Senior Manager, Patient Advocacy – Public Affairs
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Patient advocacy leader advancing public affairs and stakeholder campaigns for Coloplast, a medical device company improving intimate healthcare. Supporting U.S. patient access and policy initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Support the U.S. Chronic Care organization by educating payors and policymakers through patient groups, professional societies, and industry associations
- Build stakeholder relationships at state and federal levels and shape public opinion to optimize patient access to Coloplast offerings
- Report health policy and payment risks identified by Reimbursement and Market Access
- Support Market Access, Reimbursement, and Government Affairs initiatives
- Drive initiatives through patient groups, professional societies, industry associations, groups, and forums
- Manage relationships and represent Payors and Evidence initiatives with external stakeholders
- Develop compelling campaigns with internal teams and external public relations and media agencies
- Measure campaign outcomes and recommend next steps
- Mobilize stakeholders to educate and influence patients, healthcare providers, and payors
- Coordinate execution of global campaigns
- Create and deploy a toolkit for public affairs engagements in commercial settings
- Drive internal alignment connecting public affairs with Chronic Care business objectives
- Partner with Coloplast and Comfort Medical teams to cultivate external stakeholder relationships and support business initiatives
- Coordinate with the US Reimbursement and Government Affairs Director on federal stakeholder engagement
- Support the US Market Access Team on managed care and state-level initiatives
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, MedTech Code of Conduct, and company policies
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, business, language and culture, or political science from an accredited institution in a related field
- Minimum of 10 years of successful engagements developing and executing patient advocacy or public affairs campaigns
- Competency in communications, including storytelling, writing, strategic communications, and new media
- Ability to form strategic relationships with key personnel in stakeholder groups
- Ability to manage multiple projects with a drive for results
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and spokesperson skills
- Ability to express complex information and processes clearly, concisely, and compellingly
- Complex stakeholder and project management skills
- Travel as needed to support key initiatives
- Previous experience in patient advocacy, patient organizations, and/or public affairs in the medical device industry preferred
- Experience driving public campaigns related to disability, healthcare inequity, unmet medical and emotional needs, social justice, personalized healthcare, mental health, human dignity, and chronic care coordination preferred
Benefits:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Company-sponsored wellness programs and mental health resources
- Paid leave of absence for qualifying events
- Generous paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
- 401(k) plan with company match vesting immediately
- Financial planning services
- Corporate discount programs
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible work hours
- Flexible work arrangement options may be available
- Training programs, mentorship, and tuition reimbursement
- Recognition programs, peer recognition, bonuses, awards, and special events
- Team-building activities
- Volunteer opportunities
- Company-sponsored events
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