Drawing from a pool of experts who have been validated and vetted, Thought Leader Select creates in-depth profiles of each KOL in up to 14 research areas defined by thought leadership in scientific research, publishing, and speaking. We utilize clear, unbiased information from proprietary and subscription databases, as well as curricula vitae from participating health care professionals to ensure assessments are ethical and compliant. The result is a win-win: our clients are paired with the right health experts, at the right time, for the right reasons – while KOLs know that the objective analysis of their background, matched with activities that fulfill their interests, will help advance their goals for impacting patient outcomes and quality of life for the better.

Through a variety of proprietary methodologies, Thought Leader Select provides emerging medical expert identification and profiling. With this service, industry clients are able to establish relationships with next-generation KOLs in the medical community as their cross the threshold into thought leadership. Rising stars in any therapeutic area are critical to bring new perspectives and competencies to bear in an age dominated by innovation.

Thought Leader Select assists clients in finding and retaining the most effective speakers in the healthcare community. Our consultants develop plans based on speaker bureau goals for specialty and geographic distribution, and our in-house research group conducts national searches based on rigorous processes to identify the most compelling speakers, providing experiential data for fair market value contracting. Thought Leader Select compiles speaker CVs and cross-references databases of sanctioning agencies to build rosters that meet both business and compliance demands.

Thought Leader Select’s consultants work with industry clients to determine priorities for institutional outreach to integrated health systems, including hospital networks, accountable care organizations, physician practice groups, and payers, including pharmacy benefit managers, independent health plans, and benefits tied to integrated health systems. Our in-house research team combs multiple proprietary and subscription databases to analyze multiple attributes for enhanced targeting of medical initiatives, enabling companies to go where their expertise is needed most and enhance collaborations with providers and plans to make a positive impact on patient outcomes and quality of life.

For more than a decade, our KOL engagement plans have been valuable tools for assisting industry collaboration with medical experts in multiple therapeutic areas and disease states. Powered by our comprehensive, objective KOL profiling attributes across more than a dozen key skill and experience areas, KOL engagement plans offer directional guidance for advisory boards, consulting, and other activities with specialists, primary care physicians, and allied health professionals.

Thought Leader Select’s clients routinely engage medical centers of excellence to produce industry collaborations, improving quality of life for patients worldwide. Powered by our comprehensive, objective profiling attributes across 10 areas, COE engagement plans offer directional guidance for clinical trial and publication planning, as well as outreach to next-generation experts in residency and fellowship programs.

With our KOL alerts service, client companies stay updated on the dynamic activities of KOLs as they are mentioned in media circles, perform grand rounds, and speak at key conferences and congresses. We deliver newsflash alerts on a monthly and quarterly basis, depending on the level of activity prevalent among KOLs by therapeutic area. Medical and marketing teams use newsflash alerts to engage in more thoughtful conversation and scientific exchange with KOLs as well as ensure they attend important meetings where KOLs actively lead the medical community.