Thought Leader Liaison, Pittsburgh-New York

Job title: Thought Leader Liaison, Pittsburgh-New York

Location:Remote (Geography: Pittsburgh, New York)

About the Job

The Allergy Thought Leader Liaison, Dupilumab role is a field-based, marketing role (non-sales focused) position, working closely with Allergist U.S Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to ensure cross-functional commercial resources are made available as appropriate. The three primary areas of focus, but not limited to these, for a TLL are Allergist KOL engagement, executive encounters management, and liaising with marketing. All TLL interactions are always within label, and consistent with commercial compliance, legal and regulatory guidelines.

A TLL will work closely, and within approved SOPs, with other field professionals, including but not limited to SBDs (Senior Business Director), RBDs (Regional Business Directors), ABMs (Area Business Managers) in addition to home office based colleagues in Marketing, Medical Affairs, Sales, and Market Access. The behaviors that are critical for success are collaboration, communication, planning, relationship building, and the ability to execute tactical initiatives and provide timely feedback. TLLs will report directly to the Head, Dupilumab Allergy Stakeholder Lead.

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities

KOL Engagement

• Aligning with cross functional account plans & teams, the TLL orchestrates resources with the top KOLs , as assigned by the HTLL
• Identify, profile, cultivate and maintain long-term relationships with KOLs within the Respiratory community
• Conduct substantial business on-label conversations focused on topics; such as product, disease state, and company, at appropriate venues, in and outside the office setting
• Executing unique, on label, and approved KOL programming; such as disease state and product programming, as directed by leadership
• A TLL is expected to compliantly collaborate and communicate with the field commercial team on each assigned KOL, to ensure strategic and tactical cohesiveness
• Single point of contact to resolve KOL issues when directed, by the HTLL and/or Headquarters
• Execute a customer centric needs based approach with targeted KOLs
• Assisting with on-label KOL development, including speakers, with approved decks and materials
• Orchestrates KOL Executive Encounters and Engagement
• Plan and execute KOL engagements and executive encounters at local, regional and nationals conferences, POAs, in field engagements, and other venues as directed in a complaint manner
• Act as a liaison between KOLs and home office cross-functional teams

Marketing

• Work with targeted KOLs to obtain feedback on new Allergy Franchise and Brand-related marketing strategies/materials. All materials and programs a TLL will request feedback will be approved by legal, compliance and regulatory.
• Provide feedback to commercial leadership on various topics as requested
• Become the single point of contact for high volume speaker logistic/scheduling and working cross functionally to ensure appropriate communication
• Provide advisory board participant recommendations
• Provide speaker recommendations to marketing when requested
• Assist in the execution of commercial contracts when requested

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of five years of work experience in one or more of the following: field sales, product marketing, or medical / clinical experience in the same or related therapeutic area within the pharmaceutical / biotech industry
• Respiratory, allergy, asthma, immunology, or biologic marketplace experience required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Launch experience
• Marketing experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• 10+ Years experience working directly with allergists & immunologists
• Ability to assemble and lead cross-functional teams toward a shared vision of success
• Ability to execute against strategic and tactical plans under tight timelines
• Ability to present ideas effectively to individuals or groups, targeting presentation to the needs of the audience
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong project management experience, including superior analytical and planning skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Special Working Conditions:

• Valid driver's license
• Must reside within the geographic area of the assigned territory, or within a reasonable distance as determined by the SHTLL
• Ability to travel ~ 60% - 80%; could be less based on geography

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