Director, Patient Engagement & Advocacy - Remote/Field-Based

Tevapharm; Lake Hiawatha (NJ); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to improving global health through patient advocacy. This exciting role involves building strong relationships with advocacy groups, enhancing awareness, and supporting patient education initiatives. You will collaborate with various internal teams to ensure strategic alignment and maximize impact. With a focus on emotional intelligence and empathy, you will play a crucial role in advocating for those living with health challenges. This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of many while working remotely with a dynamic team committed to excellence.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid Time Off

Life and Disability Protection

Sign-on bonus

Restricted stock units

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in the pharmaceutical or non-profit industry.
• 3 years in patient advocacy or similar experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and communication with patient advocacy groups.
• Manage budget and ensure compliance with internal reviews.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Relationship building

Leadership skills

Empathy

Education

Advanced degree

Job description

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

This role serves as the Teva Medical’s liaison with the patient advocacy community in assigned therapeutic areas, which currently includes Movement Disorders and Mental Health Conditions. This role is responsible to build meaningful, long-term relationships with advocacy groups on a state and regional level to raise awareness, provide education, and support patient advocacy goals in alignment with Teva Medical’s objectives.

Location: This is a remote/field-based opportunity. Candidates must be based in the United States. The ideal candidate will be located in the Northeastern United States or Washington DC area.

Travel Requirements: This role requires 35-40% travel annually on average, including some weekends. During busy seasons, up to 60% travel may be required.

How you’ll spend your day

• Lead relationship development and bi-directional communications with patient advocacy groups to ensure productive ongoing partnerships based on shared patient-focused objectives including disease awareness, community education, and research opportunities.
• Mobilize patient advocacy groups to reach their own communities with education and research opportunities in mutually beneficial areas of interest.
• Ensure collaboration with internal partners, including but not limited to global development, global medical, medical, brand, market access, government affairs/health policy to optimally manage relationship to ensure strategic alignment.
• Create and maintain therapeutic area tailored operational engagement activities and resources that may include but are not limited to disease awareness and community education.
• Administration fulfillment through various Teva processes with 100% completion on time.
• Strategically manage budget. Ensure grant and fee for service administration passes through compliant internal review.

Your experience and qualifications

Education Requirements

• Advanced degree preferred.

Experience Required

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, non-profit industry, or other relevant professional experience. Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly desired.
• Minimum 3 years of patient advocacy, policy, government affairs, patient education/engagement or similar experience.

Experience Preferred

• 10 years of pharmaceutical industry, non-profit industry, or other relevant professional experience preferred.
• 5 years of patient advocacy, policy, government affairs, patient education/engagement or similar experience preferred.

Functional Knowledge

• Emotional intelligence, empathy for people living with illness, families, and care partners.
• Background in compliantly engaging with people living with illness and care partners in a highly regulated position/industry.
• History of relationship building and management in a healthcare business setting.
• Proven ability to demonstrate leadership skills and track record of developing impactful strategies in partnership with others, internally and externally.

Enjoy a more rewarding choice

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretakertime and holidays.
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
• The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience. Request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to [e-mail] with the nature of your request and your contact information. Only inquiries concerning a request for a reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.