Director, Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

Director, Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

Requisition: JR

Location:

Bridgewater, NJ

Job Description

Summary:

The Director, Stakeholder Engagement Strategy is a commercial strategy role responsible for defining and governing external stakeholder engagement across the portfolio. The role focuses on advisory boards, KOL strategy, scientific engagement, and organized networks across multiple therapeutic areas. This position ensures coordinated, purposeful, and non-duplicative engagement with KOLs to advance brand objectives. The role reports to the Executive Director, Brand Strategy (Brand Lead).

• Define approach for engaging organized networks, supergroups, and centers of excellence; establish guidelines and measurement plans.
• Develop stakeholder strategy across therapeutic areas; establish frameworks for stakeholder prioritization, engagement intent, and channel selection while ensuring consistency and efficient resource allocation.
• Own the design, cadence, and governance of advisory boards across the portfolio; ensure clear objectives, eliminate duplication, and optimize stakeholder engagement frequency.
• Develop and maintain KOL strategies by therapeutic area, defining roles and engagement models aligned to life‑cycle stage and brand strategic objectives.
• Define speaker bureau strategy, including optimal speaker count, allocation across therapeutic areas, and utilization strategy informed by engagement analytics to maximize impact and efficiency.

• Strong strategic thinking, stakeholder influence, portfolio‑level decision making, and the ability to operate across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Deep understanding of KOL ecosystems and healthcare networks.
• Understanding of engagement operations, compliance, and field constraints.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration: partner with Marketing, Operations, and field teams to ensure coordinated stakeholder engagement and clear execution intent.

• 10+ years in pharma/biotech with experience in HCP marketing, stakeholder strategy, or medical‑commercial interface. Multi‑TA experience preferred with strong cross‑functional influence skills.
• Experience with Rheumatology and/or Ophthalmology strongly preferred.
• Experience working with networks/supergroups.

The expected base pay range for this position is $199K – $236K. Base pay offered may vary based on factors including job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

This position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable program. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.