Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison, GI-Blue Ridge

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Job Function:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Marketing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, Louisville, Kentucky, United States, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking the best talent to join our team as an Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison.  This is a field-based role for the Blue Ridge territory.  The territory covers KY, NC, TN, VA, and WV.

About Immunology

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine.

Responsibilities:

The Thought Leader Liaison’s (TLL) key primary responsibility is to support key US Commercial Strategic Imperatives for the JJIM Immunology GI portfolio.

The TLL is an exceptional business leader with deep gastroenterology experience who will work regionally to drive results in two main areas: 1) KOL Engagement and 2) Impact Drivers.  This role will ensure close working relationships with cross-functional partners in cross-functional market teams, in a compliant manner.
 

KOL Engagement -
• Identify, cultivate, and maintain long-standing relationships with national and regional
KOLs in support of the commercial speaker bureau faculty and advisors who are part of
the Commercial Strategies, Launch Execution, Patient Experience, and
Communications.
• Support commercial KOL influence-mapping initiatives by developing profiles and
engagement/communication plans for each assigned KOL and validate commercial
target list.
• Monitor KOL insights about current and future treatment patterns that may impact the GI
TA commercial strategy and provide feedback for consideration.
• Address customer service issues/identified needs and coordinate cross-functional action
plans to address on-label issues as needed.
• Attend and coordinate regional and national congresses to support marketing initiatives,
identify & select for product theatres, develop appropriate collaboration, and assist in
personnel education.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Insights Team to refine positioning, disease, and
branding campaign, and assist in the development of strategies/messaging to drive
treatment education.
• Compliantly align with field partners such as Medical Science Liaisons on
complementary initiatives with shared customers.
Speaker Bureau Management and Speaker Training -
• Work with field and office-based colleagues to identify, contract, and train qualified
promotional speakers in both disease state and treatment
• Provide real time assessment of program effectiveness and ongoing coaching to the
speaker
• Assess speaker utilization and program logistics to ensure compliance with internal
corporate policies and guidelines
• Play a key role in live speaker training meetings by collaborating with marketing on
content preparation and workshop delivery
• Work with Marketing, sales leadership, and contracted speakers to gain and synthesize
feedback in support of the evolution of promotional programming content, case studies
for potential publications, and other commercial projects
Program Facilitation and Management -
• Work with Marketing and Sales Management to identify and recruit KOLs for
national/regional faculty and speaker opportunities
• Assist in the facilitation and execution of commercial advisory boards through
identification of key advisors equipped to provide compelling insights

• Assist commercial team with KOL recruitment for ad hoc initiatives such as sales training
initiatives, presentations at national sales meetings, content development for commercial
programs, presentations to office-based JNJ employees, etc.
 

Impact Drivers -
• Identify immediate growth opportunities & potential risk areas within chosen Academic
Institutional/Health System channel and implement strategies
• Ability to think critically to navigate complexities within identified Academic
Institutions/Health Systems
• Identify and build new advocacy with Future Clinical Champions (i.e.: Residents/Fellows,
NP/PA’s, Community Neuro’s, etc.)
 

Skills and Competencies:
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to listen actively and synthesize
information in a meaningful way
• Exceptional organizational skills
• People leadership experience
• Excellent communication (verbal and writing) skills with proven ability to present to large
and small audience
• Demonstrate fluency in articulating complex scientific concepts and data
• Good judgment, ability to adapt and change in a shifting environment
• Strong understanding of the laws, regulations and rules governing the pharmaceutical
industry
• Cross functional mindset and strong aptitude for effectively working with cross functional
teams.
• Effective collaborator on cross functional teams with a variety of technical expertise and
background.

Qualifications:
Required:
• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of 5 years of related industry experience
• People management (district manager) and/or Marketing management experience
• Consistent track record of success
• Advanced presentation skills and business insight
• Ability to process complex information and quickly identify innovative solutions that meet
both internal and business partner requirements.
• Ability to travel up to 50% throughout the United States, including overnight and
weekend travel.
• Ability to attend evening events.

Preferred:

• People management (district manager) and/or Marketing management experience and GI experience are preferred.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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