Associate Director, Regional Thought Leader Liaison

Division Overview
Acrotech Biopharma Inc. was formed as a global platform to commercialize innovative proprietary medications. The company aims to launch scientifically advanced products to address unmet needs and deliver value to patient's as well as all healthcare stakeholders. Acrotech aspires to be a patient focused, research-based organization that strives to launch treatments which are accessible to patients that need them.
Acrotech Biopharma is focused on building a presence in unmet needs in oncology and dermatology. We are currently building out a new Dermatology Business Unit to launch ADQUEY™ a novel treatment for mild to moderate Atopic Dermatitis.
This is a great time to join Acrotech. We are seeking talented leaders to grow our organization. Here you won’t be just a number, but a key contributor who will make significant impact on our organization and the patients we support.
Job Overview
The Associate Director, Dermatology Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) will support the successful launch and growth of ADQUEY by identifying market needs, opportunities, and emerging trends through strategic insight generation. These insights will help inform home office marketing strategies and activities. The TLL will also be responsible for building advocacy for ADQUEY and Acrotech among Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), professional societies, advocacy organizations, and other influential stakeholders within the dermatology community.
As an individual contributor, the Associate Director, Dermatology TLL will manage a defined geographic region and serve as the primary liaison between Acrotech and key external stakeholders. This individual will work cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and other internal partners to support brand objectives and ensure alignment with overall commercial strategy.
The Associate Director, Dermatology TLL will report to the Director, Dermatology Thought Leader Liaison and will be responsible for developing and executing regional KOL engagement plans within their assigned geography.
All TLL interactions are always within label, and consistent with commercial compliance, legal and regulatory guidelines.
Responsibilities
KOL Strategy & Relationship Management
Identify, profile, cultivate, and maintain strategic relationships with regional and national KOLs.
Develop and execute customized engagement plans to strengthen advocacy and support key business objectives.
Serve as a primary point of contact for external thought leaders and speakers within the assigned geography.
Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure a coordinated and compliant engagement strategy.
Speaker Bureau Management
Support the development, recruitment, onboarding, and training of speaker bureau faculty.
Collaborate with vendor partners to manage speaker contracting, compliance requirements, and training activities.
Monitor speaker utilization and identify opportunities to expand educational reach and impact.
Support promotional speaker programs and educational events throughout the region.
Congress & Advisory Board Leadership
Plan and execute KOL engagements at local, regional, and national congresses.
Coordinate executive encounters and strategic meetings during major medical conferences.
Collaborate with Marketing and Medical Affairs to develop advisory board strategy, content, and objectives.
Attend and support advisory board meetings as needed.
Strategic Commercial Collaboration
Partner closely with Sales Leadership, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Commercial Operations to ensure alignment around thought leader strategies.
Identify emerging market trends, competitive insights, and key stakeholder perspectives.
Share field intelligence and actionable insights with brand teams and senior leadership.
Support KOL mapping, influence network analysis, and advocacy development initiatives.
Educational Programming & Regional Initiatives
Develop and implement regional educational strategies aligned with brand priorities.
Drive initiatives that increase awareness, education, and engagement among target healthcare professionals.
Support execution of regional sponsorships, educational grants, and strategic partnerships.
Measure program effectiveness and recommend enhancements to improve impact.
Required
Qualifications - Skills & Requirements
BA/BS degree in business, science, or other related discipline.
8+ years pharmaceutical experience.
4+ years of dermatology with demonstrated established relationships with dermatology KOLs.
Previous Thought Leader or Regional Marketing experience
Ability to travel overnight to cover a multi-state geography and attend home office, local/regional/national meetings and conventions as necessary.
Ability to travel up to 70%
Preferred
Experience within dermatology, immunology, oncology, or specialty pharmaceutical markets.
Launch experience strongly preferred.
Established network of KOL relationships within relevant therapeutic areas.
Experience supporting speaker bureaus, advisory boards, and major medical congresses.
Success Profile
The Successful Candidate Will Be
Highly collaborative and relationship-driven.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Capable of influencing without direct authority.
Strategic in approach while maintaining strong executional focus.
Adaptable, resilient, and energized by building new capabilities and programs.
Travel Requirements
Approximately 60% or greater travel within the assigned geography.
Attendance at regional and national conferences, meetings, and training programs as required.
Education & Experience
BA/BS degree in business, science, or other related discipline.
Sales Incentive
Long-term Incentive Plan
Medical and Rx Benefits choice of four medical plans through Horizon. Rx automatically provided with medical benefits
Dental Benefits with three dental plan options through CIGNA
Vision Plan with two plan options through VSP
Life Insurance, Basic Life and AD&D and Supplemental Life Insurance
Disability Insurance, Voluntary Short-Term Disability and State Disability
Long-Term Disability (LTD), State (short term) disability – where applicable
FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts) – Both Health Care & Dependent Care Available
HSA (Health Savings Account)
401(k) Plan - Through Fidelity / Employer Match / fully vested after 3 years
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - 100% Confidential and 100% company paid
Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
Legal and Identity Theft Insurance
Paid Time Off - Paid vacation, PTO, Holiday
Salary will be commensurate with industry and dermatology experience. We are a pay for performance team with an incentive compensation plan that rewards high performance – your strategic planning, territory execution, along with your ability to drive demand, collaboration with your peers and cross-functional partners will make an impact!
Notice To Recruitment Agencies
Please note that we are not accepting unsolicited resumes or proposals from recruitment firms or agencies for this position. Thank you for your understanding.
Compensation
Min
USD $190,000.00/Yr.
Max
USD $210,000.00/Yr.
Physical Requirements
OFFICE POSITION - While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to:
Stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer equipment
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work
Light to moderate lifting is required
Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time Sedentary work Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Additional Physical Requirements
No Additional Requirements
Blood/Fluid Exposure Risk
Category III: Tasks involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues. Category I tasks are not a condition of employment.

Work arrangement
No