Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison, GI-Rocky Mountains

• Job title Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison, GI-Rocky Mountains
• Function Marketing
• Sub function Strategic Marketing
• Category Senior Manager, Field Based Strategic Marketing (P8)
• Location Denver / Phoenix / Las Vegas / Salt Lake City / United States of America
• Date posted May 28 2026
• Requisition number R-078990
• Work pattern Field-based

This job posting is anticipated to close on Jun 04 2026. We may however extend this time period, in which case the posting will remain available on www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking the best talent to join our team as an Associate Director, Thought Leader Liaison. This is a field-based role for the Rocky Mountains territory. The territory covers AZ, CO, MN, ID, UT, NV, ND, SD, and MT.

About Immunology

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine.

Responsibilities:

The Thought Leader Liaison’s (TLL) key primary responsibility is to support key US Commercial Strategic Imperatives for the JJIM Immunology GI portfolio.

The TLL is an exceptional business leader with deep gastroenterology experience who will work regionally to drive results in two main areas:

KOL Engagement and 2) Impact Drivers. This role will ensure close working relationships with cross-functional partners in cross-functional market teams, in a compliant manner.

KOL Engagement -

• Identify, cultivate, and maintain long-standing relationships with national and regional

KOLs in support of the commercial speaker bureau faculty and advisors who are part of

the Commercial Strategies, Launch Execution, Patient Experience, and

Communications.

• Support commercial KOL influence-mapping initiatives by developing profiles and

engagement/communication plans for each assigned KOL and validate commercial

target list.

• Monitor KOL insights about current and future treatment patterns that may impact the GI

TA commercial strategy and provide feedback for consideration.

• Address customer service issues/identified needs and coordinate cross-functional action

plans to address on-label issues as needed.

• Attend and coordinate regional and national congresses to support marketing initiatives,

identify & select for product theatres, develop appropriate collaboration, and assist in

personnel education.

• Collaborate with Marketing and Insights Team to refine positioning, disease, and

branding campaign, and assist in the development of strategies/messaging to drive

treatment education.

• Compliantly align with field partners such as Medical Science Liaisons on

complementary initiatives with shared customers.

Speaker Bureau Management and Speaker Training -

• Work with field and office-based colleagues to identify, contract, and train qualified

promotional speakers in both disease state and treatment

• Provide real time assessment of program effectiveness and ongoing coaching to the

speaker

• Assess speaker utilization and program logistics to ensure compliance with internal

corporate policies and guidelines

• Play a key role in live speaker training meetings by collaborating with marketing on

content preparation and workshop delivery

• Work with Marketing, sales leadership, and contracted speakers to gain and synthesize

feedback in support of the evolution of promotional programming content, case studies

for potential publications, and other commercial projects

Program Facilitation and Management -

• Work with Marketing and Sales Management to identify and recruit KOLs for

national/regional faculty and speaker opportunities

• Assist in the facilitation and execution of commercial advisory boards through

identification of key advisors equipped to provide compelling insights

• Assist commercial team with KOL recruitment for ad hoc initiatives such as sales training

initiatives, presentations at national sales meetings, content development for commercial

programs, presentations to office-based JNJ employees, etc.

Impact Drivers -

• Identify immediate growth opportunities & potential risk areas within chosen Academic

Institutional/Health System channel and implement strategies

• Ability to think critically to navigate complexities within identified Academic

Institutions/Health Systems

• Identify and build new advocacy with Future Clinical Champions (i.e.: Residents/Fellows,

NP/PA’s, Community Neuro’s, etc.)

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to listen actively and synthesize

information in a meaningful way

• Exceptional organizational skills
• People leadership experience
• Excellent communication (verbal and writing) skills with proven ability to present to large

and small audience

• Demonstrate fluency in articulating complex scientific concepts and data
• Good judgment, ability to adapt and change in a shifting environment
• Strong understanding of the laws, regulations and rules governing the pharmaceutical

industry

• Cross functional mindset and strong aptitude for effectively working with cross functional

teams.

• Effective collaborator on cross functional teams with a variety of technical expertise and

background.

Qualifications:

Required:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of 5 years of related industry experience
• People management (district manager) and/or Marketing management experience
• Consistent track record of success
• Advanced presentation skills and business insight
• Ability to process complex information and quickly identify innovative solutions that meet

both internal and business partner requirements.

• Ability to travel up to 50% throughout the United States, including overnight and

weekend travel.

• Ability to attend evening events.

Preferred:

• People management (district manager) and/or Marketing management experience and GI experience preferred.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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