Associate Director, US Patient Advocacy
Join us as we transform immunology and deliver medicines that help autoimmune patients get their lives back. argenx is preparing for multi-dimensional expansion to reach more patients through a rich pipeline of differentiated assets, led by VYVGART, our first-in-class neonatal Fc receptor blocker approved for the treatment of gMG, and with the potential to treat patients across dozens of severe autoimmune diseases.
We are building a new kind of biotech company, one that maintains its roots as a science-based start-up and pushes our commitment to innovate across all corners of our business. We strive to inspire and grow our company, our partnerships, our science, and our people, because when we do, we deliver more for patients.
At argenx , we are committed to putting the patient first. As a member of the US Patient Advocacy Team, you will play a key role within the broader argenx ecosystem inintegrating thepatientvoice early and often into everything we do to better serve patients and their communities.
This person willbe responsible foracting as the primary point of contact for our external Patient Advocacy Organization (PAO) partners as well as our internal argenx teams to ensure we show up consistently as their partner of choice.
To be successful, this person will need to set and maintain an indication-level Advocacy strategy, communicate the strategy to internal/external partners, bring the patient voice into development milestones (e.g., end point selection, etc.), and partner with our cross-functional teams to show up for our patient communities for in-market indications during the moments that matter.
This is a remote-based position. To help meet the needs of the patient communities we serve, you will spend meaningful time in the geographies you cover, building relationships withPAOsand attending prioritized patient events either live or virtually asappropriate. At times, these events may take place outside of standard businesshours,a flexible schedule will be developed to accommodate evening and weekend work.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Patient Advocacy Organization + External Engagement Responsibilities
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Develop and implement patient advocacy strategies and engagement plans for disease therapeutic areas, ensuring alignment with corporateobjectivesand strategies.
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Effectively balance and prioritize both pipeline indications and in market indications (i.e.gMGand CIDP).
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Execute patient advocacy engagement strategy Nationally and/or in local geographies that are aligned with cross-functional teams for in-market indications, translating US and market strategies to actionable tactics & events
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Build and manage relationships with US PAOs
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Build understanding of patient needs through interactive engagement such as prioritized patient events, patient panels, and cross-functionallyidentifiedopportunities, etc.
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Provide local support to patient services team during the patient onboarding process
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Represent argenx externally at events & conferences to educate and engage with patients, empowering other teams to do so when necessary
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Define and measure business impact at local, regional, and national events
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Build andmaintainproficiencyin the disease state, Patient Experience, and product knowledge to support the needs of the community
Internal Engagement and Cross Functional Responsibilities
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Inform local market engagement by generating and synthesizing insights for teams
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Work cross-functionally within the ecosystem of support at argenx toidentifythe needs and opportunities relevant to patient advocacy
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Be a voice for the community within the organization and within the Advocacy team based on assigned pipeline & all in-market indications
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Effectively manage internal operations, including compliant management of events, patient advocacy organization sponsorships, and budgeting process.
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Build and own the Advocacy strategy for assigned indications from develo