For six decades, we’ve been working to advance cardiovascular health by transforming the standard of care and bringing innovation to areas of high unmet need. CVD is the #1 cause of death worldwide. In fact, CVD is responsible for more deaths than all cancers combined. And after a decade of decline, the number of deaths is on the rise again. Evidence suggests the pandemic led to the worsening of CV outcomes.This burden is likely to increase and overwhelm society if we do not make significant changes to curtail the rising incidence. ASCVD accounts for 85% of CVD deaths and addressing key risk factors – such as elevated LDL-C and Lp(a) – can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. The Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) Southeast geography is a remote field-based role that covers the following, but not limited to: Virginia, Washington DC, North Carolina & South Carolina. The individual must live within the geography and must be near major metropolitan airport; travel, as required, and potentially on short notice.The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is a customer-facing role within Marketing responsible for engaging and building productive relationships with Thought Leaders, other key influencers, and associated organizations/institutions within the CV therapeutic area(s). This responsibility includes - curating advocacy and support, contributing to HCP education delivery and effectiveness, and gathering and sharing insights from the Thought Leader community within their assigned geographic area. The TLL will curate advocacy for their respective brand(s), and/or the organization 1) through personal engagements using approved material, 2) by compliantly coordinating and facilitating engagements/activities between their thought leaders and their cross-functional partners (eg. Marketing, Peer education, Medical Affairs, etc.), and 3) by serving as a key point of contact between their thought leaders and the organization. The TLL is responsible for educating and aligning the Thought Leaders to our Strategic Imperatives. They are accountable for pulling through Brand Initiatives with the Thought Leaders. In partnership with the Education Delivery Team and Medical Affairs, the TLL will contribute to HCP education by speaker nomination and readiness given their knowledge and relationships with their thought leaders. The TLL will also serve as moderator/faculty for educational activities (eg. Peer Exchange). The TLL will contribute to the identification and execution of educational activities/opportunities (eg. Product Theaters). Given their exposure to the Thought Leader community, the TLL will seek and gather observations and insights from their thought leaders and triage them to the appropriate function within the organization to further inform commercial strategy, tactics and decisions. The TLL will also have responsibility for liaison and coordination of national/regional conferences, state society meetings and patient advocacy events (as appropriate). The TLL will align across the Novartis organization to coordinate thought leader interactions and deliver a cohesive customer experience during these events.Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: • Advocacy Developmento Identify thought leader community (eg. within specialty, within therapeutic area, within emerging thought leaders, etc.) in geographic area of responsibility; collaborate with Medical Affairs to ensure alignment on communityo Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define, design, and implement advocacy development plan to curate stronger advocacy for the brand(s), therapeutic area and/or organization; implement metrics to measure evolution of advocacy among TL community• Insight Gatheringo Utilize insights, engagements, materials and activities to capture input/feedback from TL community and marketo Translate input/feedback into insights to inform commercial strategy, tactics and decisions• Educational Effectivenesso Collaborate with key stakeholders (Education Delivery, Marketing Strategy, Sales Leadership, Medical Affairs, Compliance, etc.) on HCP educational programs including speaker nomination, speaker training, speaker utilization, program scheduling, best practice sharing, budget management (as required)o Contribute to content development by providing customer insight and perspective, increasing program impact & relevance• Conventions and Congresseso Collaborate and coordinate with key stakeholders (Congress Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Sales Leadership, Medical Affairs, etc.) to develop Thought Leader engagement plan (eg. schedule, assignments, biographies, objectives, etc.) with NVS leadership for assigned congresseso Participate (as assigned) on congress steering committee; provide input and insight into educational (eg. Product theaters) and commercial activities and opportunities (eg. WIN, etc.)This position can be based remotely in Virginia, Washington DC, North Carolina or South Carolina (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result. The expectation of working hours and travel (domestic and/or international) will be defined by the hiring manager. This position will require 80% travel.The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $158,400 and $237,600/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/23 through 12/31/23, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.