Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison, Hematology, East Region

Location: Field-based in the U.S. East region, including Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The role requires 60%–70% travel and supports remote work.

Salary: $137,000–$235,750 annual base pay, plus performance-based bonus and long-term incentive eligibility.

Company

Johnson & Johnson develops healthcare solutions and medicines through its Innovative Medicine and MedTech businesses, including oncology and rare disease treatments.

What you will do

• Build and maintain relationships with national and regional hematology key opinion leaders.
• Develop KOL profiles, engagement plans, influence maps, and commercial target lists.
• Coordinate congresses, advisory boards, speaker recruitment, training, utilization, and program facilitation.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, Medical Science Liaisons, and other cross-functional partners on compliant commercial initiatives.
• Identify access, policy, formulary, growth, and risk opportunities across academic institutions and health systems.
• Deliver education supporting healthcare providers in the management and treatment of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent.
• At least 10 years of combined experience in hematology, rare disease, or a related industry.
• At least 5 years of experience in clinical liaison, thought leader management, key account management, or clinical sales.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams directly and indirectly, analyze complex business situations, and develop creative solutions.
• Strong scientific, communication, presentation, organizational, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical laws, regulations, and compliant interactions with healthcare providers; willingness to travel 60%–70%.

Nice to have

• Advanced health science degree.
• Marketing or clinical experience in hematology, rare disease, or a related therapeutic area.
• Experience learning and applying emerging technologies such as AI.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment focused on healthcare innovation and patient impact.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, business accident, and group legal insurance may be available.
• Retirement pension and 401(k) savings plans may be available.
• Vacation, sick time, holidays, and work, personal, and family time off are provided under applicable policies.
• Performance-based bonus and long-term incentive programs are available for eligible employees.