Thought Leader Liaison, Southwest Region

The Opportunity

As a member of the marketing team, the Thought Leader Liaison, Southwest Region is a field-based individual contributor responsible for advancing Amylyx’s commercial objectives through strategic and compliant stakeholder engagement and insight generation across the assigned geography. The TLL cultivates professional relationships with key external stakeholders, delivers actionable market insights, and executes stakeholder engagement strategies that support brand performance, launch readiness, and organizational priorities. Working collaboratively across Marketing, Sales, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Compliance, this role serves as a critical connector between external stakeholders and internal strategy, ensuring external stakeholder insights inform key business decisions. The TLL plays a critical role in elevating the voice of the healthcare community within Amylyx, helping ensure commercial strategies, educational initiatives, and engagement plans reflect evolving market needs and opportunities. This position reports to the Senior Director, Thought Leader Liaison Lead and serves as an extension of the U.S. Marketing team. 

This opportunity is based in the Southwest and incumbents for this role should reside within the region: Arizona, California or Nevada

Amylyx may consider highly qualified candidates with more extensive and directly relevant experience for a Senior Thought Leader Liaison position.  The appropriate level will be determined based on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience and demonstrated capabilities. 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders (e.g., key opinion leaders) to advance commercial objectives.
• Identify and assess potential advisors, speakers, and thought leaders based on expertise, clinical experience, scientific contributions, and organizational needs.
• Execute thought leader engagement strategies aligned with national brand objectives, supporting identification, prioritization, and engagement planning.
• Support the planning and execution of advisory boards, speaker programs, congress activities, and other high-impact stakeholder initiatives to meet established business needs.
• Deliver regional marketing initiatives that strengthen brand strategy and address evolving educational and local market needs.
• Generate, synthesize, and communicate actionable stakeholder insights to inform commercial strategy, launch readiness, and organizational decision-making.
• Serve as a strategic cross-functional partner to Marketing, Market Access, Sales Leadership, Medical Affairs, and Compliance, ensuring coordinated, compliant, and impactful stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct all activities in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory, and company policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 8+ years of progressive experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical commercial roles, including significant experience in thought leader engagement, sales, or marketing.
  • Amylyx may consider highly qualified candidates with more extensive and directly relevant experience for a Senior Thought Leader Liaison position.  The appropriate level will be determined based on the selected candidate’s qualifications, experience and demonstrated capabilities.
• Demonstrated success developing strategic thought leader partnerships and influencing stakeholder engagement within rare disease, endocrinology, or metabolic disease, preferably in launch or pre-launch environments.
• Proven ability to influence without authority, collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams, and communicate with clarity and impact across all levels of the organization.
• Rare disease and endocrinology/metabolic experience
• High degree of initiative and comfort working independently in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment while managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrated learning agility, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Ability to travel up to 60-70%, including overnight and occasional weekend travel, to support stakeholder engagements, congresses, regional and national meetings, and periodic visits to the corporate office in Cambridge, MA. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, or equivalent).
• Experience engaging academic institutions and key accounts strongly preferred.

Work Location and Conditions

• This is a field-based role supporting the Southwest region. Candidates should reside within the region and have reasonable access to a major commercial airport.
• When working remotely, you must have access to a work setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at your remote location.