Market Development Manager
United States of America
Full Time
3 hours ago
Visa Sponsor
Key skills
KOL engagementAdvisory board experienceOphthalmologyRetina experienceBuy-and-bill environmentU.S. healthcare ecosystemRelationship-buildingCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a private biotech company focused on developing transformative therapies for chronic eye diseases. They are seeking a Market Development Manager to build advocacy and drive engagement with Key Opinion Leaders in the retina community while collaborating with various internal departments to shape market strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain relationships with national, regional thought leaders
- Identify and cultivate relationships with emerging retina specialists
- Serve as the voice of the customer and translate insights into strategy
- Monitor competitive landscape and identify market opportunities
- Partner cross-functionally to align engagement strategies
- Connect Thought Leaders with other relevant parts of the Neurotech organization (e.g., Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs) while maintaining compliance with guidelines on appropriate medical/commercial collaboration
- Lead KOL engagement at congresses and key meetings
- Support speaker bureau development and educational peer-to-peer initiatives
- Conduct speaker training sessions when necessary
- Support in identifying ECP consultants, advisors, and speakers for key initiatives
- Ensure compliance with Medical, Legal, and Regulatory requirements
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree required
- 10+ years of biotech/pharma experience
- 2+ years in Thought Leader Liaison or similar role
- Strong KOL engagement and advisory board experience
- Ophthalmology required
- Experience in buy-and-bill environment
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills
- Business acumen and strategic thinking
- Understanding of U.S. healthcare ecosystem
- Excellent communication and executive presence
- High emotional intelligence and adaptability
- Ability to work cross-functionally in a matrixed organization
- Passion for improving patient outcomes
- Willingness/ability to travel domestically up to 80% of the time; international travel may be required
- advanced degree preferred
- Retina experience preferred