Thought Leader Liaison - Mid-Atlantic at Alkermes, Inc. in Washington, Washington DC

Job Description:

This field-based role will be a key member of the Thought Leader Engagement team for the Psychiatry Marketing franchise at Alkermes. The CNS franchise consists of ARISTADA, a long acting injectable for schizophrenia, and LYBALVI, an oral treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar 1 disorder.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders including senior regional leadership to develop and execute regional marketing initiatives


• Serve as field liaison to the brand teams, bringing insights from thought leaders and sales teams


• Develop regional KOL strategy by identifying, profiling and engaging rising Regional and National Thought Leaders across appropriate Psychiatry franchise disease state and/or product areas


• Gain insights from KOLs regarding treatment landscape and Alkermes products


• Identify potential marketplace trends/barriers and obtain insights to be considered in the development of brand-related strategies


• Conduct executive engagements with thought leaders and Alkermes Commercial leadership


• Identify, recruit, and manage speakers for franchise speaker's bureaus


• Provide on-label guidance to speakers to ensure accurate, effective and compliant product and/or disease-state presentations


• Implement advisory boards including participant identification, recruitment, and moderation


• Attend conferences and serve as on-site host at product/disease state theaters

Qualifications

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business or science


• 10+ years of professional experience


• Driver's license must be in good standing


• Must be able to demonstrate or secure appropriate credentialing, as may be required by healthcare providers for physical access to their facilities

Preferred Skill and Knowledge Qualifications:

• 10+ years of pharma experience


• 3+ years of experience in product marketing and/or sales management


• Understanding of FDA promotional guidelines and approval process


• Strong understanding of compliance requirements concerning speaker programs and advisory boards


• Ability to analyze data sets and think strategically to develop regional plans


• Ability to interact with KOLs, speakers and/or advisors in Regional engagements and in group settings


• Ability to effectively plan, prioritize, execute, follow up and anticipate problems


• Ability to work across multiple functions (Sales, Sales Training, Compliance, Medical Affairs)


• Ability to influence and gain consensus from peers and management


• Strong writing and presentation skills

Travel Requirements:

• This Marketing position based in the field will require 60-70% travel. An appropriate candidate must reside within the position's territory geography

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $175k to $205k. In addition, this position offers a bonus targeted at $65k annually and eligibility to participate in our long term incentive program. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package. Additional details can be found on our careers website: www.alkermes.com/careers#working-here

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About Us

Why join Team Alkermes?

Alkermes applies its deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A fully-integrated, global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we are committed to pursuing great science, driven by deep compassion to make a real impact in the lives of patients. Alkermes has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various neurological disorders, including narcolepsy.

Beyond our important mission of developing medicines to address unmet patient needs, we actively seek to foster a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging throughout our business. We strive to ensure that all voices are respected and valued, recognizing that our diversity of thought, background and perspective makes us stronger. We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations, including being certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. in 2024, honored as a Healthiest Employer in both Ohio and Massachusetts in 2023, a Best Place for Working Parents in 2023, and to have received the Bell Seal at the Platinum level for Workplace Mental Health by Mental Health America for three consecutive years (2021-2023).

Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.

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