Friday, 11 September 2015

How to Manage Key Opinion Leaders?

KOL Management
Functional Responsibility for KOL Management
As this slide shows, Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs and Marketing all have a hand in the management of Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs).

Unfortunately, these functions are seldom bridged by processes, personnel or systems. When such work silos are created, you can be sure that thought-leaders will not receive full service from the pharmaceutical or medical device company. This can take many forms, from thought-leaders being given incomplete information to misinformation being presented to them. When this happens, a Medical Affairs group can often find itself at odds with the sales and marketing operations within the company.

So you have to think about what roles you want thought-leaders to play in your organization.

Read full article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140709214510-13995322-successfully-serving-thought-leaders-from-multiple-fronts?trk=mp-reader-card