Be-patient Engagement Partner

**Passion for Innovation. Compassion for Patients.**:
**Patient Engagement Partner - Breast Cancer**

**Daiichi Sankyo Belgium**

**Context**

The Patient Engagement Partner is part of the Daiichi Sankyo Team for Belgium and Luxembourg. This position is responsible to oversee the patient journey in its entirety, to deliver better outcomes for patients.

**The Patient Engagement Partner**
- Leads the development and execution of the local Patient Engagement Strategy.
- Conducts the ecosystem mapping and drives projects to optimize patient journey / patient support programs in breast cancer
- Contributes to local brand strategy in breast cancer by bringing an outside-in perspective and insights on patients’ needs
- Provides strategic insights on patients treated with ADCs back to the European cross functional teams & global Oncology Patient Advocacy teams and ensures alignment across (Patient Advocacy
- Medical -Commercial /Alliance Teams)
- Strengthens the Patient Engagement capability at country level, and actively integrates “Shared Best practices” from other countries concerning patient engagement, patient support and patient solutions
- Plays a key role in strengthening and building capabilities internally and externally on maximizing value for patients
- Maximise the degree in which the Alliance can positively impact the sustainable value of solutions benefiting patients, healthcare systems, society

The role may include
- but not limited to-the development of patient support programs, patient educational material, side effects management materials

The Patient Engagement Partner reports to the Medical manager

**Key roles and responsibilities**

Co-create with onco-nurses & nurses associations
- Support nurses education on adverse events
- Support Patient Support Programs
- Represent Daiichi Sankyo at national nurses’ congresses, meetings and events

Co-create with HCPs (e.g. onco-psychologists, pneumologist,)
- Collaborate with HCPs touching the patient journey in breast cancer
- Support HCPs in communicating with their patients (and their caregivers)
- Inform and exchange on ongoing Patient Support Programs in the hospital

Co-create with of PAG & Patient associations
- Identify relevant PAGs for engagement.
- Support PAGs initiated Patient support programs
- Represent Daiichi Sankyo at national patient-related congresses, meetings and events

Cross-functional interaction with
- Sales representative, brand manager, Medical Science Liaison breast, Medical manager.
- Omnichannel Manager

**Qualifications**
- Scientific background or has worked closely with cancer patients on different roles
- At least 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry, preferably in Oncology
- Passionate about improving “patient outcome” for breast cancer patients
- Able to work with a general level of autonomy and independence
- Knowledge of patient journey and related treatments in breast cancer
- Understanding of the current portfolio and future pipeline
- Experience in working in a cross-functional team; proven track record working within a complex matrix organization
- Experience in partnering with Patient Advocacy groups in Oncology, excellent multi-disciplinary stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven ability to build and maintain trustful relationships with diverse groups of people and audiences
- Must have a strong knowledge of Belgian and European compliance requirements for patient engagement
- Ability to use both strategic and tactical approaches to problem-solving and multi-tasking
- Expertise with online and offline strategies, tools, and techniques for research, engagement, collaboration, and feedback
- Able to summarize complex medical and scientific concepts using layman's terms to successfully communicate to target patient/advocate audience
- Strong strategic leadership and influence skills
- Excellent communication skills in Dutch and French; be competent in English (both oral/written)

**What we offer**:
**Working at Daiichi Sankyo**:
At Daiichi Sankyo in Europe, we offer a workplace where your voice is heard. Everything we do, we do with a high level of commitment and a clear focus on patients’ needs. We know that our bold ambition to change patients’ lives for the better can only be achieved through the power of collaboration and the exploration of new approaches. Thus, we encourage our colleagues across Europe to be courageous, to bring their ideas to the table and to embrace opportunities to grow. When you join our European family, you will be a part of a dynamic company where everyone, no matter their role, rolls up their sleeves and gets things done.