Senior Manager, Patient Advocacy Engagement - Remote

About the Role

Chiesi USA is seeking a dedicated and strategic Senior Manager, Patient Advocacy Engagement to join our team in a remote capacity. This role is pivotal in advancing our commitment to embedding patient and community voices across our organization. As a Senior Manager, Patient Advocacy Engagement remote position, you will have the opportunity to shape and enhance patient advocacy efforts throughout the United States.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute the US Patient Advocacy strategy, ensuring alignment with Chiesi’s mission and patient-centered priorities.
• Represent the patient voice in cross-functional planning and strategic discussions, helping teams anticipate needs and embed community insights early in decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to advance health equity and deepen engagement with diverse patient populations, ensuring inclusion in advocacy strategies and organizational initiatives.
• Build and nurture high-trust, transparent partnerships with patient advocacy organizations, fostering long-term collaboration and mutual value.
• Support and coordinate initiatives that strengthen credibility, encourage co-creation, and advance shared goals with community partners.
• Oversee contract development and execution for patient advocacy partnerships, ensuring accuracy and alignment with internal policies.
• Manage grants and sponsorship processes, including submission, review, tracking, reporting, and maintaining transparent documentation.
• Create and execute internal communication plans that elevate the function, value, and impact across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• At least 5 years of patient advocacy experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and/or working with or for patient advocacy organizations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to build high-trust, transparent, and collaborative relationships with community members.
• Experience with patient advocacy partnerships and sponsorship contracting processes.
• Familiarity with the compliance environment around patient advocacy partnerships and patient interactions.
• Solid understanding of the advocacy landscape and core community engagement principles.
• Demonstrated project management and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.

Nice to Have

• Experience in developing dashboards and metrics that measure advocacy engagement and impact.
• Familiarity with storytelling techniques that amplify lived experiences and advocacy outcomes.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary package, including performance bonuses.
• Comprehensive healthcare programs and work-life balance initiatives.
• Robust relocation support for those moving to Cary, NC.
• Flexible working arrangements and remote work options.
• Tax assistance services for foreign colleagues.

Join us as a Senior Manager, Patient Advocacy Engagement remote and be part of a team that is committed to making a positive impact in the lives of patients and communities.