Senior Director, Global Patient Engagement, Advocacy – Excellence Lead

BioNTech SE

Senior Director of Global Patient Engagement and Excellence at BioNTech, expanding a patient-centric culture worldwide and fostering strategic partnerships across teams.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeMunich • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and execute a global patient engagement roadmap that aligns with corporate goals
Identify, prioritize, and cultivate relationships with international patient organizations, advocacy groups, and key opinion leaders
Ensure worldwide consistency in messaging, positioning, and ethical standards
Partner with global functions such as Medical, Clinical, Commercial, Market Access and HEOR teams to integrate patient perspectives into study design
Establish a harmonized framework for stakeholder mapping, collecting, documenting, and disseminating patient insights

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, public health or related field (e.g. MD, PharmD, PhD, MSc) required
Minimum of 10 years of experience in patient engagement, patient advocacy, or closely related roles within the biotech/pharmaceutical industry
Proven track record of developing and implementing processes, training, and metrics that drive excellence, transparency, and compliance
People leadership experience (direct and/or matrix) with a strong track record of coaching and developing talent

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive remuneration packages determined by specific role, location, qualifications and experience

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Hard Skills & Tools

patient engagementpatient advocacystakeholder mappingstudy designprocess developmenttraining implementationmetrics developmentcompliancetransparency

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcoachingtalent developmentleadershipcommunication

Certifications

MDPharmDPhDMSc