Patient Organizer, Patients For Affordable Drugs, Washington DC (remote for COVID-19)

[Lucy Westerfield]

About the Role 

Patients For Affordable Drugs is looking for a Patient Organizer to help recruit, organize, and grow our patient community. 

About the Organization:

Patients For Affordable Drugs is the only independent national patient organization focused exclusively on achieving policy changes to lower the price of prescription drugs. The bipartisan organization, founded by a patient with an incurable blood cancer, amplifies the voices of Americans struggling under crushing drug prices to make policymakers and elected officials see the heavy toll of high-priced drugs. P4AD does not accept contributions from any organizations that profit from the development or distribution of prescription drugs.

Position Responsibilities

• Manage NGP EveryAction patient story database including pulling lists of patients in target groups for events and press needs

• Grow, develop, and mobilize patient community for actions around drug pricing including patient outreach by phone, text, email, and social media

• Work with patients to write patient blog posts with their personal stories

• Recruit for and help execute patient advocate webinars

• Coordinate, recruit for, and train patients for patient fly-ins to Washington D.C. to meet with their Senators and House Reps

• Prepare patients to share their stories in front of state legislatures, with the press, and with partners

• Edit and vet patient stories submitted online 

• Administrative tasks as needed
  
  

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Available for full-time (40 hours/week) employment

• Previous organizing experience preferred, but not required

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong writing and research skills

• Detail-oriented, self-starter, flexible, and able to manage multiple tasks at once

• Open to feedback with a strong desire to develop professionally

• Ability to work closely with others

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Drive

• Experience with NGP VAN or EveryAction preferred, but not required

Position Logistics

• P4AD provides competitive compensation and benefits including health and dental insurance, life insurance, and 401K to its employees 

• Position is based in DC, but will be remote for the time being due to the COVID-19 crisis

• Position is full-time

To apply, please email application materials to jo...@p4adnow.org with “Patient Organizer - Your Name” in the subject line. Please submit the following:

• Cover letter

• Resume

• Three professional references