Description

ADMA Biologics is a biopharmaceutical company relentlessly committed to creating superior products for immunodeficient patients at risk for infection. It is our devotion to this underserved population that fuels us and our hands-on approach to production and development that sets us apart. If you are looking for a dynamic, innovative, growing company in the biopharmaceutical industry that is committed to excellence and integrity, then consider ADMA Biologics. We currently have an exciting opportunity available for a Manager, Health Policy and Advocacy!

The Manager, Health Policy & Advocacy is the day-to-day lead in managing and engaging with patient and trade advocacy organizations to advance ADMA’s visibility and partnership with the patient community across areas related to access, education, and legislation. This role additionally requires support in developing and implementing coordinated strategies and engagements with governmental and policy entities around issues that impact ADMA, the IVIG therapeutic area, disease areas, and biopharmaceutical industry, including but not limited to policies at the federal, state, and agency levels.

Qualifications

Key Duties:

Patient Advocacy

Support development of advocacy strategy aligned with commercial organizational objectives and within budget.
Cross functional work and collaboration across all levels of the organization to ensure that patient engagements, partnerships, and advocacy strategy is clearly defined and executed with excellence.
Identify and execute opportunities to collaborate functional leads on advocacy initiatives and patient engagement.
Manage program development and execution, including review of materials and project management.
Support and strengthen existing advocacy partnerships and assist in expanding engagement reach with new stakeholders.
Communicate internal updates for PR opportunities and corporate communications.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop programs to raise awareness of and educate on disease-related topics.
Serve, as resources dictate, as company presence on advocacy at related meetings and patient engagement events (e.g., walks, meetings, community gatherings).
Develop and track metrics for engagement activities and financial contributions.
Build positive stakeholder relations internally and externally and establish active and compliant partnerships with patient organizations and communities.

Health Policy

Liaises with cross-functional leads to solicit, evaluate, and advocate for policy issues that impact access, communications, and external stakeholders.
Maintains surveillance of policy developments and legislative tracking and communicates alerts and updates to leadership on timely basis.
Supports US Policy and Access Strategy to develop internal analysis, education, and generate materials on relevant health policy topics, including but limited to sources of insurance (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, commercial), drug supply chain and intermediaries (e.g., GPOs, PBMs), healthcare providers (e.g., varying settings of care and practice types; 340B entities), and drug pricing concepts (e.g., WAC, ASP, best price).
Assists with drafts publications on industry and appropriate medical topics in concert with the medical and policy education focus of the Company and its products.
Support function to internal analysis of policy matters potentially affecting business.
Provides relevant policy and government affairs updates for corporate and relevant customer, scientific forums, and investor communications.
Liaises and communicates with appropriate industry trade organizations to ensure organization’s views are represented fairly and accurately in discussions.
Participates in engagements with external subject matter experts on policy issues and activities.

Administrative

Ensure compliance with all legal regulatory and company requirements for scientific communications (publications and medical education materials).
Manages relevant financial and contractual aspects of assigned projects, including vendor negotiations.
Contributes to annual budgeting process and manages monthly spending within allocated budget.
Lead the development and oversight of the patient engagement process, system, and SOPs.
Supports Executive Director in government affairs administrative functions as needed.
Supervisory Duties (ES):
Direct and review the work of outside consultants and stakeholders as required.
Core Competencies/Behaviors:
Strong analytic, research, and strategic skills, including familiarity with regulatory and policy materials and process.
Strong understanding of current pharmaceutical industry, in particular government policy, stakeholder engagement, or market access.
Knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical policy, health law, and government affairs landscape.
Understanding of the approval, coverage, and reimbursement processes for prescription drugs, the 340B program and polices.
Exceptional writing ability; effective public speaking, planning, presentation, and organizational skills.
Strong work ethic and ability to produce high-quality work under pressure.
Strong leadership to envision innovative strategies, including internal patient engagement systems, processes and SOPs.
Interacts with senior management, employees at all levels, vendors, patient advocacy groups, industry trade associations, governmental agencies, and partners.
Willingness to travel to meetings in satellite offices and/or conferences or client sites, including policy meetings, as required.
Other Duties as Assigned:
Compliance Requirements (ES):
As a part of our Quality Systems and cGMP initiatives, employees are responsible for ensuring compliance with all ADMA Quality policies, standards and SOPs in their area of work and responsibility. This includes ensuring all Quality Assurance (QA) records and reports, Human Resources (HR) policies, and Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) procedures and practices are completed in a timely manner. Any delay or failure to comply with policies, standards and procedures is required to be communicated/escalated to the appropriate responsible parties, such as QA, HR, or EH&S depending on the issue.
Physical Requirements (ES): Primarily sedentary, lift to thirty pounds.
Travel Requirements (ES): Travel required (up to 30%) – includes Air Travel, Train, and Automobile (mostly domestic).
Physical Location of Role (ES): Office environment 5 days per week in the Boca Raton site.

Minimum Job Requirements

Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in life science/healthcare or a related discipline (legislative affairs, public policy, public health, health policy, etc.).
Experience Requirements:
A minimum of 3 years in pharmaceutical industry and/or other healthcare-related experience, specifically working in health policy or patient engagement roles.
Strong pedigree and /or passion for patient engagement and advocacy.
Competency-level experience in pharmaceutical reimbursement/market access strategy, advocacy, health policy and/or stakeholder partnerships.
Demonstrated communication and platform skills (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, and Word), including ability to create deliverables independently.
Relevant experience in patient advocacy, stakeholder management and collaborative leadership.
Experience in directing the work of outside consultants and stakeholders.
Certification(s): NA
License(s): NA

Preferred Job Requirements

Preferred Education Requirements: Master’s degree or higher in life science/healthcare or a related discipline (legislative affairs, public policy, public health, health policy, etc.).
Preferred Experience:

I n addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

401K plan with employer match and immediate vesting
Medical, Vision, Life and Dental Insurance
Pet Insurance
Company paid STD and LTD
Company Paid Holidays
3 Weeks’ Paid Time Off (within the first year)
Tuition Assistance (after the first year)
Easily accessible to Tri-Rail
Free shuttle to the Boca Tri-Rail station

ADMA Biologics uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

ADMA Biologics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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