Associate Director, Strategic Engagement

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Associate Director engaging KOLs for Mirum Pharmaceuticals. Collaborating with healthcare leaders to support products in rare diseases.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and communicate the strategic vision and operational plan for engaging KOLs.
Develop and oversee development and execution of individual KOL Mapping 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 closely with the Field Sales team on the execution of all thought leader-related initiatives and programs.
Build mechanisms to collect insights, synthesize and integrate them, and communicate to brand to inform tactics
Bring thought leaders closer to Mirum by ensuring compliant, value-added connections across the organization.
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.
Contribute Marketing strategy for conferences/congresses including sponsorships, communication/messaging, and advocacy group engagement.
Work in partnership with the 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.
Analyze market data, confirm data reliability and inform team stakeholders to make informed decisions.
Proactively engage partners in Legal and Compliance to ensure programs and processes are being delivered with the highest ethical standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (required)
A minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical or related industry experience required, mostly in a customer-facing capacity
A minimum of 3 years of working with Hepatology KOLs preferred
A minimum of 2 years of working as a Thought Leader Liaison preferred
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.
Experience working successfully within a cross collaborative internal environment.
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, and Outlook.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans

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Hard Skills & Tools

KOL MappingMarket AnalysisData SynthesisProject ManagementStrategic PlanningMetrics DevelopmentCustomer EngagementThought Leader LiaisonPharmaceutical Industry ExperienceHepatology

Soft Skills

Strategic ThinkingCollaborationInsight DrawingOrganizationInterpersonal SkillsCommunicationEfficiency PromotionDeadline ManagementProblem SolvingAdaptability

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree