Patient Engagement Associate Director, LATAM

TheAssociate Director International Patient Engagement Latin Americaat Vertex Pharmaceuticals reports to theDirector International Patient Engagement Distributor Marketsandis responsible forsupporting the companys goals by creating and executing patient engagement strategy forLatin America. This position will work closely with theDirector International Patient Engagement Distributor Marketsand the Senior Director Northern Europe Canada Australia and Distributorsto help lead the companys ongoing efforts to build and sustain meaningful relationships and collaborations to support the needs of patients and advance our companys goals inLatin America. The rolefocusesonCystic Fibrosis.TheAssociate Director International Patient Engagement Latin Americawillbe responsible forcountry-level campaigns inCystic FibrosisinLatin America.The rolewillbe responsible forleading and executing the companys advocacy strategy by working across several functional areas including market access communications policy and medical affairsOBIEwithin their designated geography.

Job Responsibilities

• Reporting directly toDirector International Patient Engagement Distributor Marketsandworking hand in handwith theSenior Director Northern Europe Canada Australia and Distributors and the Vice President Patient and Community Engagementto help execute the companys patientengagementstrategy including tacticalimplementation

• Serve as liaison between the patient community and VRTX; developing andleveraginghigh-level relationships with patient advocacy groupsin Cystic Fibrosisatnationaland local levelsinLatin Americato achieve Vertex goals bring value to patients and enhance the Companys standing andreputation

• Collaborating withBusinessUnit Leads and x-functional teams:Sit on the country leadership teampartnerwithMarket Access CommunicationsGAPPMedicalRegulatoryCompliance Legaltoidentifybarriers to access for our portfolio; represent the perspective of the patient community in this work

• Work and align with IPE international disease focused team to discuss and execute tactics and deliver companysgoals

• Develop programming withinCystic Fibrosisin partnership with the patient community on the patient communitys agenda

• Build long-term sustainable relationships with not onlyCystic Fibrosispatient groups but also the broaderLatin Americancommunity

• Bean appropriate partnerto both the patient community and the Grants and Donations committee in effective and compliant management of the grants and donations process

• Accuratefinancial managementofallocatedbudgets working hand in hand withDistributor Marketsteam and financialbusinesspartners

• Ensuretimelyappropriateand legally approved communication with the patient community on the above

• Appoint and managepatient engagementconsultantsinLatin Americato deliver on businessobjectiveswhilemaintainingcompliance with VRTXpolicies;

• In partnership with communications teamintegrateVertexscommunicationsobjectiveswith the patient advocacy strategy andidentifyadditionalcommunicationsopportunitieswhereappropriate;

• Provide strategic input into the development and resource prioritization for the Companys annual patient advocacyplan;and the local business plan for each country withinthegeography

• Identifyingand pursuingadditionalopportunities to advance our companys businessobjectives;

• Fulfilling other duties/projects asassigned;

• Serve as an early warning toidentifythreats and opportunities that mayimpactthe business and patientcommunity;

• Exemplifying Vertexs core valuesand the Vertex phenotypein fulfilling these job dutiesin particularthe Companys core valueregardingits commitment to patients.

Key Requirements:

• Strong and relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry in patient advocacy market access public health policy governmentrelations

• Bachelorsdegree

• Demonstrated outstanding strategic planningcommunicationand presentationskills

• Ability to travelwithin assigned region as well as within International as required

• Fluency in Spanish

• Very goodunderstanding ofalocal healthcare systeminLatin America which a special focusonunderstanding of local HTA systemspolicy environment and reimbursement.

• Experience in working with patient communitiesvery goodunderstandingofa compliant way of working with PAGswithin the PMCPA code the importance of patients insights and compliant dialoguewith them

• Experience in working with cross-functional teams across several functional areas including market access communications policy and medical affairs compliance legal.

• Ability to navigate seamlessly in a matrixed environment able to work in situations with levels of ambiguity with independence

• Experience in patient advocacy government affairs communications marketaccessor public policy. A deep understanding of the HTA/pricing/access systems relevant to the geography and therapy area

• Working knowledge and appreciation of the complexities of the drug development process and regulatoryrequirements

• Understanding of the patient and caregiverlivedexperience in (especiallyCystic Fibrosis)to include diagnosis treatment and treatment options

• Detail-oriented self-initiating well-organized and capable of managing multiple projectssimultaneously.

This role is based in Mexico City with min 3 days working in the office. Please kindly submit your application in English as Recruitment Team is International and operates in English.