What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Patient Engagement & Advocacy - Remote/Field-Based position at Teva Pharmaceuticals?
Who We Are
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
The opportunity
This role serves as the Teva Medical’s liaison with the patient advocacy community in assigned therapeutic areas, which currently includes Movement Disorders and Mental Health Conditions. This role is responsible to build meaningful, long-term relationships with advocacy groups on a state and regional level to raise awareness, provide education, and support patient advocacy goals in alignment with Teva Medical’s objectives.
Location: This is a remote/field-based opportunity. Candidates must be based in the United States. The ideal candidate will be located in the Northeastern United States or Washington DC area.
Travel Requirements: This role requires 35-40% travel annually on average, including some weekends. During busy seasons, up to 60% travel may be required.
How You’ll Spend Your Day
Education Requirements
We Offer a Competitive Benefits Package, Including
If you are a current Teva employee, please apply using the internal career site available on "Employee Central". By doing so, your application will be treated with priority. You will also be able to see opportunities that are open exclusively to Teva employees. Use the following link to search and apply: Internal Career Site
The internal career site is available from your home network as well. If you have trouble accessing your EC account, please contact your local HR/IT partner.
Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment
Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience. Request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to disabilityassistance@tevapharm.com with the nature of your request and your contact information. Only inquiries concerning a request for a reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Important notice to Employment Agencies - Please Read Carefully
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA does not accept unsolicited assistance from agencies for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
The opportunity
This role serves as the Teva Medical’s liaison with the patient advocacy community in assigned therapeutic areas, which currently includes Movement Disorders and Mental Health Conditions. This role is responsible to build meaningful, long-term relationships with advocacy groups on a state and regional level to raise awareness, provide education, and support patient advocacy goals in alignment with Teva Medical’s objectives.
Location: This is a remote/field-based opportunity. Candidates must be based in the United States. The ideal candidate will be located in the Northeastern United States or Washington DC area.
Travel Requirements: This role requires 35-40% travel annually on average, including some weekends. During busy seasons, up to 60% travel may be required.
How You’ll Spend Your Day
- Lead relationship development and bi-directional communications with patient advocacy groups to ensure productive ongoing partnerships based on shared patient-focused objectives including disease awareness, community education, and research opportunities.
- Mobilize patient advocacy groups to reach their own communities with education and research opportunities in mutually beneficial areas of interest.
- Ensure collaboration with internal partners, including but not limited to global development, global medical, medical, brand, market access, government affairs/health policy to optimally manage relationship to ensure strategic alignment.
- Create and maintain therapeutic area tailored operational engagement activities and resources that may include but are not limited to disease awareness and community education.
- Administration fulfillment through various Teva processes with 100% completion on time.
- Strategically manage budget. Ensure grant and fee for service administration passes through compliant internal review.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Advanced degree preferred
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, non-profit industry, or other relevant professional experience. Pharmaceutical industry experience strongly desired.
- Minimum 3 years of patient advocacy, policy, government affairs, patient education/engagement or similar experience.
- 10 years of pharmaceutical industry, non-profit industry, or other relevant professional experience preferred
- 5 years of patient advocacy, policy, government affairs, patient education/engagement or similar experience preferred
- Emotional intelligence, empathy for people living with illness, families, and care partners.
- Background in compliantly engaging with people living with illness and care partners in a highly regulated position/industry.
- History of relationship building and management in a healthcare business setting.
- Proven ability to demonstrate leadership skills and track record of developing impactful strategies in partnership with others, internally and externally.
We Offer a Competitive Benefits Package, Including
- Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
- Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
- Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.
- Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
- The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
If you are a current Teva employee, please apply using the internal career site available on "Employee Central". By doing so, your application will be treated with priority. You will also be able to see opportunities that are open exclusively to Teva employees. Use the following link to search and apply: Internal Career Site
The internal career site is available from your home network as well. If you have trouble accessing your EC account, please contact your local HR/IT partner.
Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment
Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience. Request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to disabilityassistance@tevapharm.com with the nature of your request and your contact information. Only inquiries concerning a request for a reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Important notice to Employment Agencies - Please Read Carefully
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA does not accept unsolicited assistance from agencies for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
