Director, Thought Leader Liaisons

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Be a part of a global team that is inspired to make a difference in the lives of people living with rare disease.

At Travere Therapeutics, we recognize that our exceptional employees are vital to our success. We are a dedicated team focused on meeting the unique needs of rare patients. Our work is rewarding – both professionally and personally – because we are making a difference. We are passionate about what we do.

We are seeking talented individuals who will thrive in our collaborative, diverse, fast-paced environment and share in our mission – to identify, develop and deliver life-changing therapies to people living with rare disease. We stick by our values centered on patients, courage, community, and collaboration to pursue our vision of becoming a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the delivery of innovation and hope to patients in the global rare disease community.

At Travere Therapeutics, we are in rare for life. We continue to courageously forge new paths as we move toward a common goal of elevating science and service for rare patients.

Position Summary:
The Director, Thought Leader Liaisons (TLLs) is a remote role that will be responsible for managing and leading a team of TLLs. This team lead will play a critical role in leading and developing a high-performing team of TLLs including providing strategic direction, mentoring team members, and ensuring the successful execution of key marketing initiatives. This position will report to the Senior Director, Thought Leader Engagement Strategy and Marketing Operations and will help support the continued growth of FILSPARI®. The Director, TLLs will collaborate cross-functionally on field activities as a strategic business partner with Marketing, Insights and Analytics, Sales management, Patient Advocacy, Compliance, Sales Training, Market Access, and Medical Affairs.

The preferred candidate will possess previous experience as a high performing TLL, strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a deep understanding of nephrology, ideally with a focus on rare kidney diseases. They will have a demonstrated a passion for driving impactful outcomes through engaging with thought leaders and building brand advocates.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership & Team Development:
o Contributes to the development of overall marketing strategies and cascades these strategies to the TLL team.
o Provides leadership, mentorship, and guidance to a team of TLLs, ensuring their professional development and success.
o Creates and executes individualized development plans for each TLL, focusing on skill enhancement and career growth.
o Monitors team performance and provides regular feedback to ensure the achievement of key objectives.
o In partnership with sales and medical field teams, plans and executes key account business plan.
• KOL Engagement & Relationship Management:
o Represents the TLL team on cross-functional initiatives, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across departments.
o Identifies, cultivates, and maintains relationships with key regional KOLs on a priority list through 1:1 meetings, virtual interactions, and engagements at congresses.
o Tracks and measures team brand sentiment scoring and the movement of KOLs along the advocacy spectrum.
o Aggregates and communicates high-quality insights from KOL interactions to appropriate stakeholders.
• Program Management:
o Oversees the team's execution of key programs and initiatives, including conference engagements, speaker programs, national and regional advisory boards, and programs at key institutions.
o Manages the annual advisory board plan and speaker bureau plan, including speaker training, ensuring their effective implementation and continuous improvement.
o Continuously review and update territory plans and operationalize engagements with thought leaders through development and refinement of insight gathering processes
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
o Fosters strong collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Medical Affairs, Sales, Patient Advocacy, and Market Access, to ensure alignment and achieve shared goals.
o Key member and active participant of key account business planning team.
• Continuous Improvement:
o Continuously seeks opportunities to improve team processes, enhance communication, and increase the effectiveness of TLL activities.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or Life Sciences discipline. Advanced degree, MBA, MA preferred but not required. Equivalent combination of education and applicable job experience may be considered
• Previous thought leader liaison experience preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of related commercial experience in specialty or rare disease marketing.
• People management experience required.
• Demonstrated track record of taking on roles with increasing scope of responsibilities.

Additional Skills/Experience/Requirements:

• The ideal candidate will embody Travere’s core values: Courage, Community Spirit, Patient Focus and Teamwork.
• Strong scientific acumen and understanding of specialty clinical medicine
• Proven, consistent history of high performance and leadership in managing remote teams
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain exceptional business relationships
• Strong professional experience in a similar role within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Well organized with the ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage shifting responsibilities in a dynamic, cross-functional teamwork environment.
• Excellent collaboration skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to multi-task and manage complexity.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Successful record of creating and managing complex project plans, timelines, budgets, and critical paths.
• Ability to adapt to modification and changes to project plans, demonstrating flexibility to implement new strategies and tactics to accommodate these changes.
• The position is field-based and the candidate must live in their region.
• Ability to travel 50-60% domestically. In the field a minimum of 3 days a week and some weekend work as required.
• All positions have an essential job function to be able to perform face to face work with colleagues and/or onsite in San Diego. No role is expected to be 100% remote.

Total Rewards Offerings:
Travere provides comprehensive total rewards offerings that demonstrate our commitment as a diverse, equitable, people-centric, and pay-for-performance organization.    

Benefits: Our benefits include premium health, financial, work-life and well-being offerings for eligible employees and dependents, wellness and employee support programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with employer match and generous paid time off.

Compensation: Our competitive compensation package includes a combination of both cash compensation (base pay and short-term incentive) and long-term incentive compensation (company stock), designed to recognize, retain, and reward employees.

Target Base Pay Range:

*This information is current as of the date of this posting and may be modified in the future. Actual pay offered to a candidate will depend on a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, education, skills, and location. 

Travere will accept applications on an ongoing basis until a candidate is selected for the position.

Travere Therapeutics, Inc. is an EEO/AA/Veteran/Disability Employer.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us by sending an email to accommodations@travere.com. Please note that this email address is to be used exclusively to request an accommodation with the online application, interview or hiring process only. Travere HR will not reply to emails sent to this address for any other reason.