AstraZeneca
Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison Team Lead, Hematology & Nephrology
AstraZeneca, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
What you will do
The Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison Team Lead, Hematology & Nephrology is a leadership position within the U.S. Hematology & Nephrology (Hem/Neph) Business Unit that will focus on achieving the T‑LL strategic plan. This includes key opinion leader (KOL) insight generation, KOL and key account development & advocacy, and promotional speaker training and development across inline and pipeline indications in Hem/Neph.
The role will initially lead a national T‑LL team across Hem/Neph while playing an important role in shaping the future alignment of the T‑LL organization to support inline and pipeline indications. The position currently reports to the Vice President, Business Unit Lead, Hematology & Nephrology and collaborates closely with the marketing leads for Hematology and Nephrology.
Responsibilities
Leadership
Hiring, developing, and leading a high‑performing T‑LL team in achieving key objectives, including:
KOL insight generation & advocacy development
Commercial speaker identification, development, and relationship management
Developing clinical advocacy and support initiatives for appropriate diagnosis in key accounts for assigned disease areas
Key account profiling in support of market‑shaping activities
Maintaining a pulse on evolving disease and marketplace dynamics
Drive strong collaboration and partnership with commercial leadership teams, including Marketing, Regional Sales Directors, Strategic Accounts Leads, Diagnostics, and Market Access to effectively execute the overall commercial plan.
Build an inclusive and high‑performing culture that enables others to succeed across performance, professional growth, and development.
Strategy & Execution
Serve as a key member of Hematology & Nephrology Marketing supporting T‑LL team pull‑through of brand strategy and tactical plans.
Partner with Marketing Leads to drive primary KOL insights generation strategy; directly lead or oversee the facilitation and execution of commercial advisory boards.
Partner with Marketing to identify & profile key accounts & KOLs for pipeline therapeutic areas.
Build T‑LL national business plan and support developing regional business plans, aligned to Hematology & Nephrology portfolio strategy.
Partner with Marketing leads to guide development and implementation of peer‑to‑peer education, including speaker programming strategy.
Provide leadership on T‑LL management/strategy at regional and national congresses, including senior leader briefing in advance of KOL engagements.
Partner compliantly with Medical and MSL leadership when planning and executing engagements with top KOLs.
Partner with HCP Engagement Operations in compliant collaboration supporting activities with contracted HCPs.
Identify commercial opportunities to partner with medical societies to enable disease and product education.
Assess T‑LL deployment to optimally balance effort allocation and alignment to meet business needs and reach KOL targets.
Oversee T‑LL resource allocation, project budgets, and timelines.
Compliance & Integrity
Maintain the highest degree of professionalism and in accordance with the company’s code of Ethics and Business Conduct.
Location and Travel Location: Boston Seaport office environment.
Travel requirements: Willingness to travel ~50% of the time to execute field team leadership, including significant overnight and weekend travel.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
10+ years’ work experience in biotech, including extended experience within the U.S. market.
Experience in T‑LL leadership, field sales leadership, and/or product marketing leadership.
Strong in‑depth clinical, technical and scientific knowledge in complex disease state.
Demonstrated ability to successfully achieve results through effective collaboration and cross‑functional partnership and alignment.
History of showing the highest standards of ethics and integrity and delivering on commitments.
Proven track record of delivering results that meet or exceed targets and objectives.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and organizational abilities.
Preferred
Graduate degree (MSc, PhD, MBA).
Prior experience and/or relationships within the clinical/KOL community in Hematology, Hematology/Oncology, Cardiology and/or Nephrology area.
Date Posted 24‑Nov‑2025
Closing Date 14‑Dec‑2025
Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.
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The role will initially lead a national T‑LL team across Hem/Neph while playing an important role in shaping the future alignment of the T‑LL organization to support inline and pipeline indications. The position currently reports to the Vice President, Business Unit Lead, Hematology & Nephrology and collaborates closely with the marketing leads for Hematology and Nephrology.
Responsibilities
Leadership
Hiring, developing, and leading a high‑performing T‑LL team in achieving key objectives, including:
KOL insight generation & advocacy development
Commercial speaker identification, development, and relationship management
Developing clinical advocacy and support initiatives for appropriate diagnosis in key accounts for assigned disease areas
Key account profiling in support of market‑shaping activities
Maintaining a pulse on evolving disease and marketplace dynamics
Drive strong collaboration and partnership with commercial leadership teams, including Marketing, Regional Sales Directors, Strategic Accounts Leads, Diagnostics, and Market Access to effectively execute the overall commercial plan.
Build an inclusive and high‑performing culture that enables others to succeed across performance, professional growth, and development.
Strategy & Execution
Serve as a key member of Hematology & Nephrology Marketing supporting T‑LL team pull‑through of brand strategy and tactical plans.
Partner with Marketing Leads to drive primary KOL insights generation strategy; directly lead or oversee the facilitation and execution of commercial advisory boards.
Partner with Marketing to identify & profile key accounts & KOLs for pipeline therapeutic areas.
Build T‑LL national business plan and support developing regional business plans, aligned to Hematology & Nephrology portfolio strategy.
Partner with Marketing leads to guide development and implementation of peer‑to‑peer education, including speaker programming strategy.
Provide leadership on T‑LL management/strategy at regional and national congresses, including senior leader briefing in advance of KOL engagements.
Partner compliantly with Medical and MSL leadership when planning and executing engagements with top KOLs.
Partner with HCP Engagement Operations in compliant collaboration supporting activities with contracted HCPs.
Identify commercial opportunities to partner with medical societies to enable disease and product education.
Assess T‑LL deployment to optimally balance effort allocation and alignment to meet business needs and reach KOL targets.
Oversee T‑LL resource allocation, project budgets, and timelines.
Compliance & Integrity
Maintain the highest degree of professionalism and in accordance with the company’s code of Ethics and Business Conduct.
Location and Travel Location: Boston Seaport office environment.
Travel requirements: Willingness to travel ~50% of the time to execute field team leadership, including significant overnight and weekend travel.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.
10+ years’ work experience in biotech, including extended experience within the U.S. market.
Experience in T‑LL leadership, field sales leadership, and/or product marketing leadership.
Strong in‑depth clinical, technical and scientific knowledge in complex disease state.
Demonstrated ability to successfully achieve results through effective collaboration and cross‑functional partnership and alignment.
History of showing the highest standards of ethics and integrity and delivering on commitments.
Proven track record of delivering results that meet or exceed targets and objectives.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and organizational abilities.
Preferred
Graduate degree (MSc, PhD, MBA).
Prior experience and/or relationships within the clinical/KOL community in Hematology, Hematology/Oncology, Cardiology and/or Nephrology area.
Date Posted 24‑Nov‑2025
Closing Date 14‑Dec‑2025
Our mission is to build an inclusive environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. In furtherance of that mission, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their protected characteristics. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please complete the corresponding section in the application form.
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