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Position Summary

Do you want to share your expertise by providing regulatory advocacy and subject matter expertise necessary for Federal and State legislative advocacy?

As a Public Policy Director, you are responsible for working with all business units to develop and implement public policy strategies under the leadership of the Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs. Your knowledge in the areas of FDA and FDA regulatory activity, 340B issues, drug supply chain and safety will be key for this position. You will also handle non-healthcare issues.

As a recognized policy or government affairs authority, you will direct and lead public policy strategy. You will leverage external status to facilitate new and improve existing enterprise relationships with Executive Branch agencies (e.g., the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and Congress.

You will provide direction to business units through proactively identifying and interpreting complex regulatory and legislative issues; ensuring that communication with key-executives is timely and has an impact on business decisions that need to be made. In this dynamic role, you will lead trade association relationships and external consultant resources to ensure optimal alignment with priority issues and to ensure that resources are used optimally.

Duties& Responsibilities:

  • Providing health care and other expertise that crafts industry-wide and Enterprise decision-making.
  • Owning and driving Enterprise policy issues and provide solutions consistent with business goals.
  • Analyzing and/or modifying model state and federal legislation as well as advocacy and policy position white papers, testimony, talking points, and lobbying materials; assist in federal and state lobbying as needed; collaborating in similar health or patient care organizations.
  • Providing industry leading expertise and input on Retail Pharmacy, PBM, Specialty, Minute Clinic, and employer issues to internal colleagues and external consultants.
  • Using relationships and handling trade groups and consultants to scan and anticipate policy, regulatory and legislative activity for upcoming issues that may have broad impact to the industry and proactively forward solution-based strategic plans and initiatives.
  • Partnering with legal and compliance to lead enterprise litigation and regulatory compliance risks, with an emphasis on driving policy changes that reduce risk and increase business flexibility.

Position Summary

Do you want to share your expertise by providing regulatory advocacy and subject matter expertise necessary for Federal and State legislative advocacy?

As a Public Policy Director, you are responsible for working with all business units to develop and implement public policy strategies under the leadership of the Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs. Your knowledge in the areas of FDA and FDA regulatory activity, 340B issues, drug supply chain and safety will be key for this position. You will also handle non-healthcare issues.

As a recognized policy or government affairs authority, you will direct and lead public policy strategy. You will leverage external status to facilitate new and improve existing enterprise relationships with Executive Branch agencies (e.g., the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and Congress.

You will provide direction to business units through proactively identifying and interpreting complex regulatory and legislative issues; ensuring that communication with key-executives is timely and has an impact on business decisions that need to be made. In this dynamic role, you will lead trade association relationships and external consultant resources to ensure optimal alignment with priority issues and to ensure that resources are used optimally.

Duties& Responsibilities:

  • Providing health care and other expertise that crafts industry-wide and Enterprise decision-making.
  • Owning and driving Enterprise policy issues and provide solutions consistent with business goals.
  • Analyzing and/or modifying model state and federal legislation as well as advocacy and policy position white papers, testimony, talking points, and lobbying materials; assist in federal and state lobbying as needed; collaborating in similar health or patient care organizations.
  • Providing industry leading expertise and input on Retail Pharmacy, PBM, Specialty, Minute Clinic, and employer issues to internal colleagues and external consultants.
  • Using relationships and handling trade groups and consultants to scan and anticipate policy, regulatory and legislative activity for upcoming issues that may have broad impact to the industry and proactively forward solution-based strategic plans and initiatives.
  • Partnering with legal and compliance to lead enterprise litigation and regulatory compliance risks, with an emphasis on driving policy changes that reduce risk and increase business flexibility.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the FDA including biosimilars and interchangeability, the 340B program, drug supply chain security, and HIPAA.
  • Familiarity with legislative and regulatory activity.
  • Experience handling non-health care issues including corporate tax reform, cybersecurity, environmental issues, and consumer issues.
  • Ability to navigate and prioritize a large volume of work.
  • Ability to learn new complex issues quickly is very important.
  • Ideal position for a Congressional or Executive Branch staffer who focused on health care but also had to monitor or handle other non-healthcare issues.

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years relevant professional experience, including knowledge of health care and/or pharmacy clinical, business operational, and/or policy issues especially in dealing with policy issues surrounding PBMs and also FDA policy issues.
  • 5 or more years of experience in public policy, government affairs, or a related role within a Fortune 500 organization, professional, trade group, or federal or state government.
  • Ability to travel up to 5% of the time.