Sr. Manager, Advocacy

DexCom • San Diego, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Advocacy helps advance access to Dexcom technology by shaping the external policy environment, strengthening partnerships with advocacy organizations and professional societies, and elevating the voices of people living with diabetes. The role develops and executes advocacy strategies and provides leadership across initiatives that support coverage, access, policy, and awareness priorities for people with diabetes and related metabolic health needs.

The position provides day-to-day leadership for advocacy workstreams, builds relationships with external stakeholders, and translates stakeholder insights into recommendations for internal strategy and cross-functional decisions. It partners with Policy, Government Affairs, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Marketing, and PR to coordinate messaging and external engagement. The Senior Manager also mentors team members, represents Dexcom at external events, and manages initiatives, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communications to support high-quality execution and measurable impact.

The primary work location is a home office, with no assigned workstation. The employee must live within commuting distance of the assigned Dexcom site, typically within 75 miles/120 km, and will work with their manager to determine office visit needs. Travel is required 15–25%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; a degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Communications, Life Sciences, Public Policy, or a related field is preferred.
• Typically requires 13 or more years of industry experience.
• Typically requires 5–8 years of previous people management experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing advocacy, policy, public affairs, or stakeholder engagement strategies in the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare industry.
• Strong understanding of the diabetes landscape, including patient advocacy organizations, professional societies, access barriers, and policy dynamics affecting people with diabetes.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with external stakeholders and translate complex policy, access, or clinical topics into clear, compelling advocacy messages.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including guiding cross-functional teams, coaching others, driving accountability, and delivering results through influence.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, including the ability to influence without authority, manage competing priorities, and drive alignment across internal teams.
• Must live within commuting distance of the assigned Dexcom site, typically 75 miles/120 km.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of advocacy strategies supporting coverage, access, and policy priorities for people with diabetes and related metabolic health needs.
• Provide day-to-day leadership for advocacy workstreams by setting priorities, guiding execution, removing roadblocks, and focusing the team on high-impact initiatives.
• Build and strengthen relationships with national and regional advocacy organizations, professional societies, policymakers, and other external stakeholders.
• Translate advocacy insights and external stakeholder perspectives into recommendations that inform internal strategy and cross-functional decision-making.
• Partner with Policy, Government Affairs, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Marketing, and PR to coordinate messaging and align external engagement.
• Mentor and support team members to build advocacy capabilities, improve stakeholder engagement, and strengthen program execution.
• Represent Dexcom at industry conferences, coalition meetings, patient forums, and public events.
• Manage advocacy initiatives, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communications to ensure high-quality execution and measurable impact.
• Guide cross-functional teams, coach others, drive accountability, and deliver results through influence.

Benefits

• Full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• Opportunity to work with life-changing CGM technology at an innovative, industry-leading organization.

What This Job Offers

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