What are the responsibilities and job description for the Thought Leader Liaison position at COMPASS Pathways?
Company introduction:
Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) is a biotechnology company dedicated to unlocking urgently needed new treatment options in mental health care.
The Company is headquartered in London, UK, with a U.S. office in New Jersey. We believe mental health patients deserve the possibility of a better future. Our initial focus is developing COMP360 psilocybin, a proprietary, investigational, synthetic psilocybin treatment under evaluation for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). COMP360 is a potentially first-in-class treatment and has Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) designation in the UK for TRD.
We are leading the world's largest classic psychedelic clinical program in TRD, and building upon that robust foundation, we are executing a late-stage trial evaluating COMP360 for PTSD, another condition with high unmet need. Our goal is to advance treatments that move the field of psychiatry towards treatment options that offer rapid onset and sustained durability with infrequent dosing. - Compass Pathways
Job overview:
The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is a field-based commercial role responsible for developing and executing regional engagement strategies with key opinion leaders (KOLs), emerging thought leaders, and professional societies to support the future commercialization of COMP360.
As an extension of the Compass Marketing team, the TLL gathers actionable marketplace insights, serves as a critical link between regional stakeholders and headquarters, and helps inform brand strategy and launch readiness. Through compliant, customer-centric engagement and cross-functional collaboration, the TLL supports strategic decision-making, identifies partnership opportunities, and delivers a cohesive stakeholder experience that advances organizational goals and improves patient outcomes.
This role involves significant travel to national and regional medical congresses, professional society meetings, advisory boards, field engagements, and cross-functional business meetings.
Location: Field based on the East Coast, United States.
Reports to: Director, Promotional Medical Education.
Roles and responsibilities
(include but not limited to):
Thought Leader Engagement & Relationship Management
- Lead the development and execution of thought leader engagement strategies
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with national, regional, and emerging thought leaders
- Coordinate leadership interactions at assigned national, regional, and state society meetings and conferences
- Monitor market trends, scientific publications, congresses, and customer feedback to identify emerging opportunities and insights
Strategic Insights & Planning
- Capture, synthesize, and communicate actionable customer insights to inform brand strategy, launch readiness, educational initiatives, and customer engagement plans
- Contribute to strategic planning activities through stakeholder engagement and market intelligence
- Manage engagement plans, maintain documentation, and ensure effective tracking of key activities and outcomes
Speaker Bureau & Peer-to-Peer Education
- Support the development and execution of peer-to-peer educational programs and speaker engagement strategies
- Identify, recruit, and help onboard speaker faculty in partnership with Marketing
- Assist with speaker events, including speaker selection, training, and program review to ensure consistent messaging and compliant execution
- Collaborate with the Marketing team on speaker training programs and contribute to the ongoing refinement and effectiveness of the U.S. Speaker Bureau
Content & Educational Development
- Contribute to educational content development by incorporating customer insights and perspectives to enhance relevance, impact, and engagement
- Collaborate with advocacy organizations and professional societies to advance disease-state education and patient journey awareness
Candidate profile:
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred
- 6 years pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or related experience
- Strong KOL engagement experience required
- CNS, psychiatry, neuroscience, or specialty therapeutics experience preferred
- Demonstrated ability to generate meaningful customer insights and influence strategy
- Strong understanding of healthcare environment and compliance requirements
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills
- Mission-driven leader passionate about mental health innovation
- Willing to travel 50–75% travel within assigned region (including weekends to attend congresses)
Compensation Description (annually):
Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.
For an overview of our benefits package and compensation information, please visit "Joins us - Our Benefits".
These include flexibility & generous time off, parental & reproductive support, health & medical, mental health & wellbeing and Financial health.
Equal opportunities:Reasonable accommodation
We are committed to building a workplace where everyone's wellbeing matters. If you need reasonable accommodation during the interview process to be at your best, please let our recruiting team know.
UK applicants
We are proud of our commitment to diversity and equality (pursuant to the Equality Act 2010). We do not discriminate based upon race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or disability.
US applicants
Compass Pathways is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military service, genetic information, familial or marital status, or any other status, category, or characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Salary : $170,000