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Apogee Therapeutics · 3 days ago

Senior Director, KOL and Advocacy Engagement

United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$270K/yr - $300K/yr

10+ years exp

Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company seeking to develop differentiated biologics for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and other inflammatory diseases. They are looking for a Senior Director for KOL and Advocacy Engagement to cultivate professional relationships with key opinion leaders and patient advocacy groups to support commercial strategy and educational initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Identify, develop, and maintain professional relationships with international, national, and regional Dermatology and Allergy KOLs to generate insights, and participate in approved Apogee consulting opportunities such as advisory boards, speaker bureau, leadership meetings at congresses, and reviewing of marketing materials, etc

Lead commercial KOL influence-mapping initiatives by developing profiles and objective-based engagement / communication plans for each assigned KOL

Solicit, monitor, and interpret pre-determined KOL insights through compliant, field-based, 1v1 KOL interactions about current and future disease and treatment management patterns that impact the development of commercial and marketing strategy, initiatives, and resources

Act as a liaison between KOLs and Apogee including connections with cross functional partners and other healthcare professionals

Compliantly align with field partners such as Medical Affairs on complementary strategic initiatives with shared KOLs

Collaborate with Marketing to provide insights to refine positioning, disease campaigns, and assist in the development of strategies and messaging to deliver disease and treatment education

Develop and execute strategies for KOL congress participation supporting development and execution of commercial KOL meetings and selecting commercial speakers

Support identification of KOLs to develop national speaker bureau

Strategically assess execution of the speaker bureau supporting program and speaker effectiveness and utilization, speaker training, and evolving disease and brand (following product approval) content to meet education needs within the AD community

Compliantly lead the planning and execution of Apogee commercial advisory boards through advisor identification, development of meeting objectives, and development of meeting content to generate key insights

Operate to the highest standards in alignment of Apogee’s code of ethics and compliance SOPs, ensuring all interactions with KOLs are consistent with commercial, regulatory, and legal guidelines

Compliantly work with National and International Patient advocacy groups on sponsorships, and support advocacy groups consistent with commercial and regulatory guidelines

Assist with the design and execution of market research projects or other marketing initiatives as needed

Qualification

KOL engagementDermatology expertiseCommercial strategyPatient advocacyMarket researchEmpathyResilienceCommunicationCollaborationStrategic mindset

Required

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Minimum 10 years of industry experience; marketing or clinical experience in dermatology or a related therapeutic area a plus

Proven track record of consistently achieving and exceeding expectations in current and prior positions

Patient and customer centricity by developing and fostering valued relationships with KOLs based upon active listening and acquiring and assimilating insights across applicable clinical and scientific domains

Ability to influence for impact using empathy and resilience to build credibility, trust, and influence with KOLs

Strategic mindset including the anticipation and interpretation of KOL beliefs to understand opportunities to support commercial and marketing strategy, messaging, and resources

Collaboration by building trusted relationships with cross functional partners committing to shared responsibility of customer and patient centric goals

Deep knowledge of dermatology clinics understanding referral patterns and networks

Excellent communication skills with proven ability to present to large and small audiences

Excellent product and disease fluency including the ability to develop deep knowledge of the therapeutic area and apply it to engage KOLs in support of commercial and marketing strategy

Strategic, passionate, self-starter who takes initiative and demonstrates the ability to lead through change, ambiguity, and complexity

Drives results by setting, communicating, and adjusting priorities to achieve evolving business needs or objectives

Strong understanding of the laws, regulations and rules governing the pharmaceutical industry, and history of ethical and compliant behavior

Must work well in large and small teams, comfortable working remotely

Position requires up to 50% travel including mandatory in-person attendance at Apogee All Hands meetings typically held two times per year, and travel to functional meetings and industry conferences

Preferred

Advanced life science degree a plus

Benefits

Market competitive compensation and benefits package, including base salary, performance bonus, equity grant opportunities, health, welfare & retirement benefits

We provide competitive time off, including three weeks PTO, two one-week company-wide shutdowns a year and dedicated paid sick leave

Commitment to growing you professionally and providing access to resources to further your development

Apogee offers regular all team, in-person meetings to build relationships and problem solve