Associate Director, Marketing & Market Development – Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes

**Job title:** Associate Director, Marketing & Market Development – Autoimmune Type 1 Diabetes (aT1D)The **Associate Director, Market Development (aT1D)** supports the development and execution of integrated market development and disease education strategies to enable successful commercialization of new indications for a novel biologic therapy in Type 1 Diabetes.This role translates strategic direction into high-impact execution across disease education, stakeholder engagement, and early-funnel activation—balancing near-term delivery with long-term market shaping. The Associate Director also serves as a key partner to **Regional Marketing teams** and supports **KOL engagement and contracting processes** in collaboration with Medical and Compliance.* Partner with the Senior Director to operationalize the aT1D market development strategy across disease education, early-funnel activation, and stakeholder engagement.* Lead execution of priority market development initiatives aligned to new-indication commercialization milestones.* Translate strategic objectives into executable plans with clear timelines, budgets, KPIs, and success metrics.* Plan and execute regional, national, and international congress strategies in collaboration with Marketing and Medical Affairs, including booth presence, symposia, and integrated engagement plans.* Lead the planning and execution of advisory boards to inform strategy, message refinement, and ecosystem understanding.* Design and deliver compliant peer-to-peer programs and speaker bureau initiatives in partnership with Medical, Training, Field, and Regional Marketing teams.* Ensure consistency of disease education narratives and alignment across congresses, advisory boards, peer-to-peer meetings, and speaker programs.* Act as a strategic partner to Regional Marketing teams to support planning and execution of local market development initiatives.* Provide tools, guidance, and frameworks to enable regions to activate disease education programs compliantly and effectively.* Incorporate regional insights and feedback into national strategy refinement and optimization.* Support regional initiative pilots and scale successful programs nationally when appropriate.* Support identification and prioritization of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in alignment with market development objectives and key account strategy.* Partner with Medical Affairs, Legal, Compliance, and Procurement to support compliant contracting of KOLs for advisory boards, congress engagements, speaker programs, and peer-to-peer initiatives.* Assist with contracting logistics, timelines, and coordination to ensure seamless execution of KOL engagements.* Ensure adherence to all company policies, FMV guidelines, and regulatory requirements governing HCP engagements.* Manage external agencies and vendors supporting congress execution, advisory boards, speaker programs, and regional initiatives.* Support non-promotional collaborations with advocacy groups and ecosystem partners to expand disease awareness.* Ensure all activities adhere to regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements.* Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.* 7–10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare market development, marketing, or medical education.* Hands-on experience planning and executing congresses, advisory boards, peer-to-peer programs, and/or speaker bureaus.* Experience supporting KOL engagement and contracting processes in a compliant environment.* Experience partnering with Regional/Field Marketing teams to drive local execution.* Proven ability to lead through influence in a complex, matrixed organization.* Strong strategic thinking paired with operational excellence.* Excellent communication skills and executive presence.* Experience in Type 1 Diabetes, immunology, endocrinology, or specialty/rare disease markets.* Familiarity with FMV, Sunshine Act, and compliance requirements for HCP contracting.* Experience working with advocacy organizations and external ecosystem partners.* Strong analytical mindset with ability to translate insights into action.* Market Shaping & Disease Education.* HCP Engagement & KOL Partnership.* Regional & Field Enablement.* Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence.* Insight-Driven Decision Making.* Operational Excellence.* Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future focused team.* Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.* Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.* Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.* Help shape the future of care for chronic and complex conditions like aT1D, Type 2 diabetes, transplant, and cardiovascular disease.* Drive meaningful impact at global scale: our medicines reach more than 100 million people each year.* Be part of a simpler, digital- and AI-powered business that’s rethinking how we work and engage with the world. #J-18808-Ljbffr