Corporate Advocacy Coordinator

At Eisai, satisfying unmet medical needs and increasing the benefits healthcare provides to patients, their families, and caregivers is Eisai's human health care (hhc) mission. We're a growing pharmaceutical company that is breaking through in neurology and oncology, with a strong emphasis on research and development. Our history includes the development of many innovative medicines, notably the discovery of the world's most widely-used treatment for Alzheimer's disease. As we continue to expand, we are seeking highly-motivated individuals who want to work in a fast-paced environment and make a difference. If this is your profile, we want to hear from you.

Corporate Advocacy Coordinator

The Corporate Advocacy Coordinator is an essential role needed to ensure the department runs smoothly and efficiently. The position reports to the Associate Director, Corporate Advocacy and provides required operational and administrative support for the oncology and neurology teams. This role reinforces Eisai's business objectives and allows us to further ourhhcmission through support of the patient advocacy community.

Summary of Job Responsibilities:

Advocacy Support (40%)

• Manage timeline of events for internal and external Advocacy events and engagements
• Organize and coordinate the distribution of Advocacy event materials
• Develop and maintain a monthly Advocacy and hhc calendar and status report
• Attend community events to represent corporate advocacy as needed
• Work in a collaborative manner with other functions within Corporate Affairs; including Communications (both internal and external), Government Affairs & Policy, and the Eisai USA Foundation

Volunteer Support (15%)

• Support the hhc administration team on internal hhc/advocacy activities

Administrative Support (45)%

• Provide administrative assistance to the Corporate Advocacy team
• Manage processing and payment of sponsorships to advocacy partners
• Utilize Veeva system for sponsorship reporting and tracking
• Process invoices, purchase orders, and payments to external stakeholders
• Coordinate multiple calendars and arrange internal and external meetings
• Manage arrangements for national and international travel
• Process and manage expense reports

Requirements

- 1-3 years' experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology or healthcare industry preferred

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of commercial operations functions and processes in pharmaceutical/biotechnology or healthcare industry

- Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-functional and highly collaborative environment.

- Strong interpersonal, management and communication skills; ability to articulate ideas in a cross-functional setting

- Demonstrated passion for supporting the patient community

Eisai requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide valid proof of vaccination as of their start date, to the extent permitted under applicable law. This requirement is a condition of employment at Eisai, and it applies regardless of whether the position is located at an Eisai site, field based or is fully remote. If you are unable to receive the vaccine for qualifying medical reasons (including pregnancy-related), or religious reasons (sincerely held religious beliefs), you will have an opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation.

Eisai is an equal opportunity employer and as such, is committed in policy and in practice to recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. Similarly, considering the need for reasonable accommodations, Eisai prohibits discrimination against persons because of disability, including disabled veterans.

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