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Are you passionate about building trusted partnerships with healthcare stakeholders and public decision-makers across key markets in Europe? Do you thrive in a strategic, cross-functional role where you can help create the conditions for sustainable patient access while ensuring high standards of compliance, credibility, and external engagement? If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our Associate Director, Public Affairs, Europe.
Ascendis Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon® technology platform to develop therapies with best-in-class potential to address significant unmet medical needs.
At our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and additional offices across Europe and the United States, we are advancing a pipeline within Endocrinology Rare Disease. Across additional geographies,



we also work closely with integral partners to bring innovative therapies to patients worldwide.
We are seeking a strategic, externally oriented Associate Director, Public Affairs, Europe to join our growing organization. You will be responsible for shaping and executing Ascendis' European public and government affairs strategy across priority markets, with a particular focus on influencing the broader stakeholder environment and policy that supports timely access for people living with rare endocrine disease.
The role will lead non-promotional engagement strategies related to disease policy, healthcare-system stakeholders, industry associations, and broader public affairs initiatives across Europe.
You will report directly to the Head of Commercial Europe and be based in one of our European offices. Given the nature of the role, close collaboration with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Affairs/Communications, and affiliate l

📌 Associate Director, Public Affairs, Europe (Madrid)
🏢 Ascendis Pharma
📍 Madrid