Director of Patient Advocacy, Global Medical Affairs - Oncology

Our Patient Advocacy Group plays a crucial role in ensuring the patient perspective is at the forefront of our strategic efforts, including evidence generation discussions, advisory boards, study steering committees, and critical projects. Engaging with patient research advocates is central to our mission of advancing treatment options across our Oncology Portfolio for patients worldwide.

In this role, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders from various functions such as Research and Development, Market Access, Decision Sciences, Commercial, Communications, Policy, and Real World Evidence. You will also work closely with our regional and local patient advocacy colleagues around the globe to ensure cohesive and meaningful partnerships.

Ideal candidates will have a profound passion for patient advocacy, excellent written and communication skills, and a basic understanding of the drug development process. If you are ready to make a significant impact in oncology patient care and are committed to integrating patient expertise into our strategic initiatives, we encourage you to apply today.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Global Patient Advocacy Forums:
• Oversee and execute global forums focused on hematology, genitourinary, and lung cancer, partnering with the associate director of patient advocacy. Expand efforts into additional disease areas starting in 2025 and beyond.
• Collaborative Strategic Engagements:
• Collaborate closely with Global Medical Affairs Leaders to identify strategic opportunities for involving patients in our initiatives. Facilitate the selection of highly qualified patients, advocates, or care partners for specialized projects.
• First Point of Contact for Internal Partnerships:
• Serve as the primary liaison for internal teams seeking collaboration with patient research advocates. Assess the suitability of involving research advocates in cross-functional projects and manage any necessary contractual arrangements to ensure compliance and adherence to our budget.
• Manage Patient Engagement Contracts:
• Own the patient engagements contracting process by working with the Senior Manager of Patient Advocacy for contract execution. Oversee consultant hours and manage necessary extensions.
• Develop Innovative Social Media Listening Capabilities:
• Create and improve social media listening tools specifically tailored to the needs and insights of global patient advocates.
• Responsible for Major Congress Advocacy Engagement Plans
• Work in collaboration with other Global Medical Affairs patient advocacy team members to engage regional and functional teams, and develop patient advocacy engagement plans at major congresses including AACR, ASCO GU, ELCC, AUA, EAU, ASCO, EHA, ESMO, ASH (others as appropriate based on strategic priorities)

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor degree required. BA, BS or Equivalent
• Advanced degree preferred, MBA, MPH, PharmD, PhD or equivalent

Experience and Skills:

This role is ideal for candidates with 8-10 years of experience in the life sciences and pharmaceutical industry, who are passionate about working with patient research advocates, have excellent communication skills, and possess a basic understanding of drug development.

Required

• 8-10 years of experience in life science roles, pharmaceutical industry, patient advocacy, consulting, or related fields

• Exceptional communication skills

• Proven project and budget management abilities

• Expertise in vendor management

• Strong critical thinking skills

• Experience in understanding and adhering to compliance parameters

• Ability to prioritize tasks and align them with business priorities to manage multiple responsibilities effectively

• Confidence and competence in interacting with various levels of management

• A compassionate and empathetic approach to effectively support patients managing active diseases

• Capability to communicate clearly with external advocates who may not be familiar with the technical language commonly used in the life sciences industry

Preferred:

• Prior experience working in patient advocacy

• Prior experience working in Medical Affairs

• Experience working in oncology

• Experience working in a global role

Other:

• Must be proficient in English, multi-lingual a plus.

• Travel percentage - up to 30% domestic and international travel

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $160,000. to $276,000.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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