Head of Global Public Affairs and Advocacy Rare Diseases

• Design and implement Public Affairs & Advocacy Strategy and Workplan across the Rare Disease portfolio at a global level to address Ipsen’s policy priorities towards Government(s), Public authorities, Institutions, Healthcare decision makers, Payers and leverage Ipsen’s unique value proposition to build reputation, influence policy, and develop mutual beneficial partnerships, ensuring Ipsen has a seat at the table in country’s healthcare policy-making.

• Based on the Strategy and key objectives, develop and lead the execution of the stakeholder engagement plan delivering the Public Affairs and Advocacy strategy to support access to our medicines.

• Represent Ipsen in strategic partnerships and multi-stakeholder platforms focused on our therapeutic area at a regional/international level. Establish mutually beneficial working relationships with key stakeholders, alliances with advocacy groups, think-tanks and other opinion leaders. Build Ipsen’s influence with key stakeholders.

• Represent Global CA as a core member of the Global Brand Teams and Asset Leadership Teams, providing strategic guidance and contributing to recommendations to key internal stakeholders, including Executive Leadership.

• Manage and lead global rare disease therapy area strategies and activities from the PA and policy perspectives,  including for example: pipeline and regulatory milestones, launch preparedness, issues management, policy and access shaping.

Additionally, the Head of PAA for Rare diseases will:

1. Map and assess policy environment across the rare diseases portfolio

• Key stakeholders, Policy and Access environment, Opportunities for advocacy

2. Develop integrated Public Affairs and Advocacy strategies and drive execution at a global/regional level

• Build and co-develop PAA plans to maximize potential for our brands and shape the environment to improve and ensure fast patient access.

• Drive PAA’s integration in different decisions fora’s at global level

• Develop or join strategic partnerships (patient groups, industry coalitions, medical societies) of relevance to support PAA plans.

3. Drive capability and capacity building

• Work closely with key priority geographies to support local impact

• Develop and deliver trainings and toolkits for the countries as needed

Knowledge, abilities & experience

Education / Certifications:

• Law, Communication, Public Administration, Political Sciences, Public Health, Life sciences degree or similar.

Profile:

• Excellent leadership, influence and teamwork mindset

• Hands-on, pragmatic

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to develop, manage and deliver projects and campaigns from scratch

• Good presentation skills

Experience:

• Extensive (Min. 10 years) experience of Corporate Affairs (Communications, Public/Governmental Affairs or Patient Advocacy); understanding of glocal health policy landscape and stakeholder environment.

• Extensive experience in launching new medicines/orphan drugs globally and locally and environment shaping activities to enable better and faster access to patients.

• Country Public Affairs or Market Access experience is a +

• Strong knowledge of the health policy and access landscape, with an extensive & developed network across stakeholders

• Depth of understanding of pharmaceutical / biotech landscape – policy, access, reimbursement challenges etc…

• Ability to collaborate and build relationships with industry associations, competitors (where appropriate) and stakeholders.

Languages:

• English

• Other languages is a +