Associate Director, Patient Advocacy Full Time NEW

This role sits at the heart of a patient-centered strategy focused on rare and severe autoimmune diseases, ensuring that the patient voice meaningfully shapes every stage of the product lifecycle. The Associate Director, Patient Advocacy will serve as a key liaison between internal teams and external patient advocacy organizations, building trusted partnerships and driving impactful engagement strategies. Operating in a highly collaborative biotech environment, the role blends strategic planning with hands-on execution across both pipeline and in-market indications. It requires deep engagement with patient communities, including participation in events and forums, often outside traditional working hours. The position plays a critical role in translating patient insights into actionable strategies that influence clinical development, market access, and patient support initiatives. It is a highly visible role that directly contributes to improving outcomes for underserved patient populations.

Accountabilities

• Develop and execute patient advocacy strategies across assigned disease areas, ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals
• Manage and strengthen relationships with US-based patient advocacy organizations (PAOs)
• Balance priorities between pipeline programs and in-market indications, including rare disease therapies
• Integrate the patient voice into clinical and development decisions such as endpoint selection and study design
• Plan and deliver engagement activities including patient events, panels, and community interactions
• Represent the organization at external events, conferences, and patient-focused initiatives
• Support patient services teams during onboarding and patient support processes
• Collect, synthesize, and share patient insights to inform internal decision-making and strategy
• Ensure compliance in managing advocacy programs, sponsorships, and budgets
• Lead the development and execution of indication-level advocacy strategies in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of relevant experience in biotech, pharma, healthcare, or patient advocacy environments
• Strong experience working with rare disease communities and underserved patient populations
• Proven ability to design and implement innovative patient advocacy programs
• Demonstrated success in managing indication- or therapeutic area-level advocacy strategies
• Strong understanding of patient engagement within clinical development and commercialization stages
• Experience with compliant event management and advocacy sponsorship processes
• Proficiency with Veeva or similar CRM platforms
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to travel up to 50% and work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends

Benefits

• Competitive annual base salary range: $164,000 – $225,500
• Eligibility for short-term and long-term incentive programs
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings plans
• Additional health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off and flexible work arrangements (role-dependent)
• Opportunity to work in a mission-driven, patient-focused biotech environment
• Exposure to global, cross-functional teams and high-impact therapeutic programs.

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