Pfizer

Pfizer

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Sr. Mgr, Patient Advocacy高级经理,患者倡导-北京或上海

Posted Oct 15, 2026

Role at a glance

Job function
Marketing & Communications Public Relations & Communications
Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
China, Beijing, Beijing
Employment
Full-time
Experience
Senior Level At least 14 years of experience in patient advocacy, patient engagement, public affairs or a related field, including experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry. Track record of setting strategy and delivering measurable advocacy, stakeholder-engagement and partnership outcomes in a complex matrix organization. Extensive experience in managing patient organizations and building trusted, long-term relationships with them. Strong understanding of the healthcare environment and the ability to translate business needs and patient priorities into integrated advocacy plans. Excellent executive communication, influence and issue-management skills, including experience in crisis and reputation management. Strategic, innovative and results-oriented leader who can operate independently, collaborate across functions and engage effectively at all organizational levels.
Education
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in public health, public policy or a related field preferred.

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Role Summary

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The Sr. Manager, Patient Advocacy leads country or regional patient advocacy strategy and partnerships, and brings patient insights into decision-making across the medicine lifecycle. The role works with internal teams and external organizations to advance policy priorities, access to medicines and vaccines, and patient education.

What You'll Do

  • Set and lead patient advocacy strategy aligned with business, policy and reputation priorities.
  • Build long-term partnerships with patient, professional, community and trade organizations, serving as senior point of contact for...
  • Bring patient insights and the patient voice into policy, research, development, medical and commercial decision-making across the...
  • Create coalitions and collaborative platforms to advance shared policy priorities, improve access to medicines and vaccines, and...
  • Advise senior leaders on emerging patient, policy and reputation opportunities and risks, and partner across functions to scale...
  • Represent Pfizer in external forums and advisory bodies and lead advocacy engagements and events.

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Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required. At least 14 years of experience in patient advocacy, patient engagement, public affairs or a related field, including experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry. Requires a track record of advocacy and stakeholder-engagement outcomes, experience managing patient organizations, strong healthcare-environment understanding, and executive communication, influence and issue-management skills.

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • At least 14 years of experience in patient advocacy, patient engagement, public affairs or a related field, including experience in the...
  • Track record of setting strategy and delivering measurable advocacy, stakeholder-engagement and partnership outcomes in a complex matrix...
  • Extensive experience managing patient organizations and building trusted, long-term relationships.
  • Strong understanding of the healthcare environment; ability to translate business needs and patient priorities into integrated advocacy...
  • Excellent executive communication, influence and issue-management skills, including experience in crisis and reputation management.
  • Ability to operate independently, collaborate across functions and engage effectively at all organizational levels.

Preferred

  • Advanced degree in public health, public policy or a related field.

Original job description

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Responsibilities

  • Set and lead the country/regional patient advocacy strategy, aligned with business, policy and reputation priorities.
  • Build trusted, long-term partnerships with patient, professional, community and trade organizations; serve as the senior point of contact for priority relationships.
  • Bring patient insights and the patient voice into policy, research, development, medical and commercial decision-making across the medicine lifecycle.
  • Create coalitions and collaborative platforms that advance shared policy priorities, improve access to medicines and vaccines, and strengthen patient education.
  • Advise senior leaders on emerging patient, policy and reputation opportunities and risks, with clear short-, medium- and long-term action plans.
  • Partner across Policy and Public Affairs, Communications, Digital, WRDM (Worldwide Research, Development and Medical), GPD (Global Product Development) and business teams to scale patient-engagement standards, tools and best practices.
  • Represent Pfizer in relevant external forums and advisory bodies and lead high-impact advocacy engagements and events.

Core Competencies

  • Strategic leadership and sound judgment
  • Patient organization management and trusted relationship building
  • Influence, collaboration and coalition building
  • Clear, credible executive communication
  • Execution, accountability and agility

Key Relationships

Internal: Patient Advocacy leadership; Policy and Public Affairs; Communications; Commercial; Medical; Regulatory Affairs; Digital; Research and Development; and other enterprise stakeholders.

External: Patient and professional advocacy organizations, community and provider groups, trade associations, policy thought leaders and other relevant partners.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in public health, public policy or a related field preferred.
  • At least 14 years of experience in patient advocacy, patient engagement, public affairs or a related field, including experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
  • Track record of setting strategy and delivering measurable advocacy, stakeholder-engagement and partnership outcomes in a complex matrix organization.
  • Extensive experience in managing patient organizations and building trusted, long-term relationships with them.
  • Strong understanding of the healthcare environment and the ability to translate business needs and patient priorities into integrated advocacy plans.
  • Excellent executive communication, influence and issue-management skills, including experience in crisis and reputation management.
  • Strategic, innovative and results-oriented leader who can operate independently, collaborate across functions and engage effectively at all organizational levels.

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.

 

 

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Pfizer is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and manufacturing of innovative healthcare solutions. With a strong focus on improving lives through medications and vaccines, Pfizer has played a significant role in addressing various health challenges, including infectious diseases, chronic illnesses, and rare conditions. The company emphasizes research-driven approaches and collaborative efforts in its mission to enhance global health and empower patients through cutting-edge science and technology. Through its commitment to high standards of safety and efficacy, Pfizer continues to shape the future of medicine.