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About the Role

As our Senior Director, Patient Advocacy, you will lead the function that connects Maze to patients, caregivers, and their communities, ensuring their experience and insights shape our work. This new role is critical as our lead program, MZE829, moves toward a pivotal trial, making the patient voice essential in its design and execution. You will set the direction for patient advocacy across our kidney and metabolic disease portfolio and build the team to achieve this.

Responsibilities

Own the patient advocacy and community involvement strategy, aligned with pipeline priorities, Medical Affairs objectives, and company goals.
Own the function's budget and resource plan, and report progress and impact to the Head of Medical Affairs and executive leadership.
Serve as the primary link between Maze and patients, caregivers, and advocacy organizations across kidney disease, metabolic disease, and future indications.
Build and steward partnerships with national and international advocacy organizations, professional societies, and community-based organizations, with particular attention to communities disproportionately affected by kidney disease.
Create communications, events, and education programs to help people understand our diseases and pipeline.
Represent patients and caregivers in Medical Affairs and cross-functional leadership discussions to inform clinical development plans, enrollment initiatives, regulatory strategy, and company decisions.
Establish and chair patient and caregiver advisory groups to inform trial design, patient support programs, and health equity initiatives.
Ensure patient advocacy activities, partnerships, grants, and sponsorships are conducted ethically and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, and company policies.
Lead, mentor, and grow the patient advocacy team, including hiring and setting clear performance and growth expectations.
Develop and report metrics showing the function's impact on trial enrollment, patient experience, and community trust.
Role model clear communication and open two-way conversations.
Reinforce an environment where people feel heard and their opinions are valued.
Inspire followership despite differing initial opinions.
Champion collaborations and connections across Maze.
Establish team norms and expectations.
Seek opportunities to spotlight team and individual contributions in public forums.
Develop recommendations to seize on opportunities and mitigate obstacles that could impact long-term success.
Coach others on resource management and work distribution/delegation.
Align work to Maze’s strategy, mission, and vision.
Develop staff capabilities to handle delegation of responsibilities.
Encourage staff to develop and execute personal stretch goals.
Identify and recommend ways to increase inclusive leadership.

Requirements

An understanding of the biopharmaceutical industry and drug development lifecycle, including patient engagement in drug development and the compliance principles governing interactions with patients and advocacy organizations.
10+ years of progressive experience in patient advocacy and community engagement, including directing a function and leading a team, ideally in biopharma or life sciences.
A track record of building strategic partnerships with patient advocacy organizations, professional societies, and community groups, nationally and internationally.
Experience presenting to and advising executive leadership, with the ability to deliver a clear, compelling presentation.
Proven people leadership, including hiring, developing, and managing a team.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A collaborative, ethical, patient-first mindset, with strong business sense and the ability to negotiate and find common ground with partners.
A bachelor's degree.

Skills

Communication and Influence
Teamwork and Collaboration
Execution and Results
Develop Others and Self
Patient advocacy
Community engagement
Biopharmaceutical industry knowledge
Drug development lifecycle understanding
Compliance principles
Strategic partnership building
Executive presentation
People leadership
Hiring
Team development
Team management
Written communication
Verbal communication
Collaboration
Ethical conduct
Patient-first mindset
Business acumen
Negotiation
Finding common ground

Location

Remote

Work Type

Remote
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior Director
10+ years of progressive experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Graduate degree in public health, nursing, social work, public policy, or a related field (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

$270,000-$300,000
Eligible for an annual performance bonus

Benefits

Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
Mental health offerings
Equity incentive plan
401(k) program with employer match
Generous holiday and PTO policy

About the Company

Maze Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company harnessing human genetics to develop precision medicines for patients with kidney and metabolic diseases.
Our clinical pipeline is anchored by two small molecule programs: MZE829, an APOL1 inhibitor for patients with APOL1‑mediated kidney disease, and MZE782, which targets genetic drivers of disease in phenylketonuria (PKU) and chronic kidney disease.
We are also advancing a preclinical pipeline through our Compass platform, which links human genetic variants to the biological pathways that drive disease.
Maze is comprised of a team of passionate and creative professionals committed to discovering and delivering transformative medicines to patients suffering from both rare and common genetic diseases.
We are fostering a culture that encourages vision, initiative and the development of talent.
Our supportive work environment inspires creative thinking and freedom of expression, resulting in a stimulating atmosphere where people enjoy coming to work.
While we have a passion for advanced science and pride ourselves on excellence in execution, ultimately, everything we do is about patients.
Our Core Values: Further Together, Impact Obsessed, Stand True.

Equal Opportunity

If your background does not line up with every point above, we would still like to hear from you.