Hybrid Director, National Thought Leader Liaison

at Nuvalent, Inc.

• Job title: Director, National Thought Leader Liaison
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $216,000 - $252,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cambridge, United States

About the role

• Director, Thought Leader Liaison at Nuvalent, focusing on lung cancer strategies and stakeholder engagement. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful market launch of oncology products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive Commercial engagement strategy for lung cancer thought leaders, including academic researchers, digital opinion leaders, and other key influencers.
• Collaborate with internal teams to implement commercial strategies and manage interactions with key accounts, ensuring alignment with Nuvalent’s business goals.
• Capture valuable therapeutic and competitive insights from Thought Leaders and other key stakeholders to guide impactful field insights integration that shapes positioning, messaging, and stakeholder engagement strategies
• Work closely with the Senior Director, Thought Leader Strategy to aggregate insights and determine implications to the brand and disseminate as part of the Insights Team.
• Work closely with internal teams to execute commercial launch strategies, managing interactions with Thought Leaders throughout the process.
• Identify and engage promotional speakers to represent Nuvalent at regional and national events.
• Identify and nominate promotional speakers for the brand Speaker Bureau.
• Cultivate and maintain strong, trusting relationships with Thought Leaders, ensuring they are well-informed about Nuvalent’s activities, portfolio, and strategic direction.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance teams to enforce guidelines and processes for compliant customer engagement.
• Serve as a point of coordination, facilitating connectivity across internal stakeholders in collaboration efforts to become a preferred industry partner.
• Co-lead and execute Commercial Advisory Boards in partnership with Head, Thought Leader Strategy and internal cross-functional collaborators
• Execute the Thought Leader Engagement Congress strategy.
• Support brand initiatives with KOL needs (ie. KOL videos, Peer to Peer programs, Product theaters)
• Compliantly support Field needs to include, but not limited to: KOL introductions, speaker bureau nominations, KOL expert panels at sales meetings

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree. Advanced degree preferable
• 10+ years biopharma experience including oncology launch experience
• 5+ years as a Thought Leader Liaison in Oncology
• 5+ years of commercial oncology experience in the U.S. market, with expertise in sales, marketing, or related functions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and communicate across all organizational levels.
• Proven track record of recruiting, onboarding, managing, coaching, and retaining top talent, with strong leadership and mentorship skills.
• Strong understanding of analytics and operations tools/technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation abilities.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% domestically

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• generous paid time off (including a summer and winter company shutdown)