Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison - Neuroscience - Texas

Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison - Neuroscience - Texas

We are recruiting for an Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison - Neuroscience to support the Texas (TX, NM, AZ) region. This is a field?based position, with a preference for the candidate to be located in a major metropolitan market that offers easy access to a national airport.

The Associate Director will lead the CAPLYTA Key Opinion Leader (KOL) engagement strategy and contribute to the overall KOL strategy across the Neuroscience franchise in close collaboration with the brand team. The role focuses on building trusting relationships with academic and community KOLs, coordinating regional marketing education and engagement plans, and overseeing the regional marketing budget.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regional KOL engagement strategy, marketing education strategy, and faculty development. This includes oversight of regional peer?to?peer marketing plans and health?care compliance training for faculty.
• Serve as a key member of the CAPLYTA brand team by providing local market insights and feedback to craft future strategies for the Neuroscience franchise in collaboration with sales leaders, key business partners, and medical teams.
• Build trusting relationships with academic and community KOLs and other key partners to achieve above?brand priorities.
• Maintain pulse on regional trends and coordinate regional marketing education and engagement plans with cross?functional partners to ensure heightened KOL and customer engagement strategies that are fully aligned to brand strategic imperatives.
• Partner with the analytics team to better understand regional variations in treatment patterns to advise peer?to?peer and insight program placement.
• Attend conferences and serve as onsite host for product theatres.
• Facilitate, participate, and attend advisory boards where appropriate.
• Coordinate executive engagements with KOLs and commercial leadership.
• Oversee the regional marketing budget and provide continuous feedback on business planning.
• Assist in crafting future innovative educational platforms including national and regional recommendations, and creating solutions to further engage KOLs at all regional and national medical congresses.
• Lead the overall neuroscience strategy, including mapping, framework development, innovative engagement planning for current brands and future launches, and marketing operations for KOL strategy and planning.

Job Requirements

• BA/BS degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in marketing, key account management, medical, sales leadership, sales training, or field sales engaging with KOLs/influential HCPs and professional healthcare organizations.
• Deep understanding and experience working cross?functionally with various key internal & external partners with a strong ability to innovate, collaborate, and deliver results.
• Demonstrated understanding of key industry trends and ability to develop strategies to stay ahead of the competition and improve patient outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage relevant and lasting customer relationships with a strong focus on patient impact and outstanding customer centricity.
• Travel up to 65%; this includes internal meetings, advisory boards, medical meetings, congresses, and select program attendance.
• Valid drivers license issued in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in neuroscience.
• Previous cross?functional industry experience in pharma or biotech engaging with KOLs and professional healthcare associations is preferred.
• Deep medical/scientific knowledge/experience with a firm understanding of the psychiatry marketplace is preferred.
• Experience leading through change and transformation, product launches, and exceptional communication and leadership skills is preferred.
• Complete all company and job?related training as assigned within the required timelines.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Job duties may change at any time with or without notice.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers. Internal employees, contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills: Brand Marketing, Channel Partner Enablement, Digital Strategy, Global Market, Learning Materials Development, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Mentorship, Organizing, Process Improvements, Program Management, Sales Enablement, Sales Presentations, Strategic Sales Planning, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Training People.

Preferred Skills: Brand Marketing, Channel Partner Enablement, Digital Strategy, Global Market, Learning Materials Development, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Mentorship, Organizing, Process Improvements, Program Management, Sales Enablement, Sales Presentations, Strategic Sales Planning, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Training People.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $137,000.00 $235,750.00.

Additional Description For Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Benefits

• Vacation 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time 40 hours per calendar year (48 in Colorado, 56 in Washington)
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave 80 hours in a 52?week rolling period
• Volunteer Leave 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time?Off 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits