Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors
4 weeks ago
The Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is responsible for building and sustaining meaningful relationships and collaborations to support the needs of patients and advance Vertex's goals.
Key Responsibilities:- Develop and leverage high-level relationships with patient organizations and stakeholders to support Vertex's goals and objectives.
- Maintain ongoing dialogue with patient and community organizations to understand priorities and opportunities for collaboration and support.
- Develop and implement specific plans that engage patient organizations in Vertex's shared goal of enhancing patient access to transformative medicines.
- Represent the perspective of the patient communities within the region at the regional leadership team to help the business deliver on its value of having an uncompromising commitment to patients.
- Assess the capabilities required for effective and appropriate engagement with patient representative bodies.
- Leverage creative thinking and encourage creative thinking in others to develop and implement innovative solutions to meet the demands of the function and/or the organization.
- Act as a thought leader within the business and proactively represent the voice of the patient community in internal planning.
- Provide international input and support to the development and resource prioritization for Vertex's global patient engagement strategy and plans.
- Partner with the Director, Distributor markets to ensure that the patient voice is represented in work to expand access to new geographies.
- Proactively partner with the business and the patient community to facilitate, align, and mobilize alliances with key leadership and external stakeholders to accomplish strategic objectives for the enterprise.
- Take an active Enterprise leadership role, driving and shaping strategic and tactical thinking in relevant LTs, in particular the regional leadership team for NEAD.
- Lead the NEAD IPE team, with four team members.
- Demonstrate understanding of the patient-lived experience in allocated therapy areas, identify data gaps, and work with relevant partners to fill those gaps from the patient perspective.
- Experience and insight into the specific advocacy environments in rare diseases in the International region.
- Experience in managing small and agile teams in multiple countries, and resource allocation across borders.
- Strong ability to build effective networks between local-international-global matrixes.
- Seamless navigation of the matrixed environment, influencing and informing the company with the patient community agenda, and strongly and clearly representing the company's agenda into the patient community.
- Accurate financial management of allocated budgets.
- Appoint and manage patient engagement consultants to deliver on business objectives while maintaining compliance with Vertex policies.
- Integrate Vertex's communications objectives and policy priorities with the patient advocacy strategy and identify additional communications opportunities.
- Provide strategic input into the development and resource prioritization for Vertex's annual patient advocacy plan, and the business plan for countries and/or pipeline therapy area.
- Identifying and pursuing additional opportunities to advance Vertex's business objectives.
- Fulfilling other duties/projects as assigned.
- Serve as an early warning to identify threats and opportunities that may impact the business and patient community.
- Exemplifying Vertex's core values and the Vertex phenotype in fulfilling these job duties, particularly the Company's core value regarding its commitment to patients.
- Current and relevant experience in the healthcare industry, of which ideally prior experience in patient engagement, medical affairs, market access, public health policy, government relations or related field.
- Experience in managing patient engagement across a wide range of different geographies, and therapy areas.
- Deep understanding of EFPIA and relevant country codes of practice to ensure all activities are compliant.
- Excellent, impactful, written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated outstanding strategic planning, communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to travel.
- Pharmaceutical sector or non-profit sector and therapeutic area experience required.
- Ability to navigate seamlessly in a matrixed environment, able to work in situations with levels of ambiguity with independence.
- Experience in patient advocacy, government affairs, communications, market access, or public policy.
- A high level of energy and passion toward patients, science, and public health.
- Working knowledge and appreciation of the complexities of the drug development process and regulatory requirements.
- Understanding of the patient and caregiver experience in rare diseases, (especially CF) to include diagnosis, treatment, and treatment options preferred.
- Knowledge of the patient advocacy community in CF, beta-thalassemia, sickle-cell disease, and rare diseases is strongly preferred.
- Proven teamwork and collaboration skills, with a demonstrated ability to interact and influence all levels of business.
- Detail-oriented, self-initiating, well-organized, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- A desire to work in the corporate culture of a highly innovative company aimed at redefining health and transforming lives with new medicines.
In this Hybrid-Eligible role, you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. On-Site: work five days per week on-site with ad hoc flexibility.
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob Title: Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and DistributorsJob Summary:Vertex is seeking a highly experienced Senior Director to lead our International Patient Engagement efforts in the Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors region. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob Title: Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and DistributorsJob Summary:Vertex is seeking a highly experienced Senior Director to lead our International Patient Engagement efforts in the Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors region. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and executing Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia, and Distributors region. This includes building and maintaining relationships with patient organizations, stakeholders,...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and executing Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia, and Distributors region. This includes building and maintaining relationships with patient organizations, stakeholders,...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and executing Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia, and Distributors region. This includes building and maintaining relationships with patient organizations, stakeholders,...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and executing Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia, and Distributors region. This includes building and maintaining relationships with patient organizations, stakeholders,...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and executing Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia, and Distributors region. This includes building and maintaining relationships with patient organizations, stakeholders,...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and executing Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia, and Distributors region. This includes building and maintaining relationships with patient organizations, stakeholders,...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob Title: Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and DistributorsJob Summary:We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors to lead our patient engagement efforts in the region. The successful candidate will be responsible for...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vertex Full timeJob DescriptionThe Senior Director, International Patient Engagement, Northern Europe, Australia and Distributors will play a critical role in developing and supporting Vertex's patient engagement strategy for the Northern Europe, Australia/NZ, and Distributors (NEAD) region. This position reports to the VP of Patient and Community Engagement and is...
