Associate Director, Neuroscience & Renal, US Patient Advocacy

Novartis • East Hanover, NJ

10d • $126,000 - $234,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Neuroscience & Renal, US Patient Advocacy collaborates with relevant Neuroscience and Renal 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. This role is required to be in our East Hanover, NJ office 3x/week. Novartis will not sponsor visas for this position. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

Requirements

• Success rate in achieving desired business objectives and outcomes for specified therapeutic area
• Functional alignment of strategies, priorities, and objectives across therapeutic area
• Management, and resolution of critical issues
• Utilization of OGSM framework planning approach with measurable results and assessment of business impact
• Feedback from internal stakeholders indicating collaboration and thought leadership
• Feedback from patient organizations and key advocates indicating impact and a positive and transparent image for Novartis
• Ownership of development plan

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 8+ years of experience in patient advocacy or related discipline with a healthcare and/or pharmaceutical background, prior experience in rare disease preferred
• Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships with patient organizations, professional associations and other stakeholders
• Commercial launch experience
• Management of agency partners and budget
• Crisis and issues management

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted and strategic long-term relationships with patient organizations and communities in relevant Neuroscience and Renal disease areas, 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
• Stay abreast of key environmental and policy issues impacting the company’s ability to operate and pre-emptively drive initiatives and build relationships to shape the environment
• Effectively use AI enabled tools to support advocacy planning, content development, and insights generation
• Monitor and evaluate performance to achieve and maintain best-in-class outcomes, while being fully compliant
• Effectively manage budget and maximize agency ROI

Benefits

• Health, life and disability benefits
• 401(k) with company contribution and match
• Generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
• Performance-based cash incentive
• Eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director