Director, Global Patient Advocacy Lead
Core
Leading global patient advocacy strategy and engagement for Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease to improve health outcomes and accelerate diagnosis.
Role type
Director, Global Patient Advocacy Lead
Builds
Strategic alliances with rare disease advocacy organizations and patient communities
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Rare Diseases
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Global patient advocacy strategy, rare disease community partnerships, patient-focused drug development, cross-functional leadership, policy and guideline shaping, stakeholder influence, project and budget management
Preferred skills
Product launch and lifecycle management, agency partner management, international healthcare systems knowledge
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Establish long-term partnerships with global patient communities; coordinate execution of global patient advocacy strategy; advance patient-focused drug development and clinical trial recruitment; lead patient identification and engagement frameworks; promote patient-partnered alliances to advance access and equity; serve as liaison to the rare disease community; collect and integrate patient insights; represent Alexion at patient-focused congresses; align with other business units for coordinated patient group partnering; provide strategic guidance to in-country patient advocacy teams; integrate patient advocacy perspective into internal decision-making.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership