Director, Marketing - Professional Education & Partnerships

Idorsia•Radnor, PA

About The Position

The purpose of Idorsia is to discover, develop and bring more, innovative medicines to patients. We have more ideas; we see more opportunities and we want to help more patients. In order to achieve this, we will develop Idorsia into a leading biopharmaceutical company, with a strong scientific core. Headquartered near Basel, Switzerland, the US Commercial Operations & Clinical Development teams are based near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Idorsia is committed to meet the changing needs of healthcare professionals, patients, and their families. The core of what we do is to bring creative solutions to the market based on our science and data. Idorsia offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes fully paid health care, dental and vision coverage, group life insurance, disability benefits, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Fitness Reimbursement. We offer driver benefits to our field employees that drive on our behalf. We offer a 401(k) savings plan with immediate vesting, generous employer match and both traditional and Roth options. In addition, you may select voluntary benefits, including additional life insurance and legal services/ID theft protection, that best meet you/your family’s needs. Generous education reimbursement program and flexible summer hours are available.This Director, Professional Education is responsible for developing and executing the HCP and KOL engagement strategy for insomnia and hypertension products in the US. This position will be a highly visible role and key contributor to overall HCP strategy within the commercial marketing & sales organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required/MBA Preferred
10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in sales/marketing functions with some, or all, including professional education (HCP/KOL) and speaker bureau program management.
Advanced communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
Must be innovative, proactive, and strong analytically with excellent overall business acumen
Ability to travel as needed to support key activities approximately 40%

Nice To Haves

Insomnia and/or hypertension knowledge and background
Previous pharma sales or sales management experience
Experience with strategic planning and tactical execution
Project Management
Demonstrated ability to think strategically. Can operate in two worlds - big picture orientation with attention to detail. Interpersonal flexibility to effectively interact with a broad range of personnel
Ability to lead and compliantly influence cross functional partners

Responsibilities

Leads all professional education/Speaker Bureau activities including: Content development Speaker engagement platforms Agency engagement and coordination of all activities Speaker training Compliance and legal checks Budget management
Leads ongoing efforts and coordination of all The Sleep Alliance priorities and committees.
Coordinates congresses & conventions including identifying and executing regional sponsorships. This includes booth planning, product theaters and society leadership engagement.
Serves as Thought Leader for KOL management, identification, and development – including: Providing oversight and leadership for required ad board efforts Leading KOL database management Brand lead for Congress planning and extensive KOL engagements Contract execution and leading all associated legal/compliance processes in collaboration with compliance
Strategic steering committee and advisory boards - develops objectives and partners with agencies on discussion guides that meet strategic and scientific needs.
Serves as MSL liaison and engagement for brands.
Works productively toward objectives within scope of role with external agencies, key internal stakeholders, and cross functional groups within the organization.
Effectively manages budgets, performs administrative tasks, tactical deployment, and external agencies to ensure optimal execution.
Continually assesses competitive landscape and responds accordingly.
Works within regulatory and compliance guidelines to achieve goals.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

fully paid health care, dental and vision coverage
group life insurance
disability benefits
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fitness Reimbursement
driver benefits to our field employees that drive on our behalf
401(k) savings plan with immediate vesting, generous employer match and both traditional and Roth options
voluntary benefits, including additional life insurance and legal services/ID theft protection
Generous education reimbursement program
flexible summer hours