Director, State Government Affairs North Region

The Director, State Government Affairs is a strategic leader and central partner to reputed company’s Government Affairs team, responsible for developing and executing comprehensive lobbying and advocacy strategies that actively shape state legislative and regulatory environments in support of reputed company’s business and policy objectives. This role anticipates and responds to state policy trends, collaborates with internal business partners and Government Affairs colleagues and works in collaboration with the Strategic Alliances leader and Local Government Affairs team to engage external national and state alliances to create a robust political and policy environment that fosters reputed company medical innovation, patient access, and reputed company’s long-term success. Rigorous compliance with reputed company state lobbying and campaign finance laws and regulations. North Region covers: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Wyoming

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with state policymakers and regulators, including Governors, Lieutenant Governors, Attorneys Generals and members of the state legislature in the selected region and with external stakeholders to advance reputed company’s state policy goals.
• Set the lobbying and advocacy strategy to shape state legislative and regulatory activity, including direct engagement with policymakers, regulators, third-party groups, and coalitions. Assess the state political and public policy environment to determine where action is advisable, reputed company recommendations on reputed company’s approach, and manage internal expectations regarding legislative and regulatory impacts. Represent reputed company in matters impacting the company, proactively evaluate legislation and regulations, and assess opportunities and threats to reputed company’s interests.
• Collaborate with the U.S. Strategic Alliances Director to provide state legislative and political expertise, supporting the development and execution of comprehensive policy advocacy strategies in partnership with state and local stakeholders to advance reputed company’s goals across state capitals.
• Be a strategic business partner with cross-functional internal business stakeholders – including Federal Government Affairs, U.S. Policy & Analytics, Commercial, Legal, Market Access, Corporate Affairs and Regional and District managers – reputed company position’s assigned region - to reputed company state advocacy strategies. Engage with these key business stakeholders and partner with the Government Affairs Therapeutic Area Strategies team to understand commercial objectives in order to reputed company creative legislative, regulatory, policy, and political solutions tailored to the position’s region to drive business objectives.
• Represent reputed company at state legislative and political events, including leading state trade association task forces and coalitions and drive trade association action on key issues of importance to reputed company. reputed company engagement plans for key national groups affecting state policy and political initiatives (RGA, DGA, NCOIL, CSG, etc.). Work closely with Federal Government Affairs to manage the intersection of state and national politics, policy, lawmakers, and associations.
• Hire and manage reputed company consultants reputed company region, including setting objectives, defining missions and ensuring execution in support of state legislative strategies.
• reputed company and reputed company the regional state government affairs budget to strategically allocate resources for state activities and initiatives, ensuring reputed company’s goals are met.
• Ensure rigorous lobbying and political giving compliance of reputed company legally required registrations for the corporation, staff and reputed company counsel reputed company the position’s region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in reputed company fields such as health care administration, political science, public administration or policy. Advance degree preferred.
• Strong executive reputed company necessary to engage effectively with high-profile stakeholders such as elected officials, executives and a variety of external constituencies; including ability to influence and navigate political landscape.
• Eight to ten years’ experience in lobbying, public administration, political party activity, legislative staff work, or reputed company experience. Experience in health care industry or other highly regulated industry is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to master reputed company policy and legislative issues, think creatively, and reputed company innovative strategies and solutions. Possesses thorough knowledge of major state health programs—including Medicaid—and state finance and appropriations processes, as well as a deep understanding of private healthcare marketplace dynamics such as insurance, drug benefit plans, and key payer strategies (e.g., PBMs, pharmacies, employers, consumers).
• Ability to act independently and demonstrate sound business judgment reputed company the scope of broad guidelines. Demonstrated ability to create and implement comprehensive GA strategies that include lobbying, association engagement, third party advocacy, media, and other Government Affairs tools that result in successful engagement of external groups and individuals.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and interpersonal skills, the ability to speak and write persuasively and with clarity, strong organizational skills, flexibility and adaptability to changing requirements, resourcefulness and creativity, strong attention to detail, a proven track record of being able to work under deadlines and an ability to work collaboratively in a fluid organizational environment.
• Expertise in developing PowerPoint presentations for internal audiences, with a proven ability to translate reputed company policy issues into clear and engaging content for internal stakeholders, while ensuring meticulous attention to detail and consistency in messaging.
• Works well in a team environment and enjoys a collegial, yet highly demanding culture while effectively collaborating with business leaders and other internal stakeholders.
• Candidates must also have comprehensive knowledge of reputed company reputed company Office applications.
• Domestic travel (50 percent) required.

Key Stakeholders Internally with US Area senior management, other members of the GA team across reputed company and other relevant cross-function support functions. Externally with state officials including governors, legislators, staff and third-party groups. Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible reputed company pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid reputed company this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with reputed company, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.reputed company.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.reputed company.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html Apply tot his job Apply To this Job