Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison Lead

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals•Cambridge, MA

11h•Remote

About The Position

Amylyx has an audacious mission to usher in a new era for treating diseases with high unmet needs. Where others see challenges, we see opportunities that we pursue with urgency, rigorous science, and unwavering commitment to the communities we serve. We are a clinical-stage company currently focused on post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH), Wolfram syndrome, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Our mission is powered by our people. Our core values – be audacious, be curious, be authentic, be engaged, and be accountable – creating a culture of caring. Amylyx has assembled an experienced team ready to take action because the communities we serve have no time to wait. If you share our passion and are determined to tackle some of medicine’s toughest problems, we encourage you to read the opportunity below and apply. The Opportunity Reporting into the Vice President, Marketing, the Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison Lead is a highly visible National leadership role responsible for building and executing Amylyx’s commercial thought leader engagement and regional marketing capability from the ground up. The Senior Director will establish the TLL function, hire and develop a field-based team, and serve as the strategic owner of Commercial KOL identification, segmentation, and engagement. This highly cross-functional role partners closely with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Sales, Compliance, and Executive Leadership to ensure commercial thought leader engagement is compliant, insight-driven, and aligned to strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
12+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology commercial roles, including significant experience in thought leader engagement, sales, or marketing leadership with a minimum of 5 years leading thought leader engagement activities, strategy, and field-based teams.
Deep understanding of KOL engagement best practices, compliance requirements, and the intersection of commercial and medical strategy.
Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and cross-functional leadership skills.
High degree of initiative and comfort operating in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment with a bias for building
Demonstrated success building and leading customer-facing field-based teams in rare disease, specialty, or complex launch environments.
Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time to support field team leadership and customer engagement activities, including overnight and occasional weekend travel.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, or equivalent)
Endocrinology experience

Responsibilities

Build, hire, and develop a field-based TLL team, establishing the infrastructure, processes, and culture needed to stand up this capability effectively
Define and execute the TLL strategic plan, including KOL identification and segmentation, key account engagement, and peer-to-peer programming based on educational needs
Develop and maintain a robust KOL mapping and tiering framework to ensure optimal engagement of national, regional, and local thought leaders across relevant specialties based on expertise, scientific leadership, educational needs.
Oversee the planning and execution of advisory boards, speaker bureau programs, and congress engagements
Oversee regional marketing efforts ensuring consistent execution of brand strategy and messaging across geographies, while adapting engagement approaches to local market dynamics and key account priorities
Build and maintain systems for capturing and synthesizing KOL and field-based insights to inform internal strategy
Establish and monitor performance metrics and MBOs to measure TLL team effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
Partner with Marketing to align TLL field engagement with brand strategy, messaging, commercial priorities, and inform omnichannel optimization
Partner with Medical Affairs and Regional Scientific Director leadership to ensure compliant collaboration and clear delineation of commercial and medical engagement
Ensure all commercial thought leader engagement activities are executed in full compliance with regulatory, legal, and company guidelines.