Regional Thought Leader Liaison, Alzheimer's Disease - Northeast

Eisai • Nutley, NJ

13d • $185,000 - $242,800 • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director, Regional Thought Leader Liaison (RTLL), AD Marketing, leads and executes regional and local engagement with existing and emerging key opinion leaders (KOLs), advocacy groups, and professional societies. The role develops and implements Alzheimer’s disease education intended to simplify the early patient journey from diagnosis through treatment and monitoring. It identifies emerging opinion leaders, supports speaker bureau activities, and assesses speaker programs for meaningfulness, effectiveness, educational value, and compliance with company policies.

The position engages KOLs and regional organizations, coordinates speaker training and program logistics, and collaborates with marketing, sales, corporate advocacy, and vendor teams. It gathers and synthesizes field insights to inform brand strategy, messaging, educational initiatives, and promotional programs. The role covers multiple states in the Northeast and is field-based, requiring regular in-person engagement with healthcare professionals and other third parties. Up to 50% domestic travel is expected, including overnight and occasional weekend travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) required.
• At least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare field.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience developing and implementing brand plans.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Understanding of legal and regulatory issues affecting pharmaceutical product marketing and the dynamics of the U.S. healthcare environment.
• Self-starter with strong clinical acumen, a solutions-oriented approach, and the ability to work autonomously.
• Collaborative approach and ability to rapidly integrate and motivate cross-functional team members and stakeholders.
• High learning agility and ability to thrive in a rapidly evolving, complex, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, as well as emotional intelligence.
• In-depth knowledge of integrated health system operations in the current market environment.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong business relationships.
• Commitment to patient-centricity, innovation, inclusion, and compliance.
• Must successfully complete company training programs and customer-mandated and vendor credentialing requirements.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle legally, safely, and successfully; a valid driver’s license is required.
• Ability to meet applicable third-party credentialing or entry requirements for in-person access; reasonable accommodations may be requested for qualifying medical or religious reasons.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.
• KOL engagement experience strongly preferred.
• Marketing experience preferred.
• Alzheimer’s disease therapeutic-area experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage face-to-face where possible with national, regional, local, and emerging thought leaders to identify best practices and gather insights on simplifying the patient journey.
• Identify promotional speakers and ensure they receive product, disease-state, and compliance training.
• Collaborate with the Promotional Program Manager on speaker usage and issues.
• Provide feedback on nominations for new speakers when applicable.
• Coordinate or facilitate new-product and annual compliance training.
• Work with the Marketing Team on annual speaker recontracting.
• Track KOL engagements using the Veeva/Vector KOL management platform.
• Collaborate with other field teams to enable local and account-level engagement with national, emerging, and regional stakeholders.
• Coordinate with field sales, brand leads, and the speaker program vendor on speaker availability and utilization.
• Ensure appropriate use of speaker programs within allocated regional budgets.
• Communicate field feedback to the brand team regarding promotional programming.
• Identify potential opportunities for institutional group trainings.
• Identify, assess, and engage with regional advocacy groups and local or regional professional societies in collaboration with Corporate Advocacy.
• Serve as a central point for field engagement with regional and local advocacy groups and professional societies.
• Synthesize learnings into insights and best practices, and present them regularly to marketing and sales leadership to inform brand strategy, messaging, educational initiatives, and promotional programs.
• Monitor KOL communications through publications, congresses, podium presentations, and one-to-one interactions.
• Stay current on data readouts consistent with FDA-approved labeling, medical congress outputs, and podium and symposium presentations.
• Identify best practices to simplify the patient journey.
• Engage with KOLs affiliated with key regional health systems to understand the patient journey.
• Complete company training and customer-mandated and vendor credentialing requirements.
• Travel domestically, including overnight travel and some weekend travel, to meet with KOLs, advocacy groups, and professional societies and attend conferences.
• Engage in person with HCPs and other third parties at their offices, institutions, and other appropriate locations on a regular basis.

Benefits

• Eligibility to participate in the Eisai Inc. Annual Incentive Plan and Eisai Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.
• Eligibility to participate in company employee benefit programs; additional benefits may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director