Executive VP, Patient Advocacy & Corporate Communications

Immunic Therapeutics; United States; Remote; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Immunic Therapeutics in the United States seeks a Vice President, Patient Advocacy & Corporate Communications to lead an integrated strategy across patient advocacy, external engagement, government affairs, and corporate communications. This executive will ensure the patient perspective shapes strategy, culture, and external communications, and deepen MS community relationships.

You will advise the CEO and senior leadership, build a high-performing team, and oversee messaging around clinical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, patient advocacy, or corporate communications.
• Deep, demonstrated expertise spanning both patient advocacy and corporate communications, with the breadth to lead an integrated function.
• Strong understanding of drug development, regulatory, and commercialization milestones.
• Proven experience advising CEOs and senior executives on sensitive, high-profile communications and stakeholder matters.
• Demonstrated success building functions, teams, and operating models within a growing organization, including managing agencies and budgets.
• Experience in multiple sclerosis, neuroscience, immunology, or specialty therapeutics strongly preferred, with existing MS advocacy community relationships highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead Immunic's global patient advocacy strategy, starting with the multiple sclerosis community, and build trusted relationships with patient organizations, leaders, and caregivers.
• Establish systematic approaches (advisory boards, listening initiatives, research) for incorporating the patient voice into clinical, medical, access, and commercial strategy.
• Provide strategic leadership over corporate communications, including reputation, media relations, executive and internal communications, digital/social, and issues management.
• Develop and evolve Immunic's corporate narrative and messaging, and oversee integrated communications around clinical data, regulatory milestones, and corporate developments.
• Serve as senior communications advisor to the CEO, President & COO, and executive team, supporting executive positioning and high-profile external engagement.
• Build an integrated approach connecting corporate storytelling with authentic patient experiences across all communications channels and materials.
• Represent Immunic externally with patient organizations, industry associations, and policymakers, and monitor policy issues affecting MS patients and the company.
• Serve as a member of the senior leadership team, bringing external and patient perspectives into enterprise strategy and major milestone planning.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Patient Advocacy & Corporate Communications organization, including talent, budgets, agencies, and performance metrics.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic communications

Patient advocacy

Regulatory understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree in communications or life sciences

Job description

Immunic Therapeutics in the United States seeks a Vice President, Patient Advocacy & Corporate Communications to lead an integrated strategy across patient advocacy, external engagement, government affairs, and corporate communications. This executive will ensure the patient perspective shapes strategy, culture, and external communications, and deepen MS community relationships.

You will advise the CEO and senior leadership, build a high-performing team, and oversee messaging around clinical