About AbbVie
AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Patient Relations & Communications Manager

The Patient Relations & Communications Manager will become the expert who understands how to uncover the unique needs and challenges of people living with (chronicle) diseases. You will develop and implement patient relations- and (digital) communications strategy in a range of therapeutic areas to elevate patient voice, raise awareness of new treatment options and enhance AbbVie’s reputation. You develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders such as patient organizations & advocacy, media and healthcare organizations. In this role you will report to the Manager Public Relations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with patient organizations on programs that will enhance awareness and understanding of diseases and/or disease related themes and will raise the awareness and support for new treatment options.
• Monitor (patient & media) environment and proactively share insights and address trends with your teams
• Develop and drive disease awareness, - recognition and -education strategies to improve access to early diagnosis and treatment and improve patient care.
• Play a key role in bringing in patient perspective in our cross-functional teams, propose patient- and (digital) communications strategies which synergize with cross-functional brand objectives, reputation efforts and affiliate objectives.
• Ensure projects meet market needs, priorities, and deadlines. Manage budget allocated to patient and (digital) communication projects.
• Highlights therapeutic area expertise in (trade) media (e.g. product launches, patient centric programs).
• Establish and maintain relationships with key patient organizations, media and healthcare organizations.
• Participate in Corporate and Area public affairs network, share best practices and key learnings and identify synergies/ common projects to work on.
• Acts as Champion/Expert within brand team relating to the relevant compliance policies; translates policy into daily practice in cooperation with Champions Network and OEC. Advises, trains and encourages the brand- and infield team, shows example behavior, takes ownership and pro-actively suggests improvements.

Qualifications

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Communications or equivalent
• Around 5 years’ experience in Communications/Public Relations.
• Preferably with previous experience of partnering with a patient organization or non-profit organizations; being able to emphasize with patients to build insights into their needs/issues and strengthening communication channels.
• Proven affinity with healthcare environment and knowledge of relevant trends.
• Experience in digital (marketing) communication: communication planning, execution, and process management on multiple tasks, manage agency support.
• Demonstrates initiative, creativity and strategic, analytical and leadership capabilities.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, writing, and verbal communications skills (in Dutch and English)
• You are a flexible team player and an effective networker.
• You can balance well between strategic and operational work.
• Preferably full-time (40 hours per week), 80-90% to be discussed

Travel
No
Job Type
Experienced
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level Code
IC
Equal Employment Opportunity
At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.