Senior Director, Patient Advocacy
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JobgetherBiopharmaceutical life sciences
Workplace type: Remote; based in the United States.Full-TimeDirector
SalaryThe expected annual salary range for employees based in the San Francisco Bay Area is $270,000–$300,000
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in patient advocacy and community engagement
- Required Skills
- People ManagementComplianceStakeholder management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; a graduate degree in public health, nursing, social work, public policy, or a related discipline is an advantage.
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in patient advocacy and community engagement, including leading a function and managing a team.
- Biopharmaceutical or life sciences industry experience is preferred.
- Strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical industry, drug development lifecycle, patient engagement practices, and compliance requirements for interactions with patients and advocacy organizations.
- Demonstrated success building and managing partnerships with patient advocacy organizations, professional societies, and community groups nationally and internationally.
- Experience engaging executive leadership, providing strategic recommendations, and delivering presentations that influence decisions.
- People management experience, including recruiting, mentoring, developing, and leading teams while establishing goals and accountability.
- Strong written and verbal communication, stakeholder relationship-building, negotiation, and consensus-building skills.
- Ability to translate patient insights into measurable strategic outcomes, with sound business judgment and an ethical, collaborative approach.
- Leadership capabilities in strategic prioritization, resource management, cross-functional influence, delegation, and inclusive team development.
- Experience in kidney disease, metabolic disease, or related therapeutic areas is highly desirable.
- Understanding of patient and caregiver perspectives and established relationships within relevant patient communities are advantages.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead patient advocacy and community engagement strategy aligned with clinical development priorities, Medical Affairs objectives, pipeline needs, and organizational goals.
- Manage the function's budget, resource allocation, and strategic planning, and report progress and impact to Medical Affairs leadership and executive stakeholders.
- Serve as the primary liaison to patients, caregivers, advocacy groups, professional societies, and community-based organizations.
- Develop strategic partnerships nationally and internationally, with attention to communities disproportionately affected by kidney disease and other relevant conditions.
- Design and implement patient education, communications, outreach, and engagement programs.
- Represent patient and caregiver perspectives in clinical trial design, recruitment and enrollment strategies, regulatory planning, patient support, health equity initiatives, and business decisions.
- Establish and lead patient and caregiver advisory groups and incorporate their insights throughout drug development.
- Ensure advocacy activities, partnerships, grants, sponsorships, and patient interactions comply with laws, regulations, industry standards, and internal policies.
- Lead, mentor, and expand the patient advocacy team, including recruiting talent, setting expectations, and supporting professional development.
- Define and monitor performance indicators for clinical trial enrollment, patient experience, community relationships, and organizational impact.
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