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Senior Director Global Patient Engagement, Advocacy & Excellence Lead(m/w/x)
Global patient engagement and advocacy for biotech, embedding patient insights into strategic decisions. Minimum 10 years experience in biotech/pharma patient engagement required. People leadership experience with talent coaching and development.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, public health or related field (e.g. MD, PharmD, PhD, MSc); MBA or additional degree in health policy, bioethics, or social sciences is a plus.
- Minimum 10 years experience in patient engagement, advocacy, or related roles in biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
- Demonstrated success in establishing/scaling global patient engagement/advocacy programs and integrating patient insights into clinical development.
- Proven track record developing/implementing processes, training, and metrics for excellence, transparency, and compliance.
- People leadership experience (direct/matrix) with talent coaching and development.
- Experience collaborating with oncology patient organizations/advocacy groups.
- Experience navigating resource-constrained environments.
- Familiarity with digital engagement platforms, social listening tools, and data analytics.
- Strategic thinking for long-term patient engagement roadmaps aligned with science and business objectives.
- Relationship building and exceptional interpersonal skills; trusted partner to patient communities and internal stakeholders.
- Clear, empathetic, and persuasive communication across diverse audiences and cultures.
- Project management; organized to manage multiple projects, vendors, and budgets.
- Deep understanding of global regulations governing patient and advocacy group interactions.
- Analytical mindset; skilled in translating qualitative feedback and quantitative data into actionable insights.
- Leadership; inspires and motivates cross-functional teams; fosters patient-centric excellence culture.
- Problem-solving; anticipates challenges and delivers pragmatic, patient-focused solutions.
- Up to 40% global travel, including international and regional meetings, congresses and patient organization events.
Tasks
- Expand and elevate patient-centric culture globally
- Support best-in-class processes across all geographies
- Implement tools and metrics for excellence in execution
- Embed patient insights into strategic decision-making
- Partner with U.S. Patient Engagement & Advocacy teams
- Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Commercial, and Market Access
- Build and execute global patient engagement roadmap
- Identify and prioritize relationships with international patient organizations
- Cultivate relationships with advocacy groups and key opinion leaders
- Serve as primary contact for ex-U.S. partners and international organizations
- Co-create patient-focused initiatives and research collaborations
- Ensure worldwide consistency in messaging and ethical standards
- Identify gaps and initiate patient experience data projects
- Develop meaningful patient preference studies
- Integrate patient perspectives into study design and evidence generation
- Incorporate patient insights into health-technology assessment dossiers
- Integrate patient perspectives into launch plans
- Establish framework for stakeholder mapping and patient insights collection
- Document and disseminate patient insights across product lifecycle
- Work with compliance teams to create guidance documents
- Develop dashboards and analytics for patient insights
- Translate patient insights into actionable recommendations
- Champion continuous listening and feedback loops
- Design global training curricula for patient-focused drug development
- Develop and maintain SOPs for patient engagement
- Create toolkits for contracting, grant management, and materials review
- Define KPIs for patient engagement impact and quality
- Report progress to governance bodies
- Oversee configuration and maintenance of patient engagement platforms
- Foster user adoption of patient engagement tools
- Build and mentor a high-performing global patient engagement team
- Provide clear objectives and professional development
- Foster inclusive culture of innovation and accountability
- Manage external agencies and consultants
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- digital engagement platforms
- social listening tools
- data analytics
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Global patient engagement and advocacy for biotech, embedding patient insights into strategic decisions. Minimum 10 years experience in biotech/pharma patient engagement required. People leadership experience with talent coaching and development.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, public health or related field (e.g. MD, PharmD, PhD, MSc); MBA or additional degree in health policy, bioethics, or social sciences is a plus.
- Minimum 10 years experience in patient engagement, advocacy, or related roles in biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
- Demonstrated success in establishing/scaling global patient engagement/advocacy programs and integrating patient insights into clinical development.
- Proven track record developing/implementing processes, training, and metrics for excellence, transparency, and compliance.
- People leadership experience (direct/matrix) with talent coaching and development.
- Experience collaborating with oncology patient organizations/advocacy groups.
- Experience navigating resource-constrained environments.
- Familiarity with digital engagement platforms, social listening tools, and data analytics.
- Strategic thinking for long-term patient engagement roadmaps aligned with science and business objectives.
- Relationship building and exceptional interpersonal skills; trusted partner to patient communities and internal stakeholders.
- Clear, empathetic, and persuasive communication across diverse audiences and cultures.
- Project management; organized to manage multiple projects, vendors, and budgets.
- Deep understanding of global regulations governing patient and advocacy group interactions.
- Analytical mindset; skilled in translating qualitative feedback and quantitative data into actionable insights.
- Leadership; inspires and motivates cross-functional teams; fosters patient-centric excellence culture.
- Problem-solving; anticipates challenges and delivers pragmatic, patient-focused solutions.
- Up to 40% global travel, including international and regional meetings, congresses and patient organization events.
Tasks
- Expand and elevate patient-centric culture globally
- Support best-in-class processes across all geographies
- Implement tools and metrics for excellence in execution
- Embed patient insights into strategic decision-making
- Partner with U.S. Patient Engagement & Advocacy teams
- Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Commercial, and Market Access
- Build and execute global patient engagement roadmap
- Identify and prioritize relationships with international patient organizations
- Cultivate relationships with advocacy groups and key opinion leaders
- Serve as primary contact for ex-U.S. partners and international organizations
- Co-create patient-focused initiatives and research collaborations
- Ensure worldwide consistency in messaging and ethical standards
- Identify gaps and initiate patient experience data projects
- Develop meaningful patient preference studies
- Integrate patient perspectives into study design and evidence generation
- Incorporate patient insights into health-technology assessment dossiers
- Integrate patient perspectives into launch plans
- Establish framework for stakeholder mapping and patient insights collection
- Document and disseminate patient insights across product lifecycle
- Work with compliance teams to create guidance documents
- Develop dashboards and analytics for patient insights
- Translate patient insights into actionable recommendations
- Champion continuous listening and feedback loops
- Design global training curricula for patient-focused drug development
- Develop and maintain SOPs for patient engagement
- Create toolkits for contracting, grant management, and materials review
- Define KPIs for patient engagement impact and quality
- Report progress to governance bodies
- Oversee configuration and maintenance of patient engagement platforms
- Foster user adoption of patient engagement tools
- Build and mentor a high-performing global patient engagement team
- Provide clear objectives and professional development
- Foster inclusive culture of innovation and accountability
- Manage external agencies and consultants
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- digital engagement platforms
- social listening tools
- data analytics
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About the Company
BioNTech SE
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Description
Das Unternehmen entwickelt bahnbrechende Medikamente zur Verbesserung der globalen Gesundheit und zur Bekämpfung von Krankheiten.
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