Director, Patient Advocacy – Engagement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Position Cogent as a key partner within the global Systemic Mastocytosis patient advocacy community.

• Forge strategic long-term alliances, enhance current collaborations, and discover new groups for engagement.

• Create, implement, and oversee the annual Patient Advocacy & Engagement strategic plan, encompassing commercial launches.

• Direct the external patient advocacy engagement strategy and execute strategic partnerships with patient advocacy organizations and medical associations.

• Design and implement patient-facing educational initiatives aimed at increasing program awareness, disease education, and access to care.

• Assist global, national, and local patient advocacy organizations through relationship building, networking, capacity enhancement, and sharing best practices.

• Facilitate virtual and in-person patient advisory boards and advocate for patient insights.

• Collaborate with Marketing, Market Access, Patient Services, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Patient Recruitment, Legal, Regulatory, and Research departments.

• Manage vendors, budgets, timelines, and deliverables for advocacy and engagement projects.

• Organize Cogent’s participation in patient meetings and awareness events.

• Represent Cogent at U.S. and international patient advocacy conferences, events, and scientific congresses.

• Establish metrics to assess the success of advocacy initiatives.

• Innovate and enhance Cogent’s approach to patient advocacy and engagement.

• Ensure cross-functional coordination, strategic planning, budget compliance, service quality, and creative solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is mandatory.

• 8-12+ years of experience in patient advocacy, patient engagement, patient marketing, patient services, or related roles in the pharmaceutical industry is required.

• Profound knowledge of commercialization and R&D, including successful product launches.

• Proven ability to navigate regulatory and legal compliance associated with advocacy efforts.

• Experience in rare diseases, hematology, allergy/immunology, or oncology is preferred.

• Background in developing and executing patient-facing disease education and awareness resources and initiatives.

• Experience with patient digital health initiatives and campaigns is an advantage.

• Exceptional organizational, planning, and interpersonal abilities.

• Strong executive presence and effective communication skills.

• Capacity to make informed decisions and convey recommendations utilizing decision-support data and regulatory insights.

• Experience collaborating with all levels of management and consulting with key business stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently, within multidisciplinary teams, and with external partners and vendors.

• Willingness to travel to key U.S. and global congresses and patient events as required, up to 30% of the time.

• Position can be U.S. remote or based in Waltham, MA, or Boulder, CO.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Target bonus of 20%.

• Ongoing stock awards.

• 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and their families.

• Up to 75% of in-network deductibles funded.

• 401(k) match with immediate vesting.

• Generous paid time off.

• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave.

• Paid family and medical leave for all employees, regardless of location.

• Company-paid short-term disability coverage for up to 20 weeks.

• Wellness programs.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Inclusive family-forming support.