Thought Leader Marketing Liaison

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$190K/yr – $230K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end KOL engagement programs and HCP advocacy initiatives, shaping advisory boards, speaker activities, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive brand impact across regions.

  • Lead KOL engagement strategy and advisory boards
  • Oversee speaker training, contracts, and compliance
  • Align with field teams and marketing to translate insights into action

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Identify, cultivate, and maintain professional relationships with KOLs
  • Develop and execute HCP engagement strategies to support shifting sentiment and developing Advocates and Champions for the brand
  • Manage speaker bureau including supporting speaker training, compliance, and product theater speaker management
  • Plan and execute brand KOL activity and meetings at key conferences
  • Manage and/or advise on overall regional sponsorship budget, including recommendations, securement and execution
  • Coordinate all necessary conference and speaker contracting and training requirements with agency vendor
  • Partner with the HCP Marketing team to develop advisory board strategy, content, advisory recommendations, and attend advisory boards as appropriate
  • Plan and execute KOL engagements and executive encounters at during field engagements, local, regional and national conferences
  • Compliantly collaborate and communicate with the field commercial team on identified KOLs to ensure strategic and tactical cohesiveness.
  • Serve as the point of contact to for KOLs to the organization and is responsible for collaborating with field sales to advise on promotional program implementation with speakers where needed.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in one or more of the following: field sales leadership, TLL, product marketing, or medical/clinical field-based experience in the same or related therapeutic area
  • Experience in dermatology/immunology biologic therapeutics
  • Launch experience preferred
  • Cross-functional experience required, proven track record of collaboration and coordination with key internal and external stakeholders (including external agency partners)
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills: ability to articulate a point of view succinctly and effectively
  • Comprehensive and proactive analytical/strategic thinking skills with a demonstrated ability to synthesize data into a key action/strategy and manage through from development to key performance metrics
  • Ability and confidence to work effectively and with a sense of urgency across a global matrix enterprise, and to influence without authority
  • Adaptability, resilience and tenacity and ability to quickly pivot
  • Proficient in English, MS Office; especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Valid driver's license

Preferred

  • Launch experience preferred
  • Experience in dermatology/immunology biologic therapeutics

Benefits

  • Galderma offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with employer match, paid time off, and other benefits, subject to eligibility and applicable plan terms.
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Galderma

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Galderma is the leading company solely dedicated to skin and advancing the future of dermatology.We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of sophisticated brands and services across Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatological Skincare and Therapeutic Dermatology. Through trusted partnerships with healthcare professionals, we ensure to meet individual consumer and patient needs with superior outcomes.

Founded in 1981
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8.4K employees (842 in marketing)
60% recommend to a friend
62% CEO approval

Salaries

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$190K/yr – $230K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$9.3B
Last Raise
$4.8B
Post IPO Secondary, 3 months ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $4.8B
  • Nov 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $220.2M
  • Jul 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $2.6B

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
187.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.4%
Direct
34.7%
Referral
9.4%
Social
2.5%
Paid
0.9%

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Current headcount: ~8.4K

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Thought Leader Marketing Liaison

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