Regional Patient Engagement Manager

Barrington James; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 245,000 - 490,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrington James is partnering with an established pharmaceutical organisation to recruit a Regional Patient Engagement Manager. This role suits a healthcare marketer with experience turning disease awareness into meaningful patient action—from seeking medical advice to starting and staying on treatment—across Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines or Vietnam.

Develop activation strategies, lead campaigns across digital and community channels, and partner with medical teams and patient

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare or consumer health marketing, including 2 years in patient engagement, medical education or consumer activation.
• Direct ownership of patient- or consumer-facing healthcare campaigns, with evidence of measurable engagement, behaviour change or disease awareness.
• Strong digital marketing experience across paid media, content strategy and campaign analytics.
• Experience working within medical, legal and regulatory review processes.
• Ability to translate complex medical information into clear, accessible communications for patients and the public.

Responsibilities

• Develop patient and consumer activation strategies aligned with brand and medical priorities.
• Lead campaigns across digital, social media and community channels to improve disease awareness and encourage patients to seek care.
• Use patient insights to address barriers across diagnosis, treatment initiation and adherence.
• Partner with medical teams, patient organisations and healthcare providers to support patient education and referral pathways.
• Manage agencies, campaign budgets and performance measurement, ensuring materials meet medical, legal and regulatory review requirements.

Skills

Patient engagement

Digital marketing

Campaign analytics

Medical education

Regulatory review

Job description

Open to candidates based in Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines or Vietnam

Barrington James is partnering with an established Pharmaceutical organisation to recruit a Regional Patient Engagement Manager

This opportunity suits a healthcare marketer with experience turning disease awareness into meaningful patient action—from seeking medical advice to starting and staying on treatment.

The role

• Develop patient and consumer activation strategies aligned with brand and medical priorities.
• Lead campaigns across digital, social media and community channels to improve disease awareness and encourage patients to seek care.
• Use patient insights to address barriers across diagnosis, treatment initiation and adherence.
• Partner with medical teams, patient organisations and healthcare providers to support patient education and referral pathways.
• Manage agencies, campaign budgets and performance measurement, ensuring materials meet medical, legal and regulatory review requirements.

What we’re looking for

• At least 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare or consumer health marketing, including 2 years in patient engagement, medical education or consumer activation.
• Direct ownership of patient- or consumer-facing healthcare campaigns, with evidence of measurable engagement, behaviour change or disease awareness.
• Strong digital marketing experience across paid media, content strategy and campaign analytics.
• Experience working within medical, legal and regulatory review processes.
• Ability to translate complex medical information into clear, accessible communications for patients and the public.

Particularly relevant experience

• Obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular or other chronic disease areas.
• Patient advocacy partnerships, referral programmes or treatment adherence initiatives.
• Healthcare PR or communications agency experience involving substantial patient campaign ownership.