Director, Opinion Leader and Ambassador Strategy

Who We Are

BioMarin is a leading rare disease biotechnology company focused on genetically defined conditions.

Guided by our purpose to develop medicines that make a profound impact on people’s lives, our global teams have delivered a portfolio of therapies since our founding in 1997. Our revolutionary treatments for conditions like achondroplasia (the most common form of dwarfism), PKU (phenylketonuria), CLN2, a form of Batten disease, and a number of forms of MPS (mucopolysaccharidosis) offer new possibilities for patients and families who previously had few, if any, available options. More recently, with the close of the Amicus acquisition, our portfolio has expanded to include therapies for Fabry disease and Pompe disease, expanding our ability to reach more people living with rare genetic conditions.

Our success comes from our unwavering commitment to excellence, our deep understanding of patient needs, our scientific expertise, and our world-class manufacturing capabilities. At the heart of BioMarin is a dedicated team of the brightest minds in the industry working together to deliver innovative therapies to patients and families around the world.

About Commercial

Be part of the worldwide infrastructure that gets our drugs to underserved patients around the world. Our global sales force solidifies BioMarin’s commercial presence in the United States and Europe and is rapidly growing in other regions, such as South America, EuMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

Role Summary
The Director, Opinion Leader and Ambassador Strategy will lead the development and execution of a portfolio-wide strategy to identify, understand, engage, and cultivate healthcare professional opinion leaders and patient ambassadors across BioMarin’s U.S. Metabolic Conditions Business Unit. The role will build durable, compliant relationships with established and emerging external experts; translate stakeholder insights into actionable commercial strategy; and expand the quality, reach, and impact of peer-to-peer education across rare metabolic diseases.

Nice to Have
•    Experience in rare disease, metabolic conditions, genetics, or other specialty markets with small, concentrated, and highly connected HCP and patient communities.
•    Experience working in a Thought Leader Liaison, KOL engagement, professional relations, field marketing, or national peer-to-peer leadership role.
•    Existing knowledge of geneticists, metabolic specialists, neurologists, nephrologists, cardiologists, or other specialties relevant to rare metabolic diseases.
•    Experience building a stakeholder engagement capability or operating model across multiple brands, disease areas, or customer segments.
•    Experience integrating field insights with brand planning, customer segmentation, congress strategy, omnichannel engagement, and performance measurement.
•    Experience with patient and caregiver ambassador programs, including recruitment, training, storytelling, privacy, accessibility, and compliant program execution.
•    Familiarity with customer relationship management systems, insight platforms, speaker bureau systems, Veeva PromoMats, and reporting or visualization tools.
•    Advanced degree in business, marketing, life sciences, public health, or a related field.

What Success Looks Like
Success means a coordinated, insight-led engagement model that strengthens priority relationships, develops credible speakers and ambassadors, improves peer-to-peer education, and delivers actionable insights that shape brand decisions. The Director will demonstrate impact through stakeholder reach and quality, program readiness and effectiveness, cross-functional alignment, compliant execution, and disciplined budget management.

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Ireland Safety Responsibility
Support the organisation’s commitment to environmental protection, injury prevention, and continual improvement of EHS management systems. Actively contribute to a safe and environmentally responsible workplace by identifying hazards, reporting incidents and participating in EHS initiatives and training.