Director, International Patient Advocacy (m/f/x) in Haywards Heath

Location: International Region (preferably based in Europe, in particular the United Kingdom or Brussels, Belgium)

Function: Patient Advocacy & Policy

Contract type: Fulltime, permanent

The Opportunity

We are seeking a strategic, highly collaborative Director, International Patient Advocacy to lead the development and execution of impactful patient advocacy strategies across the International region. This role will focus primarily on Immunodeficiencies and Inflammatory Neuropathies and will play a critical part in advancing patient outcomes while supporting CSL's business priorities. You will strengthen CSL's reputation and partnerships with key patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and other non‑government stakeholders across Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East/Africa. You will serve as the primary liaison for above‑market advocacy groups in the relevant disease areas and guide affiliate-level engagement to ensure alignment, consistency, and meaningful patient impact. This role is central to elevating the patient voice - helping CSL better understand patient experiences, needs, and priorities and embedding these insights into how we develop and deliver therapies.

The Role

• Strategic Leadership & Partnership Development
  • Lead the development and execution of disease area–specific patient advocacy strategies focused on Immunodeficiencies and Inflammatory Neuropathies.
  • Build, strengthen, and manage CSL's partnerships with key patient advocacy groups and other non-government stakeholders across the International region.
  • Conduct stakeholder and landscape mapping to identify collaboration opportunities aligned with mutual priorities and patient impact.
  • Serve as the primary contact for above market patient advocacy groups and support country-level engagement across affiliates.
• Cross Functional Collaboration & Expertise
  • Provide disease-area–specific advocacy expertise to the International Business Team (core member of the Immunoglobulins IBT), regional affiliates, CEA, and other functions.
  • Coordinate advocacy engagement across geographies to ensure alignment with CSL's cross functional priorities and to maximize partnership value.
• Content Development & External Engagement
  • Lead the creation of external patient advocacy content, including messaging, campaigns, policy briefings, and other materials supporting advocacy priorities.
• Governance & Compliance
  • Collaborate closely with the Head of Global Patient Advocacy & Policy, International Advocacy Directors, and Country Advocacy Leads through the CSL Patient Advocacy Network.
  • Ensure all advocacy engagements adhere to compliance standards, partnership best practices, and CSL's commitment to transparency and reputation protection.

Your Skills and Experience

• Ideally 10+ years of experience in patient advocacy, healthcare public affairs, medical affairs, market access, or related fields—preferably across multiple geographies relevant to the International region.
• Demonstrated success in designing and implementing patient advocacy strategies and partnerships that drive business and patient impact.
• Strong track record of building trust‑based relationships with patient advocacy organizations and external stakeholders.
• Experience delivering multi‑channel advocacy content (e.g., campaigns, messaging, social media, policy materials).
• Expertise navigating complex healthcare environments, ideally within the biopharmaceutical or plasma industry.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a matrixed, cross‑functional, and multicultural environment.

Reporting Relationship

• Role that this position reports to: Senior Director, Head of Global Patient Advocacy & Policy
• Roles that report to this position: none

What we offer

• Meaningful Work: The opportunity to shape patient advocacy strategies that directly influence patient outcomes across diverse global regions.
• International Scope: A highly cross‑functional, multicultural environment with the ability to engage stakeholders across Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East/Africa.
• Professional Growth: Access to global development programs, leadership training, and continuous learning opportunities to support your long‑term career progression.
• Collaborative Culture: A people‑focused organization where diverse perspectives are valued, and where teamwork drives innovation and impact.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: A comprehensive and market‑competitive package designed to support your wellbeing, including attractive salary, bonus eligibility, benefits, pension, and flexible working options.
• Purpose & Impact: A mission‑driven role that empowers you to elevate the patient voice and make a measurable difference in the lives of people with rare and serious diseases.

We look forward to receiving your application.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives. CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

Our Benefits

For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.

You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.

To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.