Thought Leader Liaison, PAH / PH-ILD

Gossamer Bio • San Diego, CA

1d • $225,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Thought Leader Liaison Lead (TLL) will develop, manage, and engage with Key Opinion Leaders across their assigned geography. This role will work cross-functionally with commercial colleagues and alliance partners to help build advocacy with KOLs. The Thought Leader Liaison manages speakers and captures KOL beliefs/insights. This field-based position requires an individual to work independently and effectively with limited direction. The person in this role contributes to Gossamer Bio’s success by driving awareness, developing strategies, and building relationships with PAH and PH-ILD thought leaders, while working collaboratively and in compliance with other Gossamer customer-facing roles (MSLs, Sales, Access).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Life Sciences, Business, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 10+ years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with direct experience as a TLL in PAH. Sales or MSL experience preferred.
• 3+ years working in PAH is required.
• Existing relationships with PAH and PH-ILD KOLs (opinion leaders, centers of excellence etc.)
• Proven success in supporting or leading product launches.
• Experience developing and executing HCP key strategies.
• Self-starter with strong clinical acumen, solutions-oriented oriented and can function autonomously.
• Understanding of legal and regulatory issues impacting pharmaceutical product marketing, as well as the dynamics driving the US health care environment.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with proven ability to build and maintain lasting relationships with KOLs and navigate strategic accounts (Integrated Delivery Networks, Academic Medical Centers, Centers of Excellence, etc.)
• Ability to exercise strong decision-making skills and live up to the highest ethical standards.
• Ability to build productive partnerships and collaborate effectively in a matrix organization.
• Ability to creatively address problems in an organized, systematic way.
• High degree of organizational awareness, ability to connect the dots to understand all the interdependencies and big picture.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, cultivate, and maintain professional relationships with established and up-and-coming PAH and PH-ILD Key Opinion Leaders.
• Work cross-functionally to drive and develop aligned external engagement strategies across multiple cross-functional teams, including Medical, Training, Marketing, and Sales.
• Support speaker programs, advisory roles, and congress participation.
• Collect feedback from KOLs regarding unmet medical needs, treatment trends, and competitor landscape.
• Liaise with Marketing and Sales teams to share feedback derived from brand needs.
• Conduct in-depth, on-label discussions with thought leaders to communicate product messages, brand narrative, and disseminate complementary evidence.
• Coordinate and lead one-to-one exchanges between US team and KOLs across key initiatives and events.
• Attend and manage brand activity at key regional and targeted national conferences.
• Plan and execute strategic engagement activities at events and conferences.
• Support all necessary conference and speaker contract requirements in a timely manner.
• Identify and recruit potential speakers for educational events, providing training and materials to support peer-to-peer programs.
• Provide insights summary from key congresses to the marketing team.
• Coordinate closely with the Sales team to ensure alignment with the conference KOL engagement plan and other KOL/account engagement.
• Be a resource for the Marketing team to develop board strategy, content, advisory recommendations, and attend advisory boards as appropriate.
• Coordinate with Market Development Manager and Speaker Programs Management on KOL Speaker bureau relationships, including supporting speaker training.
• Ensure adherence to corporate policies, regulatory standards, and expense guidelines. Maintain accurate documentation and stay up to date with industry regulations.

Benefits

• Gossamer Bio offers highly competitive benefit plans and programs, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) and 401(k) matching , long-term incentive plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees