R&D Patient Engagement Lead

The R&D Patient Engagement Lead role is responsible for coordinating, translating, and embedding patient and community insights across the medicine lifecycle. The successful candidate will work in partnership with patients, community organisations, advocacy leaders, patient-facing healthcare professionals, researchers, and internal stakeholders to drive an insight-to-action approach that informs strategy, strengthens patient-centred innovation, and advances ViiV's mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute R&D's Patient Engagement strategy, aligned to ViiV's global patient engagement vision and business objectives
• Foster a patient-centric culture by connecting internal stakeholders with the experiences and needs of people living with HIV and communities affected by HIV
• Co-design, plan, and coordinate patient and community insight-generating activities with patient and community partners
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations that inform strategy, evidence generation, communications, access initiatives, and patient-centred innovation
• Develop and maintain trusted, strategic relationships with patient organisations, advocacy groups, community leaders, and other external stakeholders across the HIV ecosystem

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years in patient engagement, patient advocacy, community partnerships, public health, and healthcare
• Experience supporting patient input across research, development, evidence generation, access, policy, external engagement, or commercialization activities
• Experience working with Research and Development, Medical Affairs, Field Medical, clinical development, evidence generation, or scientific engagement teams
• Experience with HIV prevention and treatment landscapes and therapeutic areas
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills