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 jobs@p4adnow.org with "Patient Organizer - Your Name" in the subject line. Please submit the following:
Cover letter
Resume
Three professional references
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