Thought Leader Liaison
About The Position
Compass Pathways is seeking a field-based Thought Leader Liaison to develop and execute regional engagement strategies with key opinion leaders, emerging thought leaders, and professional societies in support of the future commercialization of COMP360. As an extension of the Marketing team, the role 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 liaison supports strategic decisions, identifies partnership opportunities, and helps deliver a cohesive stakeholder experience that advances organizational goals and patient outcomes. The position is based in the field on the East Coast of the United States and reports to the Director, Promotional Medical Education. It involves significant travel to national and regional medical congresses, professional society meetings, advisory boards, field engagements, and cross-functional business meetings. Travel within the assigned region is expected to be 50–75%, including weekends to attend congresses.
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.
- Experience in CNS, psychiatry, neuroscience, or specialty therapeutics 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 effectively.
- 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
- Base salary, discretionary bonus, and equity for permanent hires.
- Flexibility and generous time off.
- Parental and reproductive support.
- Health and medical benefits.
- Mental health and wellbeing benefits.
- Financial health benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
