Associate Director, Immunology, US Patient Advocacy

Job Description Summary

The Associate Director, Immunology, US Patient Advocacy collaborates with relevant Rheumatology patient communities (initial focus on Sjögren’s Disease, Lupus) to understand unmet needs that inform business strategy, mobilize and empower the patient community and those who care for them to seek the best care, and reduce access barriers.

This role is required to be in East Hanover, NJ 3x/week. Please only apply if this works for you.

This position will require 25% domestic travel as defined by the business.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain trusted and strategic long-term relationships with patient organizations and communities in relevant Rheumatology disease areas (focus on Sjrögren’s Disease, Lupus), centered on two-way communications and collaborations to advance shared priorities

• Identify the right patient organizations to drive strategic collaborations and partnerships that help educate and mobilize patients to seek optimal care and elevate the voice of the patient to inform

  decisionmakers in the patient treatment journey, including HCPs, policymakers and payers

• Execute integrated patient advocacy strategies aligned to critical business and corporate priorities based on deep understanding of the patient/care partner experience and unmet needs

• Ensure patient/care partner insights and implications for launch and growth brands are systematically actioned across corporate affairs and with cross-functional partners

• Stay abreast of key environmental and policy issues impacting the company’s ability to operate and pre-emptively drive initiatives and build relationships to shape the environment

• Monitor and evaluate performance to achieve and maintain best-in-class outcomes, while being fully compliant

• Effectively manage budget and maximize agency ROI

• Demonstrate leadership and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, ensuring the patient perspective is integrated across both internal and external partnerships

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 10+ years of experience in patient advocacy or related discipline with a healthcare and/or pharmaceutical background, prior experience in Immunology preferred

• Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships with patient organizations, professional associations and other stakeholders

• Commercial launch experience

• Understanding of US policy, regulatory and compliance landscape

Desirable Requirements:

• Success rate in achieving desired business objectives and outcomes for specified therapeutic area

• Functional alignment of strategies, priorities, and objectives across therapeutic area

• Management, and resolution of critical issues

• Utilization of OGSM framework planning approach with measurable results and assessment of business impact 

• Feedback from internal stakeholders indicating collaboration and thought leadership

• Feedback from patient organizations and key advocates indicating impact and a positive and transparent image for Novartis 

• Ownership of development plan

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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