Thought Leader Liaison Gastroenterology, Midwest

About the Job

The Thought Leader Liaison, Dupilumab role is a field-based, marketing role (non-sales focused), working closely with GI U.S Key Thought Leaders (KOLs) to ensure cross-functional commercial resources are made available as appropriate. The three primary areas of focus, but not limited to these, for a TLL are KOL engagement, executive encounter management, and liaising with marketing. All TLL interactions are always within label, and consistent with commercial, compliance, legal and regulatory guidelines.

A TLL will work closely, and within approved SOPs, with other field professionals, including but not limited to ZBDs (Zone Business Directors), RBDs (Regional Business Directors), ABMs (Area Business Managers) in addition to home office-based colleagues in Marketing, Medical Affairs, Sales, and Market Access. The behaviors that are critical for success are collaboration, communication, planning, relationship building, and the ability to execute tactical initiatives and provide timely feedback. TLLs will report directly to the Head, Dupilumab GI.

Join the team transforming care for people with immune challenges, rare diseases, cancers, and neurological conditions. In Specialty Care, you’ll help deliver breakthrough treatments that bring hope to patients with some of the highest unmet needs.

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities

The TLL job responsibilities are focused primarily on three key areas:

KOL Engagement

• Aligning with cross functional account plans and teams, the TLL orchestrates resources with the top 10-15 percent of KOLs, as assigned by the HTLL.
• Identify, profile, cultivate and maintain long-term relationships with KOLs within the GI community.
• Conduct substantial business on-label conversations focused on topics, such as product, disease state, and company, at appropriate venues, outside the office setting
• Executing unique, on label, and approved KOL programming, such as disease state education for fellowship programs
• A TLL is expected to compliantly collaborate and communicate with the field commercial team on each assigned KOL, to ensure strategic and tactical cohesiveness.
• Single point of contact to resolve KOL issues when directed by the HTLL and/or Headquarters
• Execute a customer centric needs-based approach with targeted KOLs.
• Assisting with on-label KOL development, including speakers, with approved decks and materials
• Orchestrates KOL executive encounters and engagement
• Plan and execute KOL engagements and executive encounters at local, regional, and national conferences, POAs, in field engagements, and other venues as directed in a complaint manner.
• Act as a liaison between KOLs and home office cross-functional teams

Marketing

• Work with targeted KOLs to obtain feedback on new Respiratory Franchise and Brand-related marketing strategies or materials. All materials and programs a TLL will request feedback will be approved by legal, compliance and regulatory.
• Provide feedback to commercial leadership on various topics as requested
• Become the single point of contact for high volume speaker logistic or scheduling and working cross functionally to ensure appropriate communication.
• Provide advisory board participant recommendations.
• Provide speaker recommendations to marketing when requested.
• Assist in the execution of commercial contracts when requested.
• Execute and lead specific TLL initiatives to support the brand strategy.

Collaboration

• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders and teammates
• Collaborate with TLLs across the Alliance
• Lead TLL projects and initiatives

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• A minimum of five years of work experience in one or more of the following: field sales, product marketing, or medical or clinical experience in the same or related therapeutic area within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
• Respiratory or biologic marketplace experience required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Launch experience
• Marketing experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Ability to assemble and lead cross-functional teams toward a shared vision of success
• Ability to execute against strategic and tactical plans under tight timelines
• Ability to present ideas effectively to individuals or groups, targeting presentation to the needs of the audience
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong project management experience, including superior analytical and planning skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Special Working Conditions:

• Valid driver's license
• Ability to travel 60 – 80 percent
• Ability to travel to meetings/trainings/programs as necessary.
• Must work within label, and regulatory and legal compliance guidelines

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.