Associate Patient Advocacy & Medical Society Engagement Manager

United Therapeutics Corporation•Tennessee (Remote), TN

22h•$101,000 - $135,000•Remote

About The Position

United Therapeutics (Nasdaq: UTHR) is a publicly-traded biotech or pharmaceutical company with a public benefit purpose to provide a brighter future for patients through the development of novel pharmaceutical therapies and technologies that expand the availability of transplantable organs. The company focuses on developing treatments for rare, deadly diseases such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), and neuroblastoma. Additionally, United Therapeutics is working to create manufactured organs to address the shortage of transplantable organs. The Associate Patient Advocacy & Medical Society Manager will manage patient advocacy and medical society relationships within Global Medical Affairs. This role ensures that patient perspectives are integrated into medical strategies and activities by building and maintaining strong partnerships with patient advocacy groups and professional medical societies to support education, scientific exchange, and collaboration. The ideal candidate is empathetic, strategic, and passionate about making a difference for patients, with a knack for identifying needs and developing thoughtful solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with 5+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience in customer-facing roles such as: patient advocacy, communications, and/or commercial functions OR Master's Degree with 3+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience in customer-facing roles such as: patient advocacy, communications, and/or commercial functions OR PhD or PharmD
Knowledge of compliance and regulatory framework
Exceptional soft skills including empathy and thoughtfulness especially when talking/supporting/collaborating with patients
Ability to be proactive, resourceful and show initiative
Microsoft suite of products including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, One Drive
Skype, Zoom or other online platforms to host and lead meetings
In-depth knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and practices

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in a related field or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or PharmD
2+ years of experience demonstrating success in leading or supporting patient advocacy initiatives and/or medical society engagement

Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and strengthen relationships with patient advocacy groups and professional medical societies, healthcare professionals and other external stakeholders, serving as a trusted and collaborative partner.
Support the development of and implement strategies that align with business objectives, therapeutic area priorities, and the needs of both patients and healthcare professionals, engaging patient advocacy groups and medical societies with exceptional business acumen and strategic insights.
Support and/or collaborate with patient advocacy groups and medical societies to address educational gaps within the assigned therapeutic area. Work with internal stakeholders to develop, support and deliver educational initiatives to enhance patient care.
Partner closely with internal teams such as: marketing, clinical development, medical affairs, public policy, and compliance to ensure that patient advocacy and medical society initiatives are integrated and supported throughout the organization.
Attend patient advocacy and medical society related meetings and events and report back internally with actionable insights.
Represent patients and the patient advocacy function at various internal cross-functional team meetings.
Identify opportunities for United Therapeutics and patient advocacy organizations to collaborate on important initiatives that will benefit the patients we serve; examples include partnering on patient registries, app technology development, patient survey work, etc.
Explore opportunities to collaborate with patients directly on editorial/short form publications, highlighting the patient experience, in partnership with the Medical Communications group.
Capture feedback from patients and their caregivers on United Therapeutics cross-functional activities with the primary focus of the effort to support a better understanding of the patients and how they think and feel; examples include patient advisory panels, patient surveys, qualitative medical research.
Adhere to all patient advocacy related compliance documents and standard operating procedures and educate the organization on these policies, as necessary; write, edit, and approve internal documents as they evolve with the ever-changing external environment.
Develop an understanding of external patient related guidance documents including FDA guidance on patient focused drug development (PFDD) and patient preference research; educate internal colleagues via training, etc.
Establish leadership presence in patient advocacy environment and effectively connect and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Serve as project manager over assigned areas.