Role Summary
The Director, Global Patient Advocacy will define the company’s patient advocacy priorities and oversee advocacy strategies and collaborations that educate and activate patients. The role manages direct patient advocacy relationships across portfolio disease states and leads advocacy plan execution. The position is based on-site in Boston, MA.
Responsibilities
- Ensure deep understanding of supported disease areas and patient needs to inform our work across the organization
- Create and execute a strategic and tactical advocacy plan and corresponding budget
- Successfully engage rare disease advocates, building trust and long-term relationships
- Establish and maintain key relationships with advocacy organizations to drive initiatives for collaboration and education. Share information on company activities and interests with advocacy organizations as appropriate
- Collaborate with key internal teams (marketing, regulatory, market access, clinical and business development, medical affairs, corporate communications) on advocacy issues and support their need for patient engagement and insights
- Develop and manage the advocacy sponsorship budget and process for patient advocacy grant requests
- Attend and represent Zevra at key advocacy meetings
- Identify key strategic company representation and advocacy activities at patient conferences and meetings
- Build a patient centric culture
- Work on site Monday - Thursday
Qualifications
BS / BA degree in biological sciences, business, marketing or similar field and 10+ years in pharma, biotech industry or patient advocacyAn established history experience in patient engagement, advocacy, and / or relations including experience in developing communications and educational resources ORDemonstrated experience implementing organizational strategy with advocacy groups and outcomesSkills
Relationship building with global patient advocacy organizationsStrategic planning and budget management for advocacy initiativesStakeholder collaboration across medical affairs, regulatory, marketing, and othersEffective communication and education resource developmentEducation
BS / BA in biological sciences, business, marketing or related fieldAdditional Requirements
On-site work requirement : Monday - Thursday in Boston, MA#J-18808-Ljbffr