I am recruiting for two Public Affairs & Advocacy Manager positions with a pharmaceutical business in the Home Counties.
You will:
- Develop and implement Public Affairs & Advocacy Plans, including stakeholder engagement strategies in the UK for the Immunology and Respiratory Franchise
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships, and acts as lead contact in the UK, with Patient Organisations and other policy stakeholders including Government Ministers, parliamentarians and civil servants
- Champion best practice in patient advocacy activities
- Management of resources and in year budgeting, including accurately raising purchase requisitions with information provided by requestor and ensure such information is correct
You will have:
- Knowledge: broad healthcare industry, NHS, policy & political knowledge; understanding or experience of Matrix organisations; understanding or experience of Regulatory and compliance issues for the pharmaceutical industry;
- Experience: significant experience gained working in, for example; patient advocacy; the pharmaceutical industry; the NHS or healthcare; Westminster, Whitehall or devolved administrations; Public Affairs or Communications Agencies Expertise in communications, Public or Government Affairs or Patient Advocacy;
- Capabilities: strategic and tactical planning; Influencing and engaging skills; politically astute, ability to build strategic networks and transversal collaboration; challenge the status quo and think creatively; navigate complexity, while adhering to internal operating procedures. Excellent written and oral communications skills; design, structure and delivery of presentations;
- Direct experience of pharmaceutical product launches would be advantageous;
- Personal Attributes: ethical; patient minded, integrity, energy and resilience, entrepreneurship.