# Patient Education Manager, Rare Hematology and Nephrology, North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin)

**Company**: US Commercial Patient Services and Strategy - Patient Engagement Management
**Location**: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $135,332 to $202,998
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Biotechnology

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## Description

This role is responsible for engaging the patient community, conducting patient education programs, partnering with advocacy groups, and supporting infusion sites of care as the subject matter expert for REMS requirements as well as product and disease education.

The Patient Education Manager will provide patients and caregivers disease state and product education, an overview on Alexion’s OneSource Programs throughout the patient journey. They will interact with patients/caregivers, nurses, pharmacists, ancillary staff, physicians, and advocacy/support groups to prevent and address non-clinical barriers to patient education and onboarding.

Key responsibilities include:

- Patient Engagement (40%): Create and manage regional patient engagement plans including patient educational events, community engagements, and face-to-face patient interactions

- Health Care Org Site of Care Education (including infusion sites) & REMS Support (60%): Execute field visits at infusion centers and focused HCOs to provide in-depth education and training on dosing and administration of Alexion products, disease state, and REMS requirements/procedures, and provide ongoing support

- The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years total business experience in the healthcare or biotech industry, a BA/BS Degree, and previous experience with IV infused products.

- Excellent presentation skills to diverse stakeholders in varied settings, ability to work independently and manage time effectively, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and high initiative, solid work ethic, and consistent accountability are also required.

- A valid driver's license and clean driving record are necessary for this role, as the duties are generally conducted in a field environment.

- Travel up to 60-80% within a territory is required, and the ability to travel to meetings/trainings/programs as necessary, which may include evenings and weekends.

## Skills

### Required
- patient education
- REMS requirements
- product and disease education
- IV infused products
- field visits
- infusion centers
- focused HCOs
- dosing and administration
- communication and interpersonal skills

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