Marketing Development Manager- West

• Create SKLSI awareness in the CNS marketplace by developing, maintaining, and leveraging relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), medical associations, advocacy groups, and promotional medical education groups to advance strategic initiatives
• Identify and support opportunities with medical associations that would benefit patients and clinicians
• Partner with Cross Functional Teams on initiatives that will advance SKLSI's position within the CNS marketplace
• Serve as a strategic partner to Commercial and non-Commercial SKLSI teams (Medical Affairs, Medical Science, etc.)
• Support SKLSI Business Development efforts through acquisition of competitive and marketplace intelligence

1. Develop strategy and cultivate engagement and enhanced business opportunities with SKLSI through the utilization of clinical, economic, and quality data across multiple stakeholders (KOLs, Medical Director, Quality Director, C-Suite, Director of Pharmacy, Industry Relations, Supply Chain) of specified Level 3 and 4 Epilepsy Centers.
2. Adjust business plan as appropriate in epilepsy centers with continual alignment of field-based partners.
3. Foster engagement and Cultivate/ maintain strong relationships with national and local KOLs in therapeutic area to identify attractive market opportunities converting knowledge into actionable insights to advance patient care.
4. As a partner within promotional Medical Education, this position will strategize with and support a number of activities which include KOL & Speaker engagement plans, congress planning, execution of and reporting of scientific encounters, web conferences, product theatres, symposia, training meetings, and professional organization identification.
5. Build collaborative relationships (Marketing, Sales, Compliance, Market Access, Medical) cross-functionally to develop local market and patient engagement initiatives, aligning with the direct and indirect needs to drive topline growth.
6. Manage Travel and Entertainment budget aligning resources to optimize return on investment.
7. Understand and comply with SKLSI legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements as well as federal and state laws as they relate to customer.

Education Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree required.

Work Experience:

• 10 years of relevant Sales, Sales Leadership, Marketing, or other Commercial experience in the Pharmaceutical or related Healthcare markets
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Work is typically performed in an office or field environment; candidate must reside in one of the regions covered in the role.
• Business travel, minimum 50%, by air or car is required for regular internal and external meetings.
• May be required to routinely lift items ~25 pounds.
• Sitting or standing for long periods of time