Responsibilities

• Function as a thought leader liaison to key KOLs within the migraine community and build bridge to/from customer to Axsome Therapeutics
• Develop and maintain KOL engagement plans and influence maps for thought leaders
• Engage with KOLs at local, regional, and national congresses and advocacy events to discuss brand, disease state and commercial strategy as well as facilitate engagements and opportunities for executive leadership in support of marketing initiatives
• Gather insights from key thought leaders to inform brand strategy and support development of content, tactics, and resources, when appropriate
• Support cross-functional teams to gather key customer insights and input on the marketplace by garnering insights on commercial strategy, including designing local marketplace tactics, clinical messaging, access, and educational needs.
• Supporting the execution of approved Commercial Advisory Boards
• Assist in identification of Healthcare Professional (HCP) consultants based on profile established by the approved Consultant Engagement Project Brief
• Design, Facilitate, participate in, and attend advisory boards, where appropriate
• Speaker Bureau Management & Execution
• Identify and develop HCP and access speakers to provide compliant, high-quality speaker programs on disease state, mechanism of disease, and product, when appropriate

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (required); Graduate degree preferred
• 8 years of pharmaceutical industry experience
• 2 years of cross functional experience in at least 2 of the following areas: Field Sales, Field Sales Leadership, Product Marketing, Thought Leader Engagement, Key Account Management, Engagement with professional healthcare organizations
• 50-75% travel, by air or car, is regularly required

Preferred

• Experience, Knowledge and Skills: Demonstrated ability to build productive stakeholder relationships internally and externally with impactful engagement tactics
• Clinical knowledge and aptitude in complex/competitive disease states, preferably in the Migraine market.
• Strong intellectual curiosity with a desire to continuously learn and improve by applying new knowledge and skills on the job and innovate with market dynamics
• Highly collaborative with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Self-starter with strong organizational and planning skills. Able to determine effective approaches and take the appropriate action based on the available information/resources consistent with the over-arching strategy
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Axsome offers a competitive employment package that includes an annual bonus, significant equity and a generous benefits package.