Senior Director, Patient Advocacy

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals•Sleepy Hollow, WY

5d•$216,100 - $360,200•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Patient Advocacy leads Regeneron’s disease area enterprise-wide advocacy strategy and operating model, integrating the patient voice across the continuum of discovery, development, and commercialization. This leader exercises independent judgment in ambiguous environments, influences executive decision-making, and builds scalable processes that elevate patient impact, operational efficiency, and company reputation. The role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and a visible ambassador to advocacy and professional organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of industry experience, including 10-15+ years in Patient Advocacy leading multi-stakeholder programs
Demonstrated enterprise thinking with a track record of cross-functional visibility, influence and company-wide impact
Executive presence with superior communication skills; able to craft concise, data-driven narratives and board-ready materials
Proven operational rigor: building repeatable processes, governance, and metrics with measurable outcomes
Experience collaborating with Medical, Commercial, Market Access, and Policy partners; strong familiarity with compliance in advocacy contexts

Nice To Haves

Experience in rare diseases, oncology, hematology, ophthalmology, immunology, and/or cardio-metabolic
Background operating in complex, matrixed, or global environments; alliance management experience

Responsibilities

Define and evolve the disease area patient advocacy strategy, translating corporate objectives into a prioritized, outcome-based portfolio
Standardize engagement frameworks, decision rights, and operating mechanisms that scale across therapeutic areas and regions
Anticipate external trends and policy shifts as well as shifting company priorities to frame and be comfortable and strategic about recommending tactical choices and trade-offs with clear implications for patients and the business
Help establish governance and operating mechanisms that support alignment, speed and accountability across department
Create and maintain therapeutic area strategies and operating plans, including educational programs, disease awareness, advisory boards, patient speaker engagement, clinical trial awareness, and coordination on relevant policy initiatives
Support development and deployment of advocacy campaigns; ensure external partner plans align to Regeneron’s goals and compliance standards
Define and report outcome-based KPIs; implement dashboards to monitor reach, quality, and ROI of advocacy efforts
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives; deliver board-ready materials that articulate patient impact, risks, and investment options
Lead executive forums and steering committees to drive aligned decisions across competing priorities
Lead relationship development with key patient advocacy and professional societies to build durable, mission-aligned partnerships
Ensure Regeneron’s leadership position is evident through presence at priority events; synthesize and disseminate insights to internal stakeholders
Build strong, collaborative relationships with Medical, Commercial/Brand, Market Access, Government Affairs, Health Policy, Clinical Development, and Legal/Compliance
Drive cross-functional alignment (including at top senior leadership levels, e.g. VP level) and execution of advocacy initiatives; co-create plans with Alliance partners where applicable
Contribute to departmental strategy, annual planning, budgeting, and digital portal development
Systematically capture and translate patient insights to inform clinical trial design, evidence generation, disease education, patient services, and access strategies
Champion a patient-centric mindset and embed patient perspectives in enterprise decisions and roadmaps
Own budgeting and optimize for impact
Strategically fund programs that advance patient engagement and disease education aligned to therapeutic priorities
Oversee transparent, compliant grant review processes; manage budgets and financial stewardship effectively and in a timely manner