Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for an Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison, Rheumatology Mid-Atlantic region.
This is a field-based position located in the Mid-Atlantic United States.
Geography can include, but not limited to Mid-Atlantic Territory NC, VA, WV, and parts of TN & DC Metropolitan Area.
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The Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison, will lead Key Opinion Leader (KOL) engagement through developing and maintaining relationships with current and future thought leaders. This includes Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers and Biologic Coordinators. This will result in the management of an assigned region. This Manager will be responsible for leading KOL Strategy and executing engagement activities and events as part of the brand strategic plan. This manager will also be responsible for identifying and vetting promotional speakers, provide coaching and manage communications to KOLs who are part of Johnson & Johnson's National Faculty speaker bureau. Additional responsibilities may include leading and/or partnering with the home office-based teams to develop and deliver marketing and/or educational programs and leading professional education efforts at conferences.
Responsibilities include:
Partner cross functionally throughout the organization to oversee and execute regional and national KOL engagement plans.Lead engagement strategy between in House Marketing, Field Selling and partner with medical affairs for delivering on Rheumatology specific deliverables.Successfully and compliantly exchange knowledge, gather insights, and build advocacy with Key Opinion Leaders Interface with KOL's through office visits, Society/Medical Congress meetings or at Advisory Boards.Lead regional and National Rheumatology Medical Congress engagement and education planning and attend assigned Congresses.Identify and help to recruit approved candidates for Marketing Advisory Boards and oversee content development, approval, and capture feedback to meet Marketing strategy objectives.Manage Promotional Speaker selection and communications for assigned geographical coverage.Provide insights and learnings back to marketing, medical and/or sales, as appropriate and within compliance guidelines.Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement.
Skills and Experience Required: A minimum of 7 years of related industry experience.Experience with customer relationship management.Strong track record of success as demonstrated through annual performance ratings and/or professional accomplishments and awards.Demonstrated ability to directly or indirectly lead teams required.Interpersonal flexibility to effectively interact with a broad range of personnel in a cross-functional team environment.Advanced presentation skills and business acumen.Demonstrated ability to analyze complex business situations and identify trends and creative business solutions.Advanced problem solving and decision-making skills.A valid Driver's License in one of the 50 United States.This is a field-based position which requires up to 60% local/regional travel throughout the region and will require evening events, and overnight and weekend travel.Candidate should reside within the region and be located within a reasonable distance to a major airport.Strong track record of success as demonstrated through annual performance ratings and/or professional accomplishments and awards.Experience concentrated in biotechnology sales or marketing.2+ years of people management (district manager) and/or project management (marketing, sales training manager) experience.Preferred: Experience with Pharmaceutical Content through the copy review process.Product focus on medical immunology/r therapeutic markets.This position is eligible for a company car through the Company's FLEET program. Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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