Associate Director, Patient Advocacy

The Role:
Reporting to the Sr Director Clinical Trial Health Equity, the Associate Director, Patient Advocacy - Oncology plays a key role in the driving, building, and enhancing strategic alliances with Oncology patient organizations and their umbrella groups, as well as other community organizations. This role will work closely with study teams and will be responsible for leading opportunities to outreach to patient advocacy groups, as well as educating and supporting the internal teams of the patient’s needs throughout the clinical trial journey.

Putting patients first is a core value of Moderna. We work collaboratively as a team, we boldly strive for excellence, we are constantly curious and committed to ongoing learning and improvement, and we are relentless in putting patients at the heart of what we do.

Here’s What You’ll Do:
Proactively identify opportunities and needs for advocacy engagement

Drive, build, and enhance strategic alliances with patient advocacy groups

Support and contribute global patient advocacy strategy for Oncology and passionately represent the voice of these independent patient communities to internal stakeholders

Contribute to and execute strategic and tactical plans in partnership with internal cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring alignment across teams

Assess evolving Oncology patient advocacy landscape and ensure the patient voice is incorporated into Moderna’s decision making

Contribute new ideas and approaches to help build the patient advocacy function

Advance patient advocacy organization initiatives aligned with Moderna’s objectives

Communicate and partner with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams, including medical affairs, clinical operations, regulatory, commercial, and corporate communications

Actively monitor new developments and thought leader insights in the field of patient advocacy and incorporate such developments, ideas, and strategies into the development and execution of programs

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:
Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree in relevant field a plus

10+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry or non-profit advocacy organization

Significant experience in Oncology patient advocacy required

Ability to champion the voice of patients and families

Knowledge of current regulatory requirements and guidelines governing patient advocacy as it relates to clinical research

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, and successfully manage multiple projects

Demonstrated ability to effectively work independently

A collaborative spirit, the ability to see another’s point of view, empathy, and the ability to identify a path forward in ambiguous situations

Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to lead and influence without authority

Ability to successfully develop and maintain strong working relationships between both cross-functional internal colleagues and external stakeholders

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:
Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
Adoption and family-planning benefits
Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community

Generous paid time off, including:

• Vacation, sick time and holidays
• Volunteer time to participate within your community
• D iscretionary year-end shutdown
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter

Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
401k match and Financial Planning tools
Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
Location-specific perks and extras!

About Moderna
In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is a place where everyone can grow. If you meet the Basic Qualifications for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day, please apply!

Moderna is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry or citizenship, ethnicity, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Belonging, Inclusion, and Diversity are critical to the success of our company and our impact on society. We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing our employees and believe that by cultivating diverse experiences, backgrounds, and ideas, we can provide an environment where every employee is able to contribute their best.

Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the Talent Acquisition Partner or contact the Accommodations team at leavesandaccommodations@modernatx.com. (EEO/AAP Employer) #LI-MM1
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