Thought Leader Liaison
About The Position
The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is a field-based commercial role responsible for developing and executing regional engagement strategies with key opinion leaders, emerging thought leaders, and professional societies to support the future commercialization of COMP360. As an extension of the Compass Marketing team, the TLL gathers actionable marketplace insights, connects regional stakeholders with headquarters, and informs brand strategy and launch readiness. Through compliant, customer-centric engagement and cross-functional collaboration, the role supports strategic decisions, identifies partnership opportunities, and delivers a cohesive stakeholder experience intended to advance organizational goals and improve patient outcomes. The position is field based on the West Coast or in Texas, United States, and involves significant travel to national and regional medical congresses, professional society meetings, advisory boards, field engagements, and cross-functional business meetings. The role reports to the Director, Promotional Medical Education.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least 6 years of pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or related experience.
- Strong KOL engagement experience required.
- Demonstrated ability to generate meaningful customer insights and influence strategy.
- Strong understanding of the healthcare environment and compliance requirements.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills.
- Willingness to travel 50–75% within the assigned region, including weekends to attend congresses.
- Must have employment rights in the country to which applying; employment visa sponsorship is not available.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred.
- CNS, psychiatry, neuroscience, or specialty therapeutics experience preferred.
- Passion for mental health innovation.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of thought leader engagement strategies.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with national, regional, and emerging thought leaders.
- Coordinate leadership interactions at assigned national, regional, and state society meetings and conferences.
- Monitor market trends, scientific publications, congresses, and customer feedback to identify emerging opportunities and insights.
- Capture, synthesize, and communicate actionable customer insights to inform brand strategy, launch readiness, educational initiatives, and customer engagement plans.
- Contribute to strategic planning through stakeholder engagement and market intelligence.
- Manage engagement plans, maintain documentation, and track key activities and outcomes.
- Support the development and execution of peer-to-peer educational programs and speaker engagement strategies.
- Identify, recruit, and help onboard speaker faculty in partnership with Marketing.
- Assist with speaker events, including speaker selection, training, and program review, to support consistent messaging and compliant execution.
- Collaborate with Marketing on speaker training programs and contribute to the ongoing refinement and effectiveness of the U.S. Speaker Bureau.
- Contribute to educational content development by incorporating customer insights and perspectives.
- Collaborate with advocacy organizations and professional societies to advance disease-state education and patient journey awareness.
Benefits
- Flexibility and generous time off.
- Parental and reproductive support.
- Health and medical benefits.
- Mental health and wellbeing support.
- Financial health benefits.
- Base salary, discretionary bonus, and equity are included in the compensation package for permanent hires.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
