Identify, map, and support relationships with key national associations and other large treatment facilities in conjunction with other field-based roles

• Coordinate and lead one-to-one exchanges between Keenova team and KOLs across key initiatives and events

Congress / Key Event Management

• Attend and manage brand activity at key regional and targeted national conferences (may encompass Ophthalmology.)

• Support regional sponsorships

• Support all necessary conference and event contract requirements in a timely manner

• Coordinate with marketing to ensure all congress materials are delivered on time

Cross Functional Coordination

• Work cross functionally to drive and develop aligned external engagement strategies

• Coordinate closely with the sales, marketing, and market access teams to ensure alignment with conference KOL engagement plan as well as other potential KOL engagement

• Provide market insights back to the marketing team and provide input into P2P development, advisory boards, and strategy

• Be a resource for the Marketing team to develop strategy, content, advisory recommendations, and attend advisory boards as appropriate

• Support speaker bureau management, including by overseeing speaker relationships and serving as a key company contact

• Provide insights summary from key congresses and KOL engagements to the marketing team

Additional Information:

• Perform all responsibilities in compliance with company policies

• Business travel is regularly required (50% - 65%)

• Willingness to work evenings and select weekends is required

• Located near a hub airport is recommended

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech or related industry in customer facing roles

• 5+ years of experience in thought leader engagement; medical affairs, marketing, sales/sales leadership or clinical experience

• 3+ years working within Ophthalmology.

• Proven ability to develop and execute KOL mapping and plans

• Clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge and proficiency in complex disease states

• Existing relationships with KOLs (opinion leaders, centers of excellence, etc.)

• Strong relationship building skills, with proven ability to build and maintain lasting relationships with KOLs and navigate complex healthcare systems

• Ability to exercise strong decision-making skills and live up to the highest ethical standards

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including confident executive presence

• Ability to build productive partnerships and collaborate effectively in a matrix organization

• Ability to creatively address problems in an organized, systematic way

• High degree of organizational awareness, ability to connect the dots to understand all the interdependency and big picture

• Exceptional critical thinking to help identify educational gaps, analyze findings, and make recommendations while articulating next steps

• Strong understanding of legal and regulatory environment in pharmaceutical promotional activities, pharma industry guidelines and other compliance-related issues

• Bachelor's degree required, MBA or advanced degree desired but not required

• Extensive field travel required

Keenova offers employees a Total Rewards package which includes competitive pay and benefits. To learn more about our Total Rewards benefits please visit: Keenova Careers | Serve and Grow with Purpose | Keenova

The expected base pay range for this position is $184K - $216K. Please note that base pay offeredmay vary depending on factors including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

This position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable program. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.

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