Pfizer

Patient Advocacy Lead患者倡导负责人-北京或上海

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Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Biotech • Pharmaceutical

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The Role

Leads Pfizer’s country or regional patient advocacy strategy, builds long-term partnerships with patient and professional organizations, incorporates patient insights into policy, research, medical, and commercial decisions, and advances access, education, and policy priorities. Advises senior leaders on patient, policy, and reputation risks; develops coalitions; coordinates cross-functional engagement standards; and represents the company in external forums. Requires extensive pharmaceutical or healthcare advocacy experience and executive-level stakeholder management.

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Responsibilities

Set and lead the country/regional patient advocacy strategy, aligned with business, policy and reputation priorities.
Build trusted, long-term partnerships with patient, professional, community and trade organizations; serve as the senior point of contact for priority relationships.
Bring patient insights and the patient voice into policy, research, development, medical and commercial decision-making across the medicine lifecycle.
Create coalitions and collaborative platforms that advance shared policy priorities, improve access to medicines and vaccines, and strengthen patient education.
Advise senior leaders on emerging patient, policy and reputation opportunities and risks, with clear short-, medium- and long-term action plans.
Partner across Policy and Public Affairs, Communications, Digital, WRDM (Worldwide Research, Development and Medical), GPD (Global Product Development) and business teams to scale patient-engagement standards, tools and best practices.
Represent Pfizer in relevant external forums and advisory bodies and lead high-impact advocacy engagements and events.

Core Competencies

Strategic leadership and sound judgment
Patient organization management and trusted relationship building
Influence, collaboration and coalition building
Clear, credible executive communication
Execution, accountability and agility

Key Relationships
Internal: Patient Advocacy leadership; Policy and Public Affairs; Communications; Commercial; Medical; Regulatory Affairs; Digital; Research and Development; and other enterprise stakeholders.
External: Patient and professional advocacy organizations, community and provider groups, trade associations, policy thought leaders and other relevant partners.
Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in public health, public policy or a related field preferred.
At least 14 years of experience in patient advocacy, patient engagement, public affairs or a related field, including experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
Track record of setting strategy and delivering measurable advocacy, stakeholder-engagement and partnership outcomes in a complex matrix organization.
Extensive experience in managing patient organizations and building trusted, long-term relationships with them.
Strong understanding of the healthcare environment and the ability to translate business needs and patient priorities into integrated advocacy plans.
Excellent executive communication, influence and issue-management skills, including experience in crisis and reputation management.
Strategic, innovative and results-oriented leader who can operate independently, collaborate across functions and engage effectively at all organizational levels.

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.
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Skills Required

Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree in public health, public policy, or a related field
At least 14 years of experience in patient advocacy, patient engagement, public affairs, or a related field
Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
Track record of setting strategy and delivering measurable advocacy, stakeholder-engagement, and partnership outcomes in a complex matrix organization
Extensive experience managing patient organizations and building trusted, long-term relationships
Strong understanding of the healthcare environment and ability to translate business needs and patient priorities into integrated advocacy plans
Excellent executive communication, influence, and issue-management skills
Experience in crisis and reputation management
Ability to operate independently, collaborate across functions, and engage effectively at all organizational levels

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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time are often characterized as generous, with some locations offering the ability to purchase additional vacation days. Feedback suggests this breadth contributes meaningfully to work‑life balance.

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Year Founded: 1848

What We Do

Our purpose ensures that patients remain at the center of all we do. We live our purpose by sourcing the best science in the world; partnering with others in the healthcare system to improve access to our medicines; using digital technologies to enhance our drug discovery and development, as well as patient outcomes; and leading the conversation to advocate for pro-innovation/pro-patient policies.

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