Associate Director, Neuromuscular, Patient Advocacy

🕒 July 28

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

💵 $126k - $234k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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Novartis

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1996

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🏭 Manufacturing

Healthcare • Consulting • Manufacturing

Novartis is an innovative medicines company dedicated to reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. With a presence in over 250 million patients worldwide, Novartis focuses on harnessing scientific breakthroughs to develop transformative, high-value treatments in areas such as cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases, immunology, neuroscience, and oncology. The company is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and aims to create a positive impact through societal contributions and environmental sustainability efforts. Furthermore, Novartis engages in research collaborations and embraces modern technology platforms to advance their research and development capabilities, making them a leader in the global healthcare industry.

📋 Description

• Build and maintain trusted, strategic long-term relationships with neuromuscular patient organizations and communities • Identify patient organizations for strategic collaborations and partnerships • Educate and mobilize patients to seek optimal care and elevate patient voices to HCPs, policymakers and payers • Execute integrated patient advocacy strategies aligned with business and corporate priorities • Action patient and caregiver insights across corporate affairs and cross-functional partners • Monitor environmental and policy issues affecting the company and drive initiatives to shape the environment • Develop AI-enabled educational programs and resources addressing patient and caregiver needs • Monitor and evaluate performance while maintaining compliance • Manage budgets and maximize agency ROI • Collaborate with neuromuscular patient communities including DMD, DM-1 and FSHD communities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required • 8+ years of experience in patient advocacy or related discipline with a healthcare and/or pharmaceutical background • Prior experience in neuromuscular and rare disease areas preferred • 1–2 years of industry patient advocacy experience required • Ability to build trusting relationships with patient organizations, professional associations and other stakeholders • Commercial launch experience • Development and implementation of integrated plans and projects against business objectives and priorities • Ability to influence and navigate complexity • Management of agency partners and budget • Crisis and issues management • Understanding of US policy, regulatory and compliance landscape desirable • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to influence across diverse matrix cross-functional partners • Business acumen, critical thinking and collaborative enterprise mindset • Ability to multitask and manage complex issues • Ability to operate within a dynamic and ambiguous environment while maintaining integrity

🏖️ Benefits

• Performance-based cash incentive • Eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards, depending on role level • Health benefits • Life benefits • Disability benefits • 401(k) with company contribution and match • Vacation • Personal days • Holidays • Other leaves • Remote work may be possible • Home office expenses and periodic live meeting travel/lodging may be covered by the employee at their own expense