Senior Manager, U.S. Patient Advocacy, Ophthalmology

Opportunity awaits those up to the challenge of developing transformative therapies across a broad range of debilitating diseases.

Summary

Apellis seeks a collaborative team member for the role of Senior Manager, U.S. Patient Advocacy. This position will be responsible for executing and operationalizing the patient advocacy and engagement strategy as a key member of the Patient Advocacy team, as part of Medical Strategy. This individual should be familiar with the biotech/pharma industry and be experienced in implementing creative solutions for how to partner with the patient community to achieve shared goals.

sponsorships and will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution across the giving lifecycle. They will also be responsible for championing and supporting the integration of the patient voice into the everyday operations of the function and for gathering and synthesizing critical patient insights to inform strategic decision making. This role will report to the Senior Director, U.S. Patient Advocacy.

Roles And Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Support and implement comprehensive patient advocacy and engagement strategy, ensuring that Apellis maintains strong relationships with patient advocacy groups that focus on vision loss
• Operationalize innovative approaches to partnering with patient advocacy groups in areas of strategic alignment with a focus on strategic patient engagement, patient-focused drug development, and patient community strengthening
• Support the Advocacy sponsorship and grants process and day-to-day execution of policies and systems to effectively execute the giving strategy.
• Manage, track, and document tangible benefits associated with grants and sponsorships and ensure timely and compliant deliverables to organizations in advance of conferences and events
• Champion the patient voice and experience internally and externally with assigned programs and forums
• Work collaboratively with Medical Strategy, Medical Operations, Evidence Generation, Clinical Development, Commercial and Patient Marketing and other cross-functional partners to share and integrate patient insights that inform patient-centered projects and initiatives.
• Support Patient Advocacy team health literacy efforts (e.g. plain language summaries)
• Support and coordinate patient advocacy focus groups and related advisory boards; Ensure compliance with all internal and external guidelines
• Work with Legal Department and Finance business partners on patient advisor contracts and coordinate compensation
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting related to patient engagement activities
  
  

Education & Experience

• BS/BA; MSW and related degrees a plus
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry with at least 2 years in patient advocacy roles or at least 5 years with patient advocacy organizations that support patients living with vision loss
• Experience of building relationships with patient advocacy groups, consistently reflecting a high degree of professionalism, sensitivity, and confidentiality
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong planning and organization skills with the ability to set priorities effectively and efficiently and manage multiple workstreams and deadlines
• Working understanding of the compliance governing patient engagement and interactions, and the drug development process
• Demonstrated ability to execute programs and operational plans in a highly regulated environment
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills and an ability to summarize complex medical and scientific information
• Collaborative, team-focused attitude
  
  

Travel Requirements

Travel Requirements: up to 30% travel, including events outside of business hours.

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Education

Bachelor's Degree 

Pay Information

Base salary for this role will consider multiple factors, including but not limited to, candidate qualifications, relevant expertise, specialized skills, and industry experience in complement-targeted therapies. The targeted base salary range for this position is $163,000-$245,000. This range represents the base salary only and reflects Apellis' commitment to competitive compensation within the biopharmaceutical industry. The final salary offered may vary based on individual qualifications, business needs, and current market conditions.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Benefits And Perks

Apellis offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with company match, inclusive family building benefits, flexible time off, summer and winter shutdowns, paid family leave, disability and life insurance, and more! Visit https://apellis.com/careers/benefits/ to learn more.

Company Background

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in complement science to develop life-changing therapies for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We ushered in the first new class of complement medicine in 15 years and now have two C3-targeting medicines approved to treat four serious diseases. Breakthroughs for patients include the first-ever therapy for geographic atrophy, a leading cause of blindness, and the first treatment for patients 12 and older with C3G or primary IC-MPGN, two severe, rare kidney diseases. We believe we have only begun to unlock the potential of targeting C3 across many serious diseases.

For more information, please visit http://apellis.com or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

EEO Statement

Apellis is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. Apellis strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, smoker/nonsmoker, and occupational pneumoconiosis or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

For San Francisco postings: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.