About the Role:We're looking for a Patient Advocacy Associate to help us expand what's possible for patients with serious diseases. Reporting to the VP, Patient Advocacy, the Patient Advocacy Associate will serve as a key operational partner to the Patient Advocacy & Professional Engagement team. This highly organized, detail-oriented professional will be responsible for coordinating cross-functional projects, managing funding requests and engagements with patient advocacy organizations and professional medical societies, and ensuring operational excellence across the department, including coordination of the HCP Engagement Process.
The ideal candidate is an exceptional project manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building systems and processes, and can successfully manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
What You'll Do: In this role, you'll have the opportunity to serve as the operational lead for departmental projects, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and stakeholders remain informed. You'll also:
- Develop and maintain project timelines, trackers, and status reports; coordinate cross-functional activities; and identify risks and escalate issues proactively.
- Maintain a comprehensive tracker of corporate memberships, sponsorships, grants, and collaborative projects with patient advocacy and professional medical associations.
- Coordinate annual planning, contract execution, deliverables, renewal timelines, and reporting requirements to ensure organizational commitments are met on schedule.
- Coordinate engagement activities across the Patient Advocacy organization, including advisory boards, speaker programs, research collaborations, and educational initiatives.
- Maintain a centralized calendar and engagement tracker to provide visibility across the organization.
- Ensure all documentation and compliance requirements are completed for every engagement.
- Organize and participate in patient advocacy events, workshops, and conferences to promote awareness and foster community engagement.
- Develop and maintain a Patient Engagement Dashboard tracking KPIs and strategic metrics; generate routine reports and executive summaries to support leadership decision-making.
- Coordinate contracting for HCPs, patients, caregivers, consultants, and external organizations; partner with Legal, Compliance, Procurement, and Finance to facilitate timely execution and track contract status.
- Support annual budget planning, track spending by project and initiative, process invoices, monitor purchase orders and accruals, and prepare regular budget reports and forecasts for leadership.
Who You Are:You must have a Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience in project management, operations, Medical Affairs, patient advocacy, or healthcare administration. Additionally, you have:
- Deep understanding of patient advocacy, professional medical societies, and patient engagement within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industries.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities with meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with patients, advocacy groups, and internal stakeholders effectively.
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience developing dashboards, trackers, and reporting tools.
- Deep empathy for patients and their families, with a passion for advocating on their behalf.
Nice to have (but not required):- Experience with Respiratory Medicine.
Where You'll Work This is a fully remote role. It can be performed effectively from anywhere while staying connected to your Insmed team and community. Occasional travel for team meetings or events will be expected.
Travel Requirements This position involves occasional domestic travel (up to 10%).
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Pay Range:$39.00-50.00 Hourly
Life at InsmedAt Insmed, you'll find a culture as human as our mission-intentionally designed for the people behind it. You deserve a workplace that reflects the same care you bring to your work each day, with support for how you work, how you grow, and how you show up for patients, your team, and yourself.
Highlights of our U.S. offerings include:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage and mental health support, annual wellbeing reimbursement, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous paid time off policies, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and flexible work schedules with purposeful in-person collaboration
- 401(k) plan with a competitive company match, annual equity awards, and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and company-paid life and disability insurance
- Company Learning Institute providing access to LinkedIn Learning, skill building workshops, leadership programs, mentorship connections, and networking opportunities
- Employee resource groups, service and recognition programs, and meaningful opportunities to connect, volunteer, and give back
Eligibility for specific programs may vary and is subject to the terms and conditions of each plan.
Current Insmed Employees: Please apply via the Jobs Hub in Workday.Applications are accepted for 5 calendar days from the date posted or until the position is filled.