Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison - Southeast; FL, GA, AL, MS, AR, LA, NC, SC, TN, OK, KS

About Pharma Essentia

It’s not often you get the chance to make a real impact on the lives of others, while expanding your own possibilities. You’ll find that rare opportunity n us, and let’s transform lives, together.

It’s not often you get the chance to make a real impact on the lives of others, while expanding your own possibilities. You’ll find that rare opportunity n us, and let’s transform lives, together.
Pharma Essentia Corporation is a rapidly growing biopharmaceutical innovator. We are leveraging deep expertise and proven scientific principles to deliver effective new biologics for challenging diseases in the areas of hematology and oncology, with one product approved and a diversifying pipeline. We believe in the potential to improve both health and quality of life for patients with limited options today through the combination of rigorous research and innovative thinking.

Founded in 2003 by a team of Taiwanese-American executives and renowned scientists from U.S. biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, today we are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE: 6446) and are expanding our global presence with operations in the U.S., Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and China, along with a world-class biologics production facility in Taichung.

The Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is a highly visible, field-based strategic marketing leader responsible for shaping commercial strategy through meaningful engagement with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and influential healthcare professionals across the MPN community.
Serving as the strategic interface for KOLs both internally and externally, the TLL engages thought leaders across academic and community settings. TLLs build trusted partnerships, connect insights across stakeholders, inform brand strategies, and identify opportunities to support BESREMi adoption.
This role goes beyond relationship management by ensuring the voice of the customer informs brand planning, lifecycle management, launch readiness, speaker development, and commercial execution.
The successful candidate brings strong hematology-oncology expertise, strategic thinking, curiosity, and agility, with the ability to build credibility externally while partnering effectively across Marketing, Medical, Sales, Market Access, and Executive Leadership.

• Lead cross-functional planning for strategic KOL engagement
• Partner closely with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Sales Leadership, Clinical Development, Training, and Executive Leadership to ensure coordinated customer engagement
• Lead KOL Engagement activities for Congress
• Recommend speakers, support speaker training, and monitor speaker programs to identify strategic updates and development opportunities
• Aligning with cross-functional partners leading ad boards to manage advisor recruitment, define strategic objectives and assist in execution when needed

• Develop regional thought leader engagement strategies that align with commercial priorities, broaden customer reach, and expand commercial influence.
• Continuously identify, prioritize, and engage both established and emerging hematology-oncology experts across academic and community settings.
• Develop new KOL relationships through proactive outreach, field presence, congress engagement, and strategic networking.
• Conduct thorough evaluations to ensure KOL suitability for collaborations

• Build trusted, long-term partnerships with established and emerging KOLs through thoughtful, consistent engagement grounded in credibility, inquisitiveness, and mutual value
• Develop a deep understanding…