Patient Engagement Manager, Rare Disease Communities

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 117,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Paid family leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a field-based engagement role to build patient communities and educate across multiple US territories. You will represent the company at events, recruit and manage contracted patients, and collaborate with marketing and patient services to deliver branded and unbranded programming.

The role emphasizes strong communication, relationship-building, and ability to translate patient insights into outreach strategies, with travel 50–75% across cross-country sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years biotech/pharma experience.
• Experience educating patients/caregivers is strongly preferred.
• Experience in rare disease preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a community engagement and patient education program plan for the local territory (US).
• Represent Biogen at conferences, walks, and other community events.
• Provide outreach to patients about upcoming events, resources, and information.
• Plan and execute programming for patient communities leveraging partnerships with contracted patients.
• Build proficiency in the disease state, patient experience, and product to support community needs.
• Collaborate with Patient Advocacy, Hematology Marketing, and Nephrology Marketing functions and local field teams.
• Be a voice for the patient community within the organization.
• Establish and nurture relationships with contracted patients.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Public speaking

Marketing collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a field-based engagement role to build patient communities and educate across multiple US territories. You will represent the company at events, recruit and manage contracted patients, and collaborate with marketing and patient services to deliver branded and unbranded programming.

The role emphasizes strong communication, relationship-building, and ability to translate patient insights into outreach strategies, with travel 50–75% across cross-country sites.