Director, Alliance & Advocacy, US CVRM · CVRM Corporate Affairs

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:07:38 GMT
Healthcare

CVRM Corporate Affairs · Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America · hybrid

As the US CVRM Advocacy & Alliance Director, you will shape AstraZeneca’s approach to partnering across the cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic landscape in the United States.

You will set an overarching direction for collaboration with community-based and professional groups, cultivate trusted relationships with external leaders and independent voices, and ensure all interactions reflect the highest standards of integrity and compliance.

Internally, you will be a connective force within Corporate Affairs and across scientific, commercial, and access teams,bringing forward lived experience and stakeholder insight to inform decisions and amplify AstraZeneca’s commitment to the communities we serve.

Key responsibilities include:

Developing the US strategy, planning, execution, and delivery of a patient-focused organisation engagement plan aligned to AstraZeneca business objectives across chronic cardiovascular, renal and metabolic conditions.

Maintaining two-way dialogue with disease-specific, patient-focused and professional organisations to understand and identify unmet need and opportunity for aligned collaboration.

Championing the patient voice, perspective, and experience amongst internal colleagues – advocating for real-world community perspective in the discovery, development, and delivery of AstraZeneca’s products.

Developing and applying stakeholder mapping to identify and develop new strategic relationships with professional and patient-focused non-profit organisations in therapeutic areas.

Serving as internal project lead for strategic partnerships, leadership exchanges, and outputs (e.g., white papers), ensuring deliverables are met within scope, on time and within budget.

Representing disease-specific non-profit interests to internal cross-functional partners including, but not limited to: Commercial, Medical Affairs, Government Policy & Advocacy, Corporate Affairs, Clinical Research, Regulatory, Market Access, Global Patient Affairs, and Legal.

Communicating advocacy programmes and activities to internal stakeholders and representing the company’s patient-focused efforts and priorities externally.

Coordinating regular meetings with AstraZeneca leadership and disease-specific non-profit organisations to ensure continuity of relationships and trust building.

Partnering with US CVRM Brand Communications, and Global Corporate Affairs colleagues to create media relations and strategic communications to highlight partnerships, as needed.

Planning and leading disease-specific professional and patient-focused organisation and independent patient advocate engagement at major medical congresses.

Partnering with policy and government affairs colleagues to engage with advocacy groups to advance aligned state and federal respiratory policy priorities.

Handling reconciliation reports and other metrics identified for planned and ad-hoc funding to partners.

Managing agency partners and vendor relationships, including budget management and oversight.

Undergoing training and keeping teams up to date on both internal and external policies and best practices to ensure appropriate interactions with patient-focused and professional non-profit organisations and independent patient advocates.

Essential qualifications include:

Bachelor’s degree

At least 8-10 years’ experience working with non-profit organisations

Ability to navigate complex and matrixed organisations and contribute as both a strategic counsellor and strong individual contributor

Effective communicator and storyteller

Knowledge of the Federal and State policy space

Project management capability, with knowledge of and direct experience working with patient advocacy groups and/or professional associations to develop and deliver programmes and projects

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Strong presentation and facilitation skills

Experience reviewing or applying for grants or corporate funding

Ability to anticipate and adapt to change, with strong problem-solving skills

Demonstrated innovation and creativity in problem solving

Desirable qualifications include:

Advanced degree

Experience in Biopharmaceutical industry

Experience leading public health or disease education campaigns at a national and state level