Thought Leader Liaison - UPLIZNA - West (Rare Disease)

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States; territory covers Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. Must reside within the territory boundaries and travel up to 80% of the time.

Salary: $175,831–$237,889 per year

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company developing and delivering medicines for serious illnesses across oncology, inflammation, general medicine, rare disease, and obesity-related conditions.

What you will do

• Build relationships with existing and new thought leaders and support current and future commercial activities.
• Create and execute short- and long-term key opinion leader engagement and local peer-to-peer strategies.
• Coordinate with sales, marketing, Site of Care, Medical Affairs, and advocacy teams to address customer needs and develop strategic initiatives.
• Capture, synthesize, and share thought leader insights, evidence gaps, competitive intelligence, and market trends.
• Coordinate leadership interactions at national, regional, and state society conferences, including frequent travel and weekend or overnight programs.
• Support speaker selection, training, content development, and compliant execution of speaker programs.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree plus 2 years of marketing or sales experience; or master's degree plus 4 years; bachelor's degree plus 6 years; associate's degree plus 10 years; or high school diploma/GED plus 12 years.
• Customer-facing pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience in field sales, product marketing, medical, or clinical work in the same or a related therapeutic area.
• Experience in rheumatology or gastroenterology is strongly preferred; clinical experience in rare diseases or specialty biologics is also strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead or collaborate across cross-functional matrix teams, execute action plans, and present information effectively.
• Strong organizational, analytical, time-management, strategic, and clinical/business skills.
• Must reside within the assigned territory and be willing to travel up to 80% of the time.

Nice to have

• Thought leader or demonstrated KOL leadership experience.
• Previous experience across multiple commercial functions.
• Experience coordinating physician and patient organization relationships.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovative, science-based work environment.
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, disability, and flexible spending benefits.
• Retirement and savings plan with company contributions.
• Annual bonus or sales-based incentive plan, plus stock-based long-term incentives.
• Paid time off, biannual company-wide shutdowns, and career development opportunities.
• Flexible work models, including remote arrangements where possible.