Patient Education Liaison - Florida (South)

Overview

Reporting to the Lead, Patient Education Liaison (LPEL), the Patient Education Liaison (PEL) is a critical component of the product brand commercial strategy and works in close coordination with Field Sales, Field Reimbursement, Patient Services, Advocacy, and Marketing teams to support Alnylam’s patient-focused vision of harnessing a revolution in biology for human health.

The Patient Education Liaison is responsible for educating patients, caregivers, families, nurses, medical assistants, office staff, professional nursing organizations, and pertinent community groups on disease state and Alnylam’s RNAi treatments for all Alnylam brands. Using approved materials, the Patient Education Liaison will educate on the disease state, Alnylam treatments, and Alnylam’s services, through phone-based, in-person, and virtual meetings.

Central to this role is the ability to work with regional, field-based and internal colleagues to identify barriers to patient access and work to resolve them. The successful candidate must be passionate about science and deeply motivated by the quest of delivering education to patients and their families with the long-term success of the company in mind. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, self-starter with an innovative, entrepreneurial spirit.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Actively collaborates with Field Sales, Patient Services, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Advocacy and other critical internal teams to increase disease-state awareness and early diagnosis
• Leads regional effort to provide disease-state education, treatment education and support to patients their families/caregivers, nurses, medical assistants, office staff, nursing organizations, and community groups
• Maintains disease-state and product expertise through continuing medical education and attendance at relevant symposia, conferences and other educational opportunities
• Provides comprehensive updates on activity to PEL Lead and regional colleagues, ensuring that the regional team appropriately works as one entity to support patients in early diagnosis and access to treatment
• Accountable for executing on targeted workplan
• Completes required work in CRM system to facilitate tracking of critical launch metrics
• Ensures compliance with all corporate and industry policies with training provided by Alnylam Commercial, Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Officers

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Registered Nurse (required)
• Genetic rare disease/ultra-rare disease experience (preferred)
• 2+ yrs. Pharmaceutical/biotech experience in a similar role
• Experience supporting and providing education to patients, family members, nurses, medical assistants, office staff, nursing organizations, and community groups affected by rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases (required)
• Strong presentation skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, professional communications, problem-solving, compassion and the ability to navigate difficult conversations
• Ability to translate scientific/medical information into patient-friendly language
• Ability to work well and lead within cross-functional groups and in a matrix organization
• Desire to innovate and work in a fast-paced, energetic environment
• Self-starter who is highly passionate about rare/ultra-rare disease and Alnylam’s core values: Commitment to People, Innovation, Discovery, Sense of Urgency, Open Culture, and Passion for Excellence.
• This position requires frequent travel within the region and at times nationally. Including overnight travel and weekends.
•  Must be able to travel up to 75%
• Valid Driver’s License

U.S. Pay Range

$131,800.00 - $178,300.00

The pay range reflects the full-time base salary range we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. Base pay will be determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, and education. This role is eligible for an annual short-term incentive award (e.g., bonus or sales incentive) and an annual long-term incentive award (e.g., equity).

Alnylam’s robust Total Rewards package is designed to support your overall health and well-being. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, a lifestyle reimbursement program, flexible spending and health savings accounts and a 401(k)with a generous company match. Eligible employees enjoy paid time off, wellness days, holidays, and two company-wide recharge breaks. We also offer generous family resources and leave. Our commitment to your well-being reflects our belief that caring for our people fuels the impact we create together.

Learn more about these and additional benefits offered by Alnylam by visiting the Benefits section of the Careers website: https://www.alnylam.com/careers

About Alnylam

We are the leader in RNAi therapeutics – a revolutionary approach with the potential to transform the lives of people with rare and common diseases. Built on Nobel Prize-winning science, Alnylam has delivered the breakthroughs that made RNAi therapeutics possible and are just at the beginning of what’s possible. Our deep pipeline, late-stage programs, and bold vision reflect our core values: fierce innovation, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, open culture and commitment to people. We're proud to be a globally recognized top employer, where an authentic, inclusive culture and breakthrough thinking fuel one another.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, pregnancy status or related conditions, genetic information, veteran or military status, marital or familial status, political affiliation, age, or any other factor protected by federal, state, or local law. Alnylam is an E-Verify Employer.