Director, Patient Experience & Regulatory Engagement
This is what you will do: The Patient Experience Team (PEX) fuels Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease’s corporate priorities by ensuring the patient voice guides every stage of our work. Increasingly global regulators, and decision makers such as HTA bodies and payors recognize the value of lived patient experience data (PED) to inform therapeutic development regulatory decision-making in line with guidance including patient-focused drug development, while supporting coverage and access decisions that can improve real-world outcomes. The Patient Experience and Regulatory Engagement role serves as a strategic bridge between Global Medical Affairs, R&D, Global Marketing & Market Access and the patient community. The role leads the synthesis and application of PED, including patient preference studies, lived experience data and, patient reported outcome measures to ensure the patient perspective is integrated across the medical product lifecycle. The role provides strategic leadership for the incorporation of patient perspectives into regulatory interactions, including preparatory strategy for patient participation in key meetings where appropriate. You will be responsible for: Leads cross functional strategy with Development and Regulatory teams to advance the integration of patient experience data into regulatory submissions. Translating shifts and trends in the regulatory landscape that will inform patient experience data generation strategies and proper implementation including access expectations for HTAs and payor bodies Provides strategic leadership across cross-functional teams and patient community stakeholders to generate patient experience data (PED)—including patient preference, patient-generated, and lived-experience evidence ultimately shaping patient‑informed risk/benefit narratives to support external stakeholder interactions. Lead strategic vendor partnerships on targeted initiatives, ensuring clear scope definition, effective stakeholder management, and timely delivery of highquality outputs. Limited domestic and international travel (20-30%) with the ability to travel to meet with key stakeholders. You will need to have: Bachelor’s degree: degree in data science or management preferred. 10+ years of experience in the Biotech/Pharmaceutical Industry or equivalent; preference for experience in Regulatory, Clinical Development, or Consulting. Experience developing innovative solutions and ability to adapt quickly to disease‑area and team needs. Drive change by transforming traditional data‑use pract...