Director – Patient Advocacy & Professional Engagement

Insmed is a global biopharmaceutical company on a mission to transform the lives of patients living with serious and rare diseases. Our most valuable resource is our employees, and everything we do is motivated by a patients-first mentality. We are dedicated to growing our team with talented individuals from around the world who are willing to challenge the status quo, solve problems, and work collaboratively with a sense of urgency and compassion.

Guided by our core values of collaboration, accountability, passion, respect, and integrity, we aim to foster an inclusive, diverse, and flexible work environment, where our employees are recognized for leaning in and rolling up their sleeves. If you share our vision and want to work with the most dedicated people in the biopharma industry, come to Insmed to accelerate your career.

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As the Director, Patient Advocacy & Engagement, you will play a pivotal role in building and leading patient advocacy and professional society engagements in respiratory, with a focus on PAH and PH-ILD, Your primary focus will be on cultivating positive relationships with patient communities, advocacy groups, and individual patients, to better understand their needs, experiences, and challenges. You will be instrumental in providing the patient voice and perspective as we design and implement our clinical development programs. You will be the bridge between patients, patient organizations, and our organization, ensuring their perspectives influence our decision-making processes, clinical development strategies, and patient support initiatives. You will lead the strategic review of educational funding requests, taking requests from review through to approval and contracting. You will ensure all policies and processes are followed, especially when it comes to CME guidelines. You will advise internal customers, both medical and marketing on the development of company led education.

• Patient & HCP Advocacy and Engagement:
• Develop and implement a Patient Organization engagement strategy aligned to internal business needs and patient community needs.
• Collaborate and co-create with Patient Organizations to identify and implement innovative initiatives to empower patients to seek optimal and informed care.
• Participate and support Patient Organization events, workshops, and conferences to promote awareness and cultivate patient community engagement.
• Collaborate and co-create with Professional Medical Associations to identify and implement innovative initiatives intended to address the evolving medical science related to Insmed therapeutic areas, as directed.
• Provide insight into Health Policy and Access & Reimbursement trends to ensure Patient Organizations have a thorough understanding of the access and reimbursement landscape.
• Patient Engagement:
• Implement a systematic strategic framework to ensure patient experience is incorporated into all critical business decisions across the asset lifecycle
• Engage with patient advocacy groups, foundations, and individual patients to see their point of view and needs as it related to Patient-Focused Drug Development
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key team members in the patient community.
• Patient-Centric Strategy:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure patient perspective is internally understood and incorporated into company culture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure patient needs are considered at all stages of product development.
• Represent the company in external forums and conferences related to patient advocacy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure patient perspective is internally understood and incorporated into company culture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure patient needs are considered at all stages of product development.
• Represent the company in external forums and conferences related to patient advocacy
• Collaborate with Corporate Communications, Human Resources, Legal, and Compliance to ensure that Insmed’s core values and corporate brand are represented in internal and external initiatives.
• Cultivate a collaborative and supportive team culture to achieve patient-centric goals.
• Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, healthcare, public health, or related fields (advanced degree preferred).
• Proven experience in patient advocacy/engagement or related roles within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industries, preferably with experience in the pulmonary and cardiology therapeutic areas.
• Strong understanding of respiratory diseases, with an ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences.
• Consistent track record of performance in developing and driving strategic projects, including managing budgets.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with patients, advocacy groups, and internal team members effectively.
• Deep experience working across multiple therapeutic areas and prioritizing appropriately.
• Demonstrated peer leadership experience and ability to inspire and motivate a matrixed team.
• Deep emotional intelligence for patients and their families, with a passion for advocating on their behalf!
• Knowledge of regulatory and ethical considerations related to patient advocacy and engagement.
• Passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients with serious and rare disease.
• Experience working in an early-stage and/or mid-cap sized company highly desired.
• Familiarity/experience with regulatory and pharmaceutical legal promotional review processes
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy, and conciseness.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Must successfully exhibit Insmed’s five (5) corporate values: Collaboration, Accountability, Passion, Integrity & Respect; along with any other position specific competencies.
• Individuals must demonstrate the ability to interact successfully in a dynamic and culturally diverse workplace!
• Travel:
• Ability to travel (10%-20%) within North America and internationally (if required) to attend conferences, meetings, and patient events

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$171,000 - $239,667 a year

At Insmed, we’re committed to investing in every team member’s total well-being, now and in the future. Our benefit programs vary by country but we offer the following to all Insmed team members, regardless of geographic location:

• Flexible approach to how we work
• Health benefits and time-off plans
• Competitive compensation package, including bonus 
• Equity Awards (Long-Term Incentives)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

For more information on U.S. benefits click here.

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