Director Marketing Thought Leader Liaisons - Remote

Job Description:

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

The position is responsible for strategic leadership of the Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) team and working in collaborative partnership across the Innovative Medicine (IM) commercial team.  The TLL team is charged with raising and maintaining Teva’s positioning with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), gaining insights, and driving key stakeholder engagement for Teva and its brands.  This position owns building and executing a KOL engagement strategy and acting as the primary contact point with the Field Sales team on any thought leader-related initiatives.

How you’ll spend your day

• Develop and communicate the strategic vision and operational plan for engaging KOLs. 
• Ensure execution and oversee development and execution of individual KOLs plans.
• Partner closely with the Director, Marketing – KOL Strategy and Congress Planning to ensure alignment.
• Build and maintain productive, collaborative, and compliant relationships with peers leading teams in Marketing, Market Access, Patient Services, and Medical Affairs.
• Work in concert with the Field Sales team on the execution of all thought leader-related initiatives and programs.
• Build mechanisms to collect insights from the TLLs, synthesize and integrate them, and communicate to brand to inform tactics
• Bring thought leaders closer to Teva by ensuring compliant, value-added connections across the organization.
• Hire, develop retain and motivate TLL team and direct activities of TLLs to execute on KOL engagement strategy and commercial medical education execution in partnership with the field.  This includes conducting field rides with each TLLs, measuring the overall performance and impact on the business. 
• Collaborate with Medical Leadership on engagement strategy and planning as appropriate, including support and coordination of commercial advisory boards.
• Engage with KOLs to solicit feedback that shapes and informs brand strategy.
• Execute IM portfolio engagement strategy with national and regional thought leaders, speakers, and medical education programming.
• Contribute to IM Marketing strategy for conferences/congresses including sponsorships, CNS communication/messaging, and advocacy group engagement.
• Align all interactions with thought leaders and KOLs to ensure a consistent message and experience with Teva.
• Work in partnership with the IM Marketing portfolio leaders and field leadership to develop appropriate KPIs and metrics to support the brand marketing and executional goals.
• Act as primary point of contact for the field, maintaining an effective two-way dialogue on KOL engagement, potential speaker identification, and up-and-coming thought leaders and experts.
• Manage team and individual performance by celebrating successes, providing direct and honest feedback and holding team accountable to established key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Develop and maintain deep knowledge of the neurology and/or Psychiatry therapeutic space. Manage specific budgets to achieve defined key performance metrics.    
• Analyze market data, confirm data reliability and inform team stakeholders to make informed decisions.
• Monitor and evaluate performance and impact to implement and communicate improved actions.
• Proactively engage partners in Legal and Compliance to ensure programs and processes are being delivered with the highest ethical standards 

Your experience and qualifications

Education/Certification/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (required) and Master’s degree preferred
• A minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience required 
• A minimum of 3 years of working with neurology and/or Psychiatry KOLs preferred
• A minimum of 2 years of previous people management experience required Prior experience in TLL role required Experience in Marketing, Market Access, or Field Sales preferred

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Broad domain expertise gained through industry experience and strong knowledge of the neurology therapeutic area specifically  
• Strategic thinking and an ability to work in a hands-on manner to deliver on multiple priorities
• Able to draw insights from a variety of sources, understands market and competition. 
• Compiles relevant data from appropriate sources and performs analysis. 
• Synthesize complex and diverse information, recognizes trends and/or interrelationship.
• Ability to meet objectives and deadlines, promote efficiency and effectiveness, and incorporate improvements and program return on investment (ROI). 
• Strong project management experience and the ability to manage and coordinate projects with multiple internal stakeholders and vendors on time
• Excellent verbal, written, organization and interpersonal skills required. 
• Versed in MS Office tools including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

Remote Work:

• Preferred location will be in the east or central time zone
• Core hours of this position requires availability from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM ET at a minimum  
• This role will support employees throughout the US in different time zones and will need to be available and flexible during non-core EST hours 
• Based on business needs, extended hours may be required occasionally with little to no advanced notice
• Candidate must have a full time secure workplace that ensures confidentiality and discretion without interruption 
• Must be willing and able to appear on video for all work meetings

Travel Requirements:

• Approximately 65% domestic travel throughout the US.  Selected candidate must live near a major airport and be able to travel regularly throughout the assigned area and attend meetings at both Teva office and off-site locations through the US and periodically internationally as required. 

Compensation Data

The annual starting salary for this position is between $175,600 – 265,000 annually.  Factors which may affect starting salary within this range and level of role may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. 

Enjoy a more rewarding choice

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:
•Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
•Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan. 
•Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time, and  holiday. 
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance. 
• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.
The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. 

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