[Hiring] National Director, Strategic Engagement @Mirum Pharmaceuticals

Role Description

The position will report to the Vice President of Marketing, North America. The National Director of Strategic Engagement serves as a key strategic partner between Mirum Pharmaceuticals and the healthcare community, focusing on cultivating and maintaining relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), thought leaders, and other external stakeholders. This role is responsible for building scientific credibility, supporting brand strategy, and ensuring aligned, compliant engagement with external experts to enhance awareness and education. Area of focus will be supporting the Mirum IBAT Inhibitor portfolio targeting the Hepatology and Gastroenterology community as well as the Metabolic portfolio.

• Manage 8 regionally based Strategic Engagement Directors who are responsible for their respective territories.
• Develop and communicate the strategic vision and operational plan for engaging KOLs.
• Develop and oversee development and execution of individual KOL Mapping KOLs plans.
• Build and maintain productive, collaborative, and compliant relationships with peers leading teams in Marketing, Market Access, Patient Services, and Medical Affairs.
• Work closely with the Field Sales leadership on the execution of all thought leader-related initiatives and programs.
• Build mechanisms to collect insights, synthesize and integrate them, and communicate to brand to inform tactics.
• Bring thought leaders closer to Mirum by ensuring compliant, value-added connections across the organization.
• Collaborate with Medical Leadership on engagement strategy and planning as appropriate, including support and coordination of commercial advisory boards.
• Engage with KOLs to solicit feedback that shapes and informs brand strategy.
• Contribute Marketing strategy for conferences/congresses including sponsorships, communication/messaging, and advocacy group engagement.
• Work in partnership with the Marketing portfolio leaders and field leadership to develop appropriate KPIs and metrics to support the brand marketing and executional goals.
• Act as primary point of contact for the field, maintaining an effective two-way dialogue on KOL engagement, potential speaker identification, and up-and-coming thought leaders and experts.
• Analyze market data, confirm data reliability and inform team stakeholders to make informed decisions.
• Proactively engage partners in Legal and Compliance to ensure programs and processes are delivered with the highest ethical standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (required)
• A minimum of 10 years of pharmaceutical or related industry experience required
• A minimum of 3 years of working with Hepatology/Gastroenterology KOLs preferred
• Strategic thinking and an ability to work in a hands-on manner to deliver on multiple priorities
• Able to draw insights from a variety of sources, understand market and competition
• Compiles relevant data from appropriate sources and performs analysis
• Synthesize complex and diverse information, recognizes trends and/or interrelationships
• Ability to meet objectives and deadlines, promote efficiency and effectiveness, and incorporate improvements and program return on investment (ROI)
• Strong project management experience and the ability to manage and coordinate projects with multiple internal stakeholders and vendors on time
• Excellent verbal, written, organization and interpersonal skills required
• Versed in MS Office tools including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Requirements

• Approximately 65% of domestic travel throughout the US. Selected candidate must live near a major airport and be able to travel regularly throughout the assigned area and attend meetings at both Mirum office and off-site locations throughout the US.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $260,000 to $295,000 USD. Compensation will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to; skill set, years of experience, and the employee’s geographic location. Please note that the required compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits unless otherwise provided.