Senior Director, Key Opinion Leader Engagement and Marketing
Amicus Therapeutics
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Lead KOL identification, mapping, and strategies across Amicus’ U.S. therapeutic areas
- Organize and coordinate advisory boards, expert panels, educational events, and other initiatives to gather insights
- Lead US Congress KOL engagement planning
- Continuously monitor and synthesize external scientific trends, expert feedback, and market dynamics
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate thought leader insights into strategies, plans, and activities (short- and long-term KOL plans for Pompe, Fabry, and FSGS)
- Lead execution of strategic plans for engaging established and emerging KOLs aligned to commercial and product objectives across the patient journey
- Identify and engage emerging clinicians, researchers, and academics with potential to become future leaders
- Support professional growth of emerging thought leaders via experiential leadership and engagement opportunities
- Ensure all KOL engagement activities comply with Amicus policies, industry codes, and applicable laws and regulations
- Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks
- Lead training and communication initiatives to reinforce compliance standards
- Report to the Executive Director, Marketing and partner with US Therapeutic Brand leads, US Medical Affairs, Program Management, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, Global Marketing, and Commercial Leadership
- Execute both field and home office responsibilities; travel up to 50% to support KOL engagement and HQ meetings
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 10+ years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical industry roles
- At least 5 years in thought leader engagement, marketing, medical affairs, or related fields
- Proven success as a trusted advisor to medical SMEs, thought leaders, and KOLs
- Deep experience in gathering, synthesizing, and translating field insights into strategic recommendations
- Ability to craft and deliver clear and concise communication, with strong storytelling/narrative skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and external stakeholders
- Strong understanding of compliance requirements related to HCP interactions
- Demonstrated ability to organize, lead, and execute on a variety of assignments, managing complex projects and driving results
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to drive and complete both field and home office responsibilities
- Broad perspective and strong business strategy acumen
- Excellent problem-solving skills and effective decision-making abilities
- Demonstrated alignment with Amicus Mission Focus Behaviors
- Passion for rare disease and patient focused
- Willingness to travel up to 50% as needed