Senior Manager, Patient Advocacy

As the Sr. Manager, Genetic Disease Patient Advocacy, you will be responsible for supporting the strategy and execution of patient advocacy across Relay Tx's genetic disease portfolio. This individual will create and support the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to foster Relay’s connections with the patient community and bring the patient perspective into the company. The Sr. Manager, Genetic Disease Patient Advocacy reports to the Director, Genetic Disease Patient Advocacy.

• Support the execution of the genetic disease patient advocacy strategic plan to create impact for the patient communities and ensuring alignment with company objectives
• Facilitate engagements with patient advocacy groups to gain insights and identify collaboration opportunities and community needs
• Lead corporate communication initiatives, including content on corporate channels and additional internal and external communication projects
• Support Relay’s presence at patient community events, including conferences, through material development, coordination, and attendance
• Aid in development and execution of patient advisory council activities, patient speakers and other patient-centered events
• Contribute to the development of patient-facing educational materials
• Manage the approval process of material, contracts and patient advocacy groups’ grant and sponsorship requests, partnering with Legal, Regulatory, Clinical, Medical Affairs and Finance to ensure efficient and compliant processes
• Champion the patient voice based on understanding the patient journey and perspective to inform internal decision making
• Aid in the day-to-day operations of the genetic disease patient advocacy function

• 5+ years of experience with patient advocacy groups and/or professional (medical) associations, including 3+ years in the genetic and/or rare disease community
• Experience working for biotech/pharma companies as a liaison with patient advocacy groups and/or professional associations
• Demonstrated experience establishing, building and maintaining relationships with patients and patient advocacy organizations
• Experience in genetic/rare disease therapeutic area and understanding of the unique needs of the rare disease patient community
• Knowledge of compliance, legal, regulatory, and other issues that impact the biopharmaceutical industry and patient engagement and advocacy practices
• Experience creating patient-facing material and managing the approval process
• Comfort with explaining complex scientific concepts in a simplified, compelling way to a non-medical audience
• Ability to work successfully in a matrixed, cross-functional environment, managing projects involving multiple functions and shared accountabilities
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, within a multi-disciplinary team, as well as with external partners and vendors
• Travel, as required, to meet with patient advocates and represent Relay Therapeutics at relevant events and conferences.

Relay Therapeutics is a clinical-stage precision medicines company transforming the drug discovery process with the goal of bringing life-changing therapies to patients. Built on unparalleled insights into protein motion and how this dynamic behavior relates to protein function, we aim to effectively drug protein targets that have previously been intractable, with an initial focus on enhancing small molecule therapeutic discovery in targeted oncology. Our Dynamo platform integrates an array of leading-edge experimental and computational approaches to provide a differentiated understanding of protein structure and motion to drug these targets. We have built a world-class team of leading experts from each of these disciplines, and they are driven by a deep collaboration at every step of our drug discovery process.  

Our team is equal parts fearless and relentless, with a shared passion for working collaboratively in intellectually stimulating environments. If you’re excited by the challenge of putting protein motion at the heart of drug discovery and passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients, join us!