Senior Manager, Patient Advocacy (CONTRACT)

The Organization

Whats happening at Entrada Therapeutics Entrada is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the lives of patients by establishing a new class of medicines that engage intracellular targets that have long been considered inaccessible.

Our Endosomal Escape Vehicle (EEV)-therapeutics are designed to enable the efficient intracellular delivery of a wide range of therapeutics into a variety of organs and tissues resulting in an improved therapeutic index. Through this proprietary versatile and modular approach Entrada is advancing a robust development portfolio of RNA- and protein-based programs for the potential treatment of neuromuscular and ocular diseases among others.

Our lead oligonucleotide programs are in development for the potential treatment of people living with Duchenne who are exon 44 45 50 and 51 skipping amenable. Entrada has partnered to develop a clinical-stage program VX-670 for myotonic dystrophy type 1.

We are a tight-knit team of experts and leaders in both therapeutic development and rare diseases and are excited to grow and attract colleagues who are ready to join a high-energy dedicated team that likes to get things done and dramatically improve the lives of patients and their families.

The Perfect Addition to Our Team

Youre a passionate patient advocacy professional with experience engaging supporting and collaborating with advocacy groups and the communities they represent. You love building relationships hearing new perspectives and finding ways to turn those insights into meaningful actions that can influence planning and decision-making company wide. Youre highly organized and eager to make initiatives come to life. You sweat the details to make sure work is credible compliant and compassionate. You thrive in a fast-paced mission-driven environment and are ready to help build an industry-leading advocacy function.

The Opportunity

We are unwavering in our in our dedication to engaging patient communities every step of the way forging partnerships that allow us to deeply understand their perspectives and priorities and develop innovative medicines that truly address their needs.

With three distinct Duchenne programs moving into global clinical development by the end of 2025 another in 2026 and our expanding work in Ocularthese are exciting times for Entrada. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Patient Advocacy youll help develop and implement advocacy programs and partnerships across our programs that enable us to learn from patient communities and shape our decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Develop advocacy landscape assessments that identify key stakeholders trends and opportunities for engagement.
• Monitor and inform team of key environmental and policy issues community insights and emerging trends affecting the patient communities we serve.
• Manage logistics and execution of key internal advocacy initiatives including the development of an internal ambassador program for advocacy events on-site speaker engagements and employee volunteer opportunities.
• Manage the logistics and administration of Entradas DREAMS Grant program: a competitive annual grant program designed to fund efforts within the Duchenne muscular dystrophy community to better identify understand and reach those who are currently underrepresented and underserved.
• Support the development of community-facing materials including newsletters handouts and videos.
• Track and manage the patient advocacy budget including the execution and fulfillment of grants and sponsorships.
• Represent Entrada at external events such as patient advocacy meetings advisory boards industry meetings and events.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Medical Affairs Clinical Development Clinical Operations Corporate Communications and others to ensure continued incorporation of community insights into strategy and decision-making.

The Necessities

At Entrada our passion for science our devotion to patients and our values drives ourbehavior:

• Humanity - We genuinely care about patients and about one another.
• Tenacity - We are relentless and persistent in the pursuit of developing therapiesfor patients.
• Creativity - We are creative problem solvers.
• Collaboration - We are more than the sum of our parts.
• Curiosity - We have a growth mindset and push conventional thought and theory.

To thrive on our team you will need to come with:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field (e.g. social science public health communications).
• 6 years of experience in patient advocacy or a related field within the biopharmaceutical industry or non-profit sector.
• Proven ability to cultivate strong trust-based working relationships with internal and external community stakeholders to advance advocacy initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience implementing advocacy strategies throughout the drug development lifecycle.
• Excellent organizational project management and event planning skills.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and best practices governing patient advocacy engagement in the US UK and EU.
• High emotional intelligence and cultural awareness.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex scientific and clinical information into clear accessible content for diverse audiences.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-moving company.
• Fluency in a second language (for example Spanish) is preferred.
• Experience working with the Duchenne muscular dystrophy neuromuscular and/or rare disease community is a plus.
• This is a long-term contract position and is US-based remote with preference given to local New England based candidates. This role may require monthly or quarterly travel to the Entrada Therapeutics Headquarters located in Boston MA.
• Ability to travel approximately 10-15% of the time as determined by the needs of the business. #LI-Remote #LI-JF1

Equal Opportunity Employer

Entrada Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression age mental or physical disability and genetic information marital status citizenship status military status protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

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