Associate Director, Breast Cancer, US Patient Advocacy

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Breast Cancer collaborates with relevant Breast Cancer patient communities to understand unmet needs that inform business strategy, mobilize and empower the patient community and those who care for them to seek the best care, and reduce access barriers.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted and strategic long-term relationships with relevant patient organizations and communities in Breast Cancer centered on two-way communications and collaborations to advance shared priorities
• Identify the right patient organizations to drive strategic collaborations and partnerships that help educate and mobilize patients to seek optimal care and elevate the voice of the patient to inform decisionmakers in the patient treatment journey, including HCPs, policymakers and payers
• Execute integrated patient advocacy strategies aligned to critical business and corporate priorities based on deep understanding of the patient/care partner experience and unmet needs
• Ensure patient/care partner insights and implications for launch and growth brands are systematically actioned across corporate affairs and with cross-functional partners
• Utilize analytics and insights framework within scope of work
• Manage risk to Novartis and brand reputation
• Monitor and evaluate performance to achieve and maintain best-in-class outcomes, while being fully compliant
• Effectively manage budget and maximize agency ROI

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years of experience in patient advocacy or related discipline with a healthcare and/or pharmaceutical background, prior experience in Breast or Women’s cancer or Oncology preferred
• Minimum 2 years in industry patient advocacy role required
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships with patient organizations, professional associations and other stakeholders
• Commercial launch experience
• Development and implementation of integrated plans and projects against business objectives and priorities
• Management of agency partners and budget
• Crisis and issues management