Licensed Mental Health Therapist, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LMHC
Ascend Healthcare
Manager, Patient Advocacy and Engagement
Orca
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with patient leaders, advocacy organizations, caregivers, professional societies and other stakeholders in the blood cancer community through thoughtful and compliant engagement
- Design and deliver community-focused initiatives, including advocacy roundtables, insight-gathering sessions, landscape assessments and workshops
- Assist in managing patient advocacy grants, sponsorships and related requests in alignment with company policies
- Coordinate with internal teams to bring patient perspectives into clinical trial activities, medical education and external engagement
- Represent Orca Bio at advocacy events, reinforcing the company’s commitment to patient-focused innovation
- Collaborate with Corporate Communications, Medical Affairs and Commercial teams to ensure consistent external messaging
- Translate community insights into actionable recommendations that inform cross-functional strategies
- Champion a patient-first culture by elevating patient stories, perspectives and unmet needs across the company
- Support patient-centric initiatives such as awareness campaigns, educational events, and development of accessible lay summaries of scientific content
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, public health, social work, policy, or a related field (advanced degree preferred)
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in patient advocacy, medical affairs, public health, or coalition building (preference for oncology, hematology, or cell therapy experience)
- Strong understanding of the biotech/pharma industry, including the drug development process and regulatory frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions and influence at all levels of an organization
- Track record of building consensus and fostering buy-in among diverse stakeholders
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and cultural awareness to navigate a wide range of professional and community interactions
- Embodies a patient-centric mindset with a commitment to elevating patient and caregiver perspectives
- Ability to create and sustain trusted partnerships with diverse stakeholders
- Skilled in developing and executing advocacy initiatives and community programs
- Strong written and verbal skills, including translating complex science into accessible language
- Understanding of oncology/hematology advocacy ecosystems and stakeholder dynamics
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance standards related to patient engagement and communications
- Experience managing budgets, grants, sponsorships and vendors in a compliant manner
Benefits
- Remote work (Preferred remote location: Chicago/or mid-west US)
- Start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
patient advocacymedical affairspublic healthcoalition buildingadvocacy initiativescommunity programsregulatory compliancebudget managementgrant managementsponsorship management
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscultural awarenesscollaborationinfluenceconsensus buildingstakeholder engagementpatient-centric mindsetcommunication skillswritten skillsverbal skills
