Executive Director, Global Patient Strategy
MSD
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: North Wales • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $276,600 - $435,400 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Develop and execute patient engagement strategic initiatives aligned with Global V&I plans as well as with internal and external developments at the regional levels.
- Globalizes the patient engagement and advocacy strategy within the company, collaborating with colleagues across the enterprise to embed patient engagement strategies at the global, regional, and country levels
- Supports the Regional Patient Engagement Networks, building capabilities of patient engagement leads, supporting gigs and cross functional projects
- Understands guidance documents that govern activities and updates/ revises in collaboration with legal and compliance, to drive agility and innovation as we develop and enhance ways of working in a compliant manner
- Advances relationships with prioritized global and above Therapeutic Area patient organizations and engages in bi-directional dialogue
- Oversees the process for financially supporting patient organizations using ex-US processes like sponsorships and grant management systems so as to ensure finding for innovative and impactful projects for the organizations ex-US in a compliant manner; including use of the grants management system and for funding innovative projects including capacity building
- Develop and execute patient engagement strategic initiatives aligned with Global V&I plans as well as with internal and external developments at the regional levels
- Oversee activities including planning for engagement with prioritized patient organizations and supporting recommendations for patient advocate consultants for input engagement activities at conferences and congresses
- Serves as advocacy expert in cross-functional teams and company-wide initiatives where the voice of the patient needs representation, including discussions on supply and product deletions
- Prepares and monitors operating budget for programs, working with senior leaders, finance, legal/compliance and other departments and divisions, including business case/annual budget for profit planning.
- Works in collaboration with the PI&E Director, Patient Engagement Digital Modernization Strategy Lead
- Maintains appropriate processes and financial controls to ensure completion of programs within established timeframes and budgets
- Annually review stakeholder mapping for pipeline products and review the Patient Advocacy Organization tiers and stakeholder mapping on a yearly basis in collaboration with other colleagues in policy, communications, medical affairs, and PI&E
- Lead the team’s engagement with Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO) and Data Project Lead (DLP) teams to ensure and assist awareness and recruitment efforts in the community
- Understand the healthcare ecosystem, FDA guidance on interactions with patients, health literacy, and health care disparities and incorporate these principles into the team’s plans
- Participate in Company initiatives focused on enhancing public health, reducing healthcare disparities, increasing health literacy, and listening to patient perspectives
- Develops talent on the team and seeks opportunities to enhance their capabilities, including introducing mentors and sponsors
Requirements
- Advanced degree in health sciences, public health, public policy, epidemiology, or other relevant degree required; MD, PhD, NP, PharmD or equivalent
- Deep academic understanding of the science of patient input and a strong record of achievement obtaining and incorporating patient insights into decision making
- Minimum of 7 years' experience with Patient Engagement, Patient Insights, Patient Advocacy Groups and Organizations, as well as knowledge of best practices in those areas
- Ability to navigate a complex matrixed organization, think creatively, and develop innovative strategies and solutions
- Ability to understand and manage a diverse set of issues and engage with a unique group of stakeholders
- Ability to manage numerous, competing priorities under pressure with effective collaborative working and program management skills
- High degree of ethics and ability to build effective working relationships both internally and externally
- Excellent communicator, both in written communications and oral presentations
- Scientific and medical credibility to represent the company to patients, patient advocates, and patient organizations
- Scientific and medical credibility to represent the company to professional medical and scientific organizations
- Ability to work well as a team member and to manage through influence
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- paid holidays
- vacation
- compassionate and sick days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
patient engagementpatient insightspatient advocacygrant managementbudget managementstakeholder mappinghealthcare ecosystemFDA guidancehealth literacyprogram management
Soft skills
collaborationcreative thinkingstrategic developmentrelationship buildingcommunicationethical decision makingteamworkinfluence managementproblem solvingcapacity building
Certifications
MDPhDNPPharmDadvanced degree in health sciencesadvanced degree in public healthadvanced degree in public policyadvanced degree in epidemiology