Executive Director, Field Force Effectiveness

Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Dublin, Ireland, Ionis has been at work for more than three decades discovering medical breakthroughs that have redefined life for people with serious diseases. We’re pioneers in RNA-targeted medicines, and our platform continues to revolutionize drug discovery and transform lives for patients with unmet needs.  With multiple marketed medicines and a leading pipeline in neurology, cardiology and select areas of high patient needs, we continue to drive innovation in RNA therapies in addition to advancing new approaches in gene editing to provide greater value to patients and are well positioned financially to deliver on our strategic goals.

At Ionis, we pride ourselves on cultivating a challenging, motivating and rewarding environment that fosters innovation and scientific excellence. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.  With an unprecedented opportunity to change the course of human health, we look to add diverse individuals, skill sets and perspectives to our exceptional team.

We continue to invest time, money and energy into making our onsite, hybrid and remote work environments a place where solid and lasting relationships are built and where our culture and employees can thrive.  We’re building on our rich history, and we believe our greatest achievements are ahead of us. If you’re passionate about the opportunity to have meaningful impact on patients in need, we invite you to apply and join us.

Experience and contribute to our unique culture while you develop and expand your career!   EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FIELD FORCE EFFECTIVENESS   SUMMARY: The Executive Director of Field Force Effectiveness is a high-visibility leadership role that shapes how Ionis’ field organization engages patients, providers, and stakeholders as our commercial portfolio scales. The Executive Director of Field Force Effectiveness will lead the strategic design and enablement of Ionis' field engagement model across the commercial portfolio.

This role translates commercial strategy, brand priorities, and omnichannel direction into a cohesive field execution plan — defining how the organization segments and targets customers, structures and deploys its field teams, equips them to engage, and measures whether that engagement delivers results. It oversees the field effectiveness and field operations functions, encompassing segmentation and targeting strategy, field sizing and alignment, deployment design, incentive compensation strategy, account planning, and the operational infrastructure that sustains field execution at scale.

The role partners closely with brand, sales, market access. patient services, omnichannel, commercial effectiveness, IT, and field leadership to ensure field plans are executed with precision and adapted as the portfolio evolves. The ideal candidate will bring a strategic mindset, deep field effectiveness expertise, strong analytical rigor, and the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Success in this  role requires a deep commitment to collaboration, effective stakeholder management, and the ability to tell a compelling story about the team’s strategy and impact. WORK LOCATION : Carlsbad, CA or Boston, MA; Onsite, hybrid, or remote RESPONSIBILITIES:   Field Strategy & Go-to-Market Enablement   Define and lead Ionis' field engagement model across the commercial portfolio, establishing how each brand engages its customers, which channels carry which messages, and how personal and non-personal promotion reinforce one another Serve as the senior field effectiveness partner to brand and sales leadership, shaping go-to-market strategy from planning through in-market execution and ensuring field implications are addressed in commercial planning Direct customer segmen