【Alexion Japan】Associate Director, Key Customer Lead ATTR Marketing_血液・心・腎疾患事業本部
You will be responsible for:
• KOL Development – Identify KOLs in the assigned therapeutic area based on deep understanding of brand and scientific strategy. Plan and orchestrate KOL engagements in close collaboration with Sales, Marketing and Medical Affairs. Cultivate advocacy and partnerships with KOLs to advance the disease area.
• Peer-to-Peer Advocacy – Develop curriculum and contents for commercial speaker programs in alignment with brand strategy. Manage the commercial speaker bureau and lead the collaboration with speakers on specific programs. Support Sales and Marketing with program planning and execution.
• Strategic Planning Support – Gain deep insights from ongoing engagements with KOLs. Collaborate with Marketing to gain input from KOLs on specific strategic topics. Provide the voice of opinion leaders to help shape the business unit strategy and enable insights-driven decisions.
• Market Development Support – Support the development and activation of optimal treatment ecosystem within the assigned therapeutic area. Partner cross-functionally to disseminate and leverage learnings on key account development
Location: Field Based
Global Level: E
Reports To: Marketing Director, Amyloidosis
Date: 06 Jun 2024
You will need to have:
• ≥10 years of customer-facing experience in the biopharmaceutical industry
• Significant experience working with KOLs and key accounts
Associate Director, Key Customer Lead ATTR Marketing
• Demonstrated expertise in design and/or execution of commercial speaker programs
• Command of clinical contents and deep scientific dialogue with KOLs
• Ability to form strong relationships and collaborate effectively with diverse set of internal and external stakeholders
• Agility, action orientation, and growth mindset
• Comfort with change and ambiguity
• Strong engagement, communication, and relational skills
• Passion for making a positive contribution to the rare disease community
• Bachelor’s degree in science or other relevant areas
• Fluency in Japanese, proficiency in English
We would prefer for you to have:
• Prior brand marketing and/or other home office roles
• Experience leading cross-functional projects consisting of both field and home office members
• Prior experience in rare disease
• Prior experience in the therapeutic area and associated customers
• Advanced scientific degree (e.g. MBA, MS, etc.)
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