Director, Public Affairs, Inflammation & Autoimmunity (m/f/d)

Overview Shaping tomorrow’s market. Amplifying science. Empowering advocacy. Incyte is entering a pivotal phase of its international growth. With a rapidly expanding portfolio, multiple launches, and Germany positioned as one of Incyte’s most strategic markets, the company is strengthening its Public Affairs team to shape the next phase of growth.

The Role As Director of Public Affairs working with IAI (Inflammation & Autoimmunity) Business Unit, you will design and lead the external positioning of one of Incyte’s most strategic therapeutic areas (dermatology), in one of the most influential healthcare markets. To strengthen Incyte’s leadership in dermatology and support portfolio success, you will shape the external environment by building and maintaining trust-based, multi-stakeholder alliances - including patients, healthcare professionals, media, advocacy organisations.

Your Mission Is To Ensure That

The dermatology strategy in Germany delivers tangible business impact, directly supporting launches, portfolio growth and long-term franchise value by engaging in market shaping projects

Patients and their communities experience Incyte as a committed, credible and long-term partner

Journalists and media partners regard Incyte as a trusted reference in scientific innovation, ensuring strong, consistent and high-quality visibility

Incyte’s innovation is translated into impact, trust and influence

Incyte is recognized as a scientific leader in immune-mediated dermatological conditions

Incyte leads / is a core member of high‑impact collaborations and external alliances that enhance Incyte’s credibility, broaden advocacy reach, and create collective momentum for policy and access improvements.

You will act as a senior strategic partner to the German Leadership Team and a key contributor to Incyte’s regional and global Public Affairs and Corporate Communications strategy.

The Strategic Mandate Build and lead the dermatology and IAI communications strategy

You will define and execute a comprehensive communications and patient advocacy strategy supporting the full IAI (esp. dermatology) portfolio in Germany, positioning Incyte as a valued stakeholder and partner in the German healthcare ecosystem.

Your Scope Will Include

Designing integrated franchise and portfolio public affairs strategies, ensuring communication and patient advocacy projects are aligned with business and brand priorities

Acting as a key partner to the Market Access, Commercial and Medical teams in Germany to align advocacy, access, and communication efforts and allow for multi-stakeholder collation building

Leading high-impact launch campaigns and communication programs across product lifecycle, corporate and disease awareness platforms for upcoming IAI (immunology / dermatology) assets

Strengthening company, franchise and brand reputation across scientific, medical, professional and general audiences in order to enhance stakeholder engagement, and create an enabling environment for successful product access, uptake, and sustained growth.

You will position Incyte as

a reference company in immune-mediated dermatological conditions.

Anchor patient centricity at the heart of Incyte’s strategy You will establish patient engagement as a strategic pillar of Incyte’s presence in Germany, elevating patient voice from engagement to

strategic influence .

You Will

Build long-term, trust-based partnerships with patient, advocacy and civil organizations

Develop innovative collaboration models that advance understanding of patient journeys and unmet needs

Integrate patient insights into brand strategy, communication platforms and internal decision-making

Engaging in respectful collaboration with patient advocacy groups and driving meaningful co-creation of impactful initiatives

Represent Incyte in key patient and advocacy forums and networks

Strengthening influence across the healthcare ecosystem You will develop and sustain a first-class external network across:

Scientific, trade and general media

Digital opinion leaders and emerging platforms

Patient organisations, community leaders, civil societies, grassroot advocates and healthcare-relevant NGOs and institutions

To advance organization’s business ambitions, you will demonstrate the ability to bring together multiple stakeholders around shared key healthcare priorities, in line with company’s strategy. You will lead cross-sector collaborations and policy-shaping initiatives that reflect shared goals with public, private and civil society actors, to shape an environment conducive to innovation adoption. Through credibility, consistency and strategic intelligence, you will position Incyte as a

trusted, visible and respected partner of the German healthcare system .

Act as a strategic advisor to the organization Operating at the center of launches, growth and transformation, you will:

Contribute actively to brand and franchise strategic planning

Deliver measurable public affairs outcomes that advance strategic objectives, including advocacy reach, access enablers and reputation metrics

Provide external intelligence and ecosystem insight to senior leadership and cross-functional teams

Partner closely with Medical, Market Access, Commercial, HEOR, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance and Pharmacovigilance

Ensure excellence in governance, ethics and compliance across all external engagements

You will combine

strategic vision, operational excellence and executive presence .

Your Profile You Bring

8–10+ years of experience in healthcare public affairs, patient advocacy and communications

Very good understanding of healthcare environment in Germany

Knowledge of the area of dermatology, inflammation or immune-mediated diseases would be a strong asset

A proven track record in launch communications and environment shaping through external alliances

Deep, established networks across German media and professional communities

A history of successful collaboration with patient organisations

You Are Recognized For

Strategic thinking and narrative leadership

Entrepreneurial mindset, resilience and execution excellence

Credibility with senior stakeholders and external partners

Ability to operate in complex, matrix and fast-evolving organizations

Fluent in

German and English , you combine scientific literacy with outstanding communication and leadership skills.

The Opportunity This role sits at the heart of one of Incyte’s most important growth platforms.

It Offers

Direct influence on the reputation and positioning of Incyte in dermatology and immune-mediated diseases

A leadership role in one of Europe’s most strategic healthcare markets

Exposure to high visibility launches and long-term franchise building

The opportunity to shape relationships that will define Incyte’s presence for years to come

For an experienced leader, this is an opportunity to build

legacy, visibility and long-term impact

within a fast-growing global biotech.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.

We Respect Your Privacy

Learn more at: Incyte hiring organization processes your personal data to manage your job application in order to enter into an employment relationship with you if you are the successful candidate.

During the process, you may be asked to respond to questions that will screen out your application if you do not meet certain objective criteria required by the job. You can learn more about this process here.

You may have the right to access, delete, restrict, edit, move, or object to the use of your personal data. You may also have a right to report concerns to the authority responsible for data privacy in the country where the position is based or where you live or work.

You can learn more about Incyte’s data protection practices here. By accessing this link you can learn about the types of personal data we collect, how we use it, whether collection and processing is optional, sources of the personal data we process, how it is shared, where it is stored or transferred to, how long we keep it, and contact information for Incyte, Incyte’s data protection officer, and your supervisory authority (if applicable).

Please contact if you have any questions or concerns or would like to exercise your rights.

#J-18808-Ljbffr