Senior Director, Patient Advocacy & Engagement
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USFull-TimeDirector
Salary247,200 - 305,300 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Required Skills
- Cross-functional Team LeadershipStakeholder management
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
- 10+ years of experience in patient advocacy, with rare disease experience strongly preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Proven experience engaging with patients, caregivers, and advocacy organizations across the medicines lifecycle.
- Strong ability to translate complex scientific and medical concepts into clear, patient-friendly communication.
- Demonstrated strategic thinking with strong operational execution and planning capabilities.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills for both internal and external audiences.
- Deep understanding of regulatory, compliance, and legal frameworks related to patient engagement.
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute global and US patient advocacy and engagement strategies across disease areas and enterprise initiatives.
- Build and maintain authentic, trust-based relationships with patients, caregivers, and advocacy organizations.
- Embed patient and caregiver insights into business, clinical, and commercialization strategies across the product lifecycle.
- Partner with cross-functional teams including regulatory, government affairs, and communications to support compliant stakeholder engagement and access discussions.
- Translate patient community insights into actionable strategies that influence development, access, and reimbursement pathways.
- Lead and evolve patient advocacy programs, ensuring strong representation of patient voices in internal and external decision-making.
- Oversee patient advocacy operations, including budget management and external partner engagement.
- Provide leadership within the advocacy function and contribute to enterprise-wide patient-focused initiatives.
- Ensure effective communication of complex scientific and medical information to patient and caregiver communities in accessible formats.
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