Senior Manager, Advocacy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Oversee the formulation and implementation of advocacy strategies that enhance coverage, access, and policy priorities for individuals with diabetes and associated metabolic health requirements.

• Provide daily leadership for key advocacy projects, establishing priorities, guiding implementation, removing obstacles, and concentrating on initiatives with significant impact.

• Forge and enhance relationships with national and regional advocacy organizations, professional associations, policymakers, and other external stakeholders.

• Convert advocacy insights and perspectives from external stakeholders into actionable recommendations for internal strategy and cross-functional decision-making.

• Collaborate with Policy, Government Affairs, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Marketing, and PR to ensure cohesive messaging and external engagement.

• Mentor and assist team members, fostering advocacy skills and enhancing stakeholder engagement and program execution.

• Represent Dexcom at industry conferences, coalition meetings, patient forums, and public events.

• Oversee advocacy initiatives, timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communications to guarantee high-quality execution and measurable results.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in developing and implementing advocacy, policy, public affairs, or stakeholder engagement strategies within the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare sectors.

• Strong knowledge of the diabetes landscape, including patient advocacy organizations, professional societies, access challenges, and policy dynamics that affect individuals with diabetes.

• Established ability to cultivate trusted relationships with external stakeholders and articulate complex policy, access, or clinical topics into clear and persuasive advocacy messages.

• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the capacity to guide cross-functional teams, mentor others, enforce accountability, and achieve results through influence.

• Excellent cross-functional leadership abilities with the capability to influence without direct authority, manage competing priorities, and foster alignment among internal teams.

• Bachelor’s degree is required, ideally in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Communications, Life Sciences, Public Policy, or a related discipline.

• Generally necessitates a Bachelor’s degree combined with 13+ years of industry experience.

• 5-8 years of prior experience in people management is preferred.

• Travel Requirement: 15-25%.

🏝️ Benefits

• A comprehensive and extensive benefits program.

• Opportunities for growth on a global scale.

• Access to career development through internal learning programs and/or eligible tuition reimbursement.

• Home office work environment.

• Flexible workplace options may be available for employees within commuting distance of a Dexcom location.