Sr. Manager, Patient Advocacy

BridgeBio Pharma

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Global Patient Advocacy is responsible for engaging patients, families, caregivers, and community advocates throughout the drug development process to understand their challenges and desires and to adapt our efforts accordingly. This position reports to the Senior Director of Global Patient Advocacy and will ensure productive and enduring relationships and communication strategies with patient advocacy organizations and community leaders. This individual will collaborate with key internal/external stakeholders to develop and support educational programming and implementing communication strategies to share developed resources, program updates, and other relevant information with the patient community. This position will work in tandem with the Patient Advocacy and Medical Affairs teams on multiple development programs at various stages, with a focus on hypoparathyroidism.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in a relevant life science field is required; a post-graduate degree in counseling, social work, genetic counseling, public health, nursing, pharmacy, or life sciences is strongly valued
A minimum of 2 years in patient advocacy/advocacy relations, or a similar function in an industry role, is preferred
Demonstrated ability to build relationships with patient advocacy organizations, professional associations, or other stakeholders is required
Ability to travel up to 30% (often on weekends) is required

Nice To Haves

Experience in rare disease or endocrine disease is preferred
Communicative ability in a second language would be highly valuable

Responsibilities

Inspire a patient-first mentality by communicating the “voice of the patient/caregiver” to internal teams and incorporating patient stories, imagery, and unmet needs in company activities and materials
Act with honesty, integrity, and transparency in collaboration with patients and patient organizations
Establish and/or further develop and continuously strengthen advocacy relationships with patient advocacy organizations globally through compliant and thoughtful engagement and alignment on company priorities
Develop and implement patient advocacy communication platforms and activities by collaborating with internal teams that include development, operations, medical, legal, compliance, communications, and commercial
Support the planning and organization of external meetings and events according to requirements, target audience, and objectives
Provide logistical and operational support to the grant and sponsorship processes
Manage financial and reimbursement activities to support meetings with external patient and medical community members (ie, Community Advisory Board and Task Force Meetings)

Benefits

Market leading compensation
401K with 100% employer match on first 3% & 50% on the next 2%
Employee stock purchase program
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Referral program with $2,500 award for hired referrals
Comprehensive health care with 100% premiums covered - no cost to you and dependents
Mental health support via Spring Health (6 therapy sessions & 6 coaching sessions)
Hybrid work model - employees have the autonomy in where and how they do their work
Unlimited flexible paid time off - take the time that you need
Paid parental leave - 4 months for birthing parents & 2 months for non-birthing parents
Flex spending accounts & company-provided group term life & disability
Subsidized lunch via Forkable on days worked from our office
People are part of our growth and success story - from discovery to active drug trials and FDA pipelines, there are endless opportunities for skill development and internal mobility
We provide career pathing through regular feedback, continuous education and professional development programs via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, Spring Health & BetterUp Coaching
We celebrate strong performance with financial rewards, peer-to-peer recognition, and growth opportunities