Senior Director, Regional Lead (West Region)
About The Position
The Public Affairs & Access (PAA) organization at Genentech is a multi-disciplinary group focused on corporate communications, policy, evidence and access strategy, channel and contract management, external affairs, patient experience, and strategy and business operations. The CMG Patient Strategy aims to create a holistic, cross-functional approach to deliver a best-in-class patient experience that aligns with the portfolio, technology tools, and consumer-driven patient expectations in a rapidly evolving business landscape. As the Senior Director, PX Region Lead, you will serve as a strategic regional owner accountable for driving the delivery, performance, and scalable execution of Genentech’s patient support and navigation services across your assigned territory for the entire portfolio.
Requirements
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., business, healthcare management, public policy) or equivalent experience.
- 12-15 years of experience in healthcare, patient services, reimbursement, or related roles within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare organizations.
- 5+ years of direct people leadership experience, including a demonstrated ability to lead large, distributed teams and manage managers.
- Deep knowledge of healthcare market dynamics, reimbursement processes, and patient access challenges within the assigned region.
- Proven capabilities in change leadership, cross-functional influencing, coaching, and leveraging data/technology to improve patient outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred.
- Master’s degree or MBA in Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business, or a related discipline.
- Proven track record leading large-scale contact center operations, patient navigation hubs, or field-based patient support teams in specialty therapeutic areas.
- Deep familiarity with regional payer policies, specialty pharmacy workflows, and account-based customer engagement models.
Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day operational performance, service quality, throughput, and cross-portfolio support for complex patient and provider access/reimbursement challenges.
- Lead, coach, and develop a large, distributed regional team of Team Leads and Patient Navigators, setting performance expectations aligned to key patient outcomes and enterprise KPIs.
- Ensure the regional PX team has deep expertise and understanding of their aligned local healthcare ecosystem.
- Own the successful regional rollout and implementation of new product launches, patient support service programs, and technology enhancements.
- Partner closely with regional Customer Engagement (CE) team and ecosystem stakeholders to address regional patient and provider barriers.
- Cultivate and sponsor a community of practice across regionally aligned leaders to share operational best practices and ensure consistent execution across regions.
- Leverage deep regional market insights, payer dynamics, and provider ecosystem knowledge to inform patient support interventions and enterprise strategy.
- Drive change leadership and maintain a culture of psychological safety, resilience, and accountability to prevent burnout and ensure sustained impact.
Benefits
- A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
- Benefits detailed at the link provided below.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
