Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager

USP•Rockville, MD

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager is a strategic and implementation position within the Convention and Stakeholder Engagement department of Global External Affairs. S/he will lead engagements with key stakeholder communities, interface with senior level leaders internally and externally, and collaborate with colleagues across USP to bring the best of USP to every engagement and help deliver on USP’s mission. This position will spend time in both our Washington, DC office and our Rockville, MD headquarters. As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards. Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
Minimum of 10 (ten) years of experience in life sciences advocacy or trade association or similar role.
Established relationships within patient advocacy and/or pharmaceutical trade associations.
Demonstrated knowledge of the pharmaceutical life cycle and the range of stakeholder sectors across it.
Proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects at once maintaining a focus on quality and outcomes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to frame content for the audience and the objectives.
Collaborative with the ability to influence and inspire in a matrixed organization.
Agility – comfortable with fast moving and sometimes shifting objectives and tactics.

Nice To Haves

Experience in strategic external relationship management.

Responsibilities

Build and sustain relationships with stakeholder organizations, including patient advocacy organizations, industry and scientific trade associations, practitioner groups, and others, connecting them with USP’s priorities.
Engage USP Convention Members through Sectors, developing and delivering programming and content that is informative, grows their connection to USP, and delivers on our accountability to our members.
Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to incorporate appropriate perspectives and expertise into the planning and implementation of engagement activities.
Develop presentations, talking points, messaging briefs for executives to deliver to stakeholders.
Lead issue management, utilizing an approach that flexes by issue, objectives, stakeholders, and potential organizational risks.
Exhibit ownership for successful programs and initiatives that position USP as a leader and yield meaningful outcomes.
Serve as a stakeholder engagement expert with executives and other colleagues, helping them tell compelling stories, build connections, and advance priorities through engagement.