Director, Patient Advocacy & Engagement - EMEA
Summary
Lead EMEA patient advocacy strategy for a rare-disease biotech, building trust with patients, caregivers, and advocacy groups to shape access and reimbursement policies.
Position Summary:
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We are looking for an empathetic rare disease science enthusiast to join our Global Patient Advocacy & Engagement team. Reporting to the Vice President of Patient Advocacy & Engagement, the Director, EMEA Region will collaborate to develop and execute a regional strategy focused on Ultragenyx’s in-line indications and prepare for our next wave of innovation.
Focusing on building trust and advocacy to effect change, the Director will work extensively with patients, caregivers and advocacy organizations and key Global, Regional and National teams across Ultragenyx.
Work Model:
Remote: Officially documented as working full-time from home, with travel to Ultragenyx's offices or other locations on occasion as needed.
Flex: This role will typically require onsite work 2-3 days each week, or more depending on business needs. In many locations, the business will set certain days each week that Flex employees are required to be onsite.
Responsibilities:
- Build and steward authentic relationships based on respect, understanding and advancing patient focused priorities.
- Embed patient and caregiver perspective and strategic insights from our communities across business strategy, accelerating existing efforts and identifying new opportunities to meaningfully partner.
- Understand and navigate internal stakeholder engagement, ensuring plans reflect cross functional engagement; facilitating the compliant exchange of complex scientific information related to Ultragenyx areas of research, product development and commercialization.
- Partner closely with Government Affairs, Communications and Regulatory to ensure appropriate patient, caregiver and advocacy leader awareness of, and engagement with, regulatory agencies and policymakers on issues of access and reimbursement.
- Demonstrate leadership within the Patient Advocacy team, across Ultragenyx, and externally with the goal of fostering a best-in-class patient advocacy function.
- Oversee the patient advocacy budget, ensuring company resources are used efficiently and effectively, including the management of external strategic partners.
Requirements:
- 10+ years within the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry
- 8+ years of patient advocacy experience; rare disease experience preferred
- Bachelor's degree is required
- Travel expected to be between 30%.
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