Senior Manager, Patient Advocacy – Public Affairs

Job not on LinkedIn

🔥 15 minutes ago

❄️ Minnesota – Remote

❄️ Minnesota – Remote

💵 $129k - $190k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor

This company has sponsored H1B visas in the past.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

Coloplast

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

10,000+ employees

🏭 Manufacturing

🏥 Healthcare

Manufacturing • Healthcare • Medical Devices

Coloplast is one of the most successful medical device companies in the world, dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with intimate healthcare needs. Founded in 1957, the company was inspired by a nurse's desire to help and an engineer's commitment to innovation. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, inclusion, and personal empowerment, Coloplast creates solutions that enhance the quality of life for millions globally. Their mission reflects a deep commitment to caring for individuals, making everyday life easier for those they serve.

📋 Description

• Support the U.S. Chronic Care organization by educating payors and policy makers through patient groups, professional societies, and industry associations • Build relationships with state- and federal-level stakeholders to shape public opinion and optimize patients’ access to Coloplast offerings • Report health policy and payment risks identified by Reimbursement and Market Access • Support Market Access, Reimbursement, and Government Affairs initiatives • Drive initiatives through patient groups, professional societies, industry associations, and other external forums • Manage relationships and represent Payors and Evidence initiatives with federal and state stakeholders • Develop compelling public affairs campaigns with internal teams and external public relations and media agencies • Measure campaign outcomes and recommend next steps • Mobilize stakeholders to educate and influence patients, healthcare providers, and payors • Coordinate execution of global campaigns • Create and deploy a public affairs engagement toolbox in commercial settings • Drive internal alignment between public affairs and Chronic Care business objectives • Partner with Coloplast and Comfort Medical teams to cultivate external stakeholder relationships and support business initiatives • Coordinate federal stakeholder engagement with the US Reimbursement and Government Affairs Director • Support US Market Access initiatives involving managed care, state-level access, policy expansion, and price protection • Comply with ethical and professional standards, laws, regulations, MedTech/AdvaMed codes, and company policies • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, language and culture, or political science from an accredited institution in a related field • Minimum 10 years of successful experience developing and executing patient advocacy or public affairs campaigns • Competence in communications, including storytelling, writing, strategic communications, and sound knowledge of new media • Ability to form strategic relationships with key personnel in stakeholder groups • Ability to manage multiple projects and drive results • Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and spokesperson skills • Ability to express complex information and processes clearly, concisely, and compellingly • Complex stakeholder and project management skills • Willingness to travel as needed to support key initiatives • Preferred: Master’s degree in communications, business, language and culture, or political science • Preferred: Experience in patient advocacy, patient organizations, and/or public affairs in the medical device industry • Preferred: Experience driving public campaigns relevant to disability and healthcare inequity, unmet medical and emotional needs, social justice, personalized health care, mental health, human dignity, and chronic care coordination

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans • Company-sponsored wellness programs • Mental health resources • Paid leave of absence for qualifying events • Generous paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents • Competitive 401(k) plan with company match that vests immediately • Financial planning services • Corporate discount programs for goods and services • Generous paid time off • Flexible work hours • Flexible work arrangement options may be available • Continuous learning and career advancement through training programs, mentorship, and tuition reimbursement • Recognition programs, peer recognition, bonuses, awards, and special events • Team-building activities • Volunteer opportunities • Company-sponsored events • Sustainability strategy