Patient Advocacy and Access Manager

PATIENT ADVOCACY AND ACCESS MANAGER (EMEAI)

How will you make an impact?

The Patient Advocacy and Access Manager will develop and execute patient advocacy and engagement strategies across EMEAI, ensuring the patient perspective informs market access, reimbursement, policy, and adoption initiatives. This highly visible individual contributor will build trusted relationships with patient organizations and translate patient experiences into actionable insights that support access to innovative glaucoma treatments.

What will you do?

• Develop and execute patient advocacy and engagement strategies across EMEAI.
• Build sustainable relationships with patient organizations, advocacy groups, patient leaders, professional societies, research organizations, and policy stakeholders.
• Lead patient insight and evidence-generation initiatives, including surveys, advisory boards, and qualitative research.
• Translate patient experiences and preferences into recommendations that support reimbursement, HTA, coding, policy, and market access strategies.
• Partner with Market Access, HEOR, Medical Affairs, Clinical, Marketing, Government Affairs, Commercial, and country teams.
• Advise regional and country teams on patient engagement opportunities that support local access priorities.
• Monitor healthcare policy, patient advocacy, access, and relevant social media trends across EMEAI.
• Establish governance, compliance practices, and meaningful measures of success for patient advocacy initiatives.
• Communicate insights, outcomes, emerging trends, and strategic recommendations to regional leadership and cross-functional partners.

How will you get here?

• Bachelor’s degree required in health economics, healthcare, life sciences, public health, business, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in patient advocacy, market access, public affairs, health policy, patient engagement, or a related healthcare function.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with patient organizations and managing complex stakeholder relationships across multiple European markets. 
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or specialty-care environments; ophthalmology experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of European healthcare systems, reimbursement, HTA, policy, and market access pathways.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Patient evidence-generation experience.
• Fluency in German is required.
• Ability to travel approximately 25–30%, as business needs require.

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