Regional Thought Leader Liaison, Alzheimer's Disease - North Central - Missouri,Iowa, Tennessee, Kansas (Field Based)

At Eisai, satisfying unmet medical needs and increasing the benefits healthcare provides to patients, their families, and caregivers is Eisai's human health care (hhc) mission. We're a growing pharmaceutical company that is breaking through in neurology and oncology, with a strong emphasis on research and development. Our history includes the development of many innovative medicines, notably the discovery of the world's most widely-used treatment for Alzheimer's disease. As we continue to expand, we are seeking highly-motivated individuals who want to work in a fast-paced environment and make a difference. If this is your profile, we want to hear from you.The Associate Director, Regional Thought Leader Liaison (RTLL), AD Marketing will lead and execute regional and local engagement with existing and emerging Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Advocacy Groups and Professional Societies to develop and implement AD education that helps simplify the early AD patient journey from diagnosis through treatment and monitoring. This will include identifying new and emerging opinion leaders and appropriately engaging KOLs to support speaker bureau activities, and assessing speaker programs for meaningfulness, effectiveness, educational in nature, and compliance with company policies.Essential FunctionsKOL Engagement Engage with national, regional and local thought leaders, including emerging thought leaders, face-to-face (wherever possible) to identify and seek insight on best practices that can help simplify the patient journeyIdentify and ensure training (product, disease state and compliance training) for promotional speakers and related aspects of speaker programsCollaborate with Promotional Program Manager for speaker usage and issuesOffer feedback on nominating new speakers when applicableCoordinate / facilitate new product and annual compliance trainingWork with Marketing Team for annual speaker re-contractingUpdate and track KOL engagements via Veeva/Vector KOL management platformCollaborate appropriately with other Field teams to enable the local/account-level engagement with national, emerging and regional thought leaders:Facilitate coordination of KOL engagements at the local levelCoordinate with field sales team, brand leads, and speaker program vendor on speaker availability and utilizationEnsure appropriate pull-through of speaker programs within allocated regional budgetsSeek, understand and relate field feedback to brandregarding promotional programmingIdentify potential opportunities for institution group trainings etc.Advocacy and Professional Society Engagement Identify, assess and appropriately engage with regional advocacy groups and local/regional professional societies, in collaboration with Corporate Advocacy, to develop and implement AD education that helps simplify the patient journey (above-brand), from diagnosis through patient monitoringServe as a central point for field engagement with regional/local advocacy and professional societiesInsights to Inform Brand Strategy Synthesize learnings, translate them into key insights and best practices, and regularly present these insights to marketing & sales leadership to help inform brand strategy, messaging, educational initiatives and promotional programsUnderstand what KOLs are communicating through publications, congresses, podium presentations, 1:1 interactions, etc.Remain on the cutting edge of data readouts (consistent with FDA-approved labeling), medical congress meeting outputs and podium & symposia presentations.Identify best practices to help Simplify the Patient JourneyEngage with KOLs affiliated with key regional health systems to understand the patient journey.RequirementsBA/BS is required, advanced degree preferredMinimum of 10 years' experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare fieldKOL engagement experience strongly preferredMarketing experience preferredAlzheimer's disease therapeutic area experience preferredDemonstrated leadership skillsDemonstrated analytical and problem-solving skillsExperience in development and implementation of brand plansStrong communication and presentation skillsUnderstanding of legal and regulatory issues impacting pharmaceutical product marketing as well as the dynamics driving the US health care environmentSelf-starter with strong clinical acumen, solutions oriented and can function autonomously.Open, collaborative nature with ability to rapidly integrate and motivate cross-functional team members and stakeholders.High learning agility and able to thrive in a rapidly evolving, complex, fast-paced environment.Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills as well as emotional intelligenceIn-depth knowledge of integrated health systems operations within current market environmentDemonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationshipsCommitment to corporate culture of patient-centricity, innovation, inclusion and complianceMust successfully complete all company training programs as well as all customer mandated and vendor credentialing requirementsOvernight domestic travel expected for meetings with KOLs, Advocacy Groups and Professional Societies, as well as conferences (including some weekend travel)Ability to operate a motor vehicle legally, safely and successfully is required; candidates must have a valid driver's license to be consideredThe geography encompasses nine states in the North Central Region. The states in the job title are most conducive for travel.Up to 50% domestic travel.As a condition of employment and an essential function of this field-based position, applicants must be able to engage in person with HCPs and other third parties at their offices, institutions and other appropriate locations on a regular basis. In order to gain in-person access, applicants selected for the position may be required to complete third parties' credentialing and/or entry requirements, which often include an attestation to and/or providing proof of having received certain vaccinations. To the extent you are unable to meet certain requirements for qualifying medical (including pregnancy-related) or religious reasons, applicants must request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the Human Resources Department.Eisai Salary Transparency Language:The annual base salary range for the Regional Thought Leader Liaison, Alzheimer's Disease - North Central - Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee, Kansas (Field Based) is from :$171,800-$225,400Under current guidelines, this position is eligible to participate in : Eisai Inc. Annual Incentive Plan & Eisai Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.Final pay determinations will depend on various factors including but not limited to experience level, education, knowledge, and skills.Employees are eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. For additional information on Company employee benefits programs, visit us/en/compensation-and-benefits.Certain other benefits may be available for this position, please discuss any questions with your recruiter.Eisai is an equal opportunity employer and as such, is committed in policy and in practice to recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. Similarly, considering the need for reasonable accommodations, Eisai prohibits discrimination against persons because of disability, including disabled veterans.Eisai Inc. participates in E-Verify. 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