Director Patient Advocacy, UK & Ireland

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description:

The Director Patient Advocacy UK and Ireland is a key role in delivering on our mission to make our medicines affordable and accessible for more patients globally. The incumbent will develop and lead the disease area Patient Advocacy Groups (PAGs) engagement strategy in order to build advocacy and strategic partnerships that differentiate BeOne. In line with overall disease area strategy and business objectives, this role will work with PAGs to ensure the Patient Voice is represented in the development plans, Market Access plans and commercial plans to maximize the potential of BeOne medicines throughout the medicine’s lifecycle.

This key individual will be a member of the UK & Ireland Cluster Leadership Team and a member of the EU+UK Patient Advocacy Leadership Team.

This position will partner and collaborate with global, regional and cluster colleagues in Patient Advocacy, Corporate Affairs, HEOR, Commercial and Medical Affairs to represent the patient voice within BeOne and to deliver strategic lifecycle activities.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Member of the Patient Advocacy Team Europe
• Member of the Cluster Leadership Team
• Represent BeOne at local trade associations for Patient Advocacy subjects
• Work crossfunctionally to elaborate and communicate the BeOne PAG strategy access
• Monitor the Patient Advocacy and health policy environment, identify new trends, disseminate strategic, operational and financial implications
• Build and elevate BeOne reputation in the patient advocacy community
• Share the implications with country leadership team and EU Patient Advocacy leadership team
• Customize EU Patient Advocacy Strategy and tacticstoolkits to local needs
• Early PAG involvement in planning of new products and indications
• Develop a holistic local Patient Advocacy strategy, building on solid insights of local environment and PAG needs, integrating key levers such as clinical and economic evidence, policy shaping, multistakeholder engagement
• Development of outreach and engagement plan for key PAGs
• Create and maintain a strong contact network with key PAGs
• Input local needs into EU PAG strategy for current and future portfolio
• Ensure compliance in all interaction throughout the organization and maintain regular liaison with the local and regional compliance function to ensure that all processes and activities comply with internal and external policies.

• Qualifications

  • A minimum of 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry and greater than 5 years in Patient Advocacy positions
  • Extensive experience in Patient Affairs in United Kingdom and Ireland
  • Demonstrated success and experience supporting PAGs in oncology across medicine prelaunch, launch and postlaunch in United Kingdom and Ireland
  • In depth knowledge and understanding of UK and Irish payer system and reimbursement challenges and opportunities
  • Demonstrated ability to translate strategic insights into practical, welldesigned PAG initiatives to support value of BeOne medicines
  • Demonstrated ability to operate in matrix environment
  • Demonstrated crossfunctional collaboration and outofthebox thinking
  • Agile, strategic thinking and ability to develop innovative PAG strategies
  • Highly skilled in influencing crossfunctional teams, including interfacing with key internal and external stakeholders and with scientific and commercial teams
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, including ability to synthesize data and deliver a clear overview of Patient Advocacy strategy, opportunity and risks
  • Oncology market experience strongly preferred
  • Fluent in English

  • Education Required:

    • Bachelor of Science, Master’s in Science or Business

    • Computer Skills: Standard Computer Skills required

      Travel: Approximately 40% of time

      Global Competencies

      When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity, and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

      • Fosters Teamwork
      • Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
      • SelfAwareness
      • Acts Inclusively
      • Demonstrates Initiative
      • Entrepreneurial Mindset
      • Continuous Learning
      • Embraces Change
      • ResultsOriented
      • Analytical ThinkingData Analysis
      • Financial Excellence
      • Communicates with Clarity

      • We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.