Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison: Dermatology/Allergy – US IMM

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison: Dermatology/Allergy – US IMMLocation: Remote – Mid-Atlantic Region: PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV (must reside within ~30 miles of a hub-city airport in the assigned geography). Level: P5-BCompany OverviewAt Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 48,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.About the RoleThe Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) is a field-based commercial strategist and trusted advisor who embeds the voice of Dermatology and Allergy experts into Lilly's most critical commercial decisions — translating external expertise into strategic direction, elevating peer-to-peer education that improves patient outcomes, and strengthening Lilly's long-term leadership in Immunology from prelaunch through commercialization.This role is geography-anchored, relationship-owned, and execution-driven: ~85% of time is spent executing with customers and shaping the local market, with ~15% on selective oversight and sustainability. The TLL is the primary commercial steward of the expert ecosystem in their assigned geography — maintaining a prioritized view of contracted faculty, rising stars, and emerging influencers, including HCPs, Key Office Staff (KOS), and Dermfluencers.Core Components•Shape Strategy — Embed expert perspective into brand planning and marketplace decisions.•Build Partnerships — Cultivate trusted, long-term TL relationships that drive mutual strategic value.•Translate Insights — Convert external expertise into actionable commercial intelligence.•Safeguard Credibility — Uphold Lilly's reputation for scientific rigor and ethical engagement.•Improve Patient Outcomes — Accelerate adoption and peer education that improve patient care.ResponsibilitiesTL Relationship Depth & Local Market Activation (~40%)•Build and sustain deep partnerships with 30–40 Dermatology and Allergy Thought Leaders (HCPs and KOS) in the assigned geography; identify the next wave of TLs that improve local patient outcomes.•Maintain a prioritized view of contracted faculty, rising stars, and emerging influencers; conduct annual faculty assessment to ensure a diverse, high-performing panel.•Engage current and rising TLs early to shape Lilly's direction upstream; coach and develop faculty through monthly in-clinic and live touchpoints.•Lead Dermfluencer identification as a core capability and manage the LUSA partnership in coordination with Brand.•Translate brand strategy into local behavior change — deploy P2P and expert influence to drive adoption in priority geographies.Strategic Insight, Congress & External Landscape (~45%)•Generate fewer, higher-quality insights that directly influence upstream commercial decisions; deliver structured insight initiatives back into the brand.•Maintain precision presence at priority local and regional congresses; provide post-congress synthesis with clear "so what / now what" actions.•Provide field perspective into annual Customer Planning and Business Planning before decisions are