Thought Leader Liaison, Southwest Region

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals • Mount Pleasant Township, PA

3h • $200,000 - $225,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Thought Leader Liaison, Southwest Region is a field-based individual contributor on Amylyx’s marketing team, responsible for advancing commercial objectives through strategic, compliant stakeholder engagement and insight generation across the assigned geography. The role cultivates professional relationships with key external stakeholders, delivers actionable market insights, and executes engagement strategies that support brand performance, launch readiness, and organizational priorities.

Working collaboratively across Marketing, Sales, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Compliance, the Thought Leader Liaison connects external stakeholders with internal strategy and helps ensure that stakeholder insights inform business decisions. The position elevates the healthcare community’s perspective within Amylyx so commercial strategies, educational initiatives, and engagement plans reflect evolving market needs and opportunities. It reports to the Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison Lead and serves as an extension of the U.S. Marketing team.

This field-based role supports the Southwest region. Candidates should reside in Arizona, California, or Nevada and have reasonable access to a major commercial airport. When working remotely, the employee must have a work setting that supports role requirements, including privacy, reliable internet, phone access, and video conferencing. Travel may be up to 60–70%, including overnight and occasional weekend travel, congresses, regional and national meetings, and periodic visits to the corporate office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Amylyx may consider highly qualified candidates with more extensive, directly relevant experience for a Senior Thought Leader Liaison position; the level will depend on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience, and demonstrated capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical commercial roles, including significant experience in thought leader engagement, sales, or marketing.
• Demonstrated success developing strategic thought leader partnerships and influencing stakeholder engagement within rare disease, endocrinology, or metabolic disease, preferably in launch or pre-launch environments.
• Rare disease and endocrinology/metabolic experience.
• Ability to influence without authority, collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams, and communicate clearly and impactfully across all levels of the organization.
• High initiative and comfort working independently in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment while managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrated learning agility, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Ability to travel up to 60–70%, including overnight and occasional weekend travel, for stakeholder engagements, congresses, regional and national meetings, and periodic visits to the Cambridge, Massachusetts corporate office.
• Reside in Arizona, California, or Nevada, within the Southwest region, and have reasonable access to a major commercial airport.
• When working remotely, access to a work setting that supports role requirements, including privacy, reliable internet access, phone access, and video conferencing.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, or equivalent).
• Experience engaging academic institutions and key accounts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders, including key opinion leaders, to advance commercial objectives.
• Identify and assess potential advisors, speakers, and thought leaders based on expertise, clinical experience, scientific contributions, and organizational needs.
• Execute thought leader engagement strategies aligned with national brand objectives, including identification, prioritization, and engagement planning.
• Support the planning and execution of advisory boards, speaker programs, congress activities, and other high-impact stakeholder initiatives to meet established business needs.
• Deliver regional marketing initiatives that strengthen brand strategy and address evolving educational and local market needs.
• Generate, synthesize, and communicate actionable stakeholder insights to inform commercial strategy, launch readiness, and organizational decision-making.
• Partner strategically with Marketing, Market Access, Sales Leadership, Medical Affairs, and Compliance to support coordinated, compliant, and impactful stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct activities in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory, and company policies and procedures.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may receive annual performance-based bonuses and equity awards.
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, well-being, and financial security.

What This Job Offers

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