Director, Federal Government Affairs- Senate HELP Democrat

Role Summary

The Director of Federal Government Affairs is accountable for shaping health care policy to benefit patient access, affordability, and innovation. The Director will be responsible for initiating and executing comprehensive strategies around policy proposals in Washington that will support Enterprise priorities to bring innovative treatments to patients. The individual will monitor and analyze policies, trends and activities in Washington, DC and will be responsible for communicating the business impact to key external and internal stakeholders and shaping legislation through engagement.

Responsibilities

• Represent BMS before the U.S. Congress, primarily with Senate Democrats, on company specific issues as well as issues of importance to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Collaborate with internal business partners to ensure an aligned approach and pursuit of Enterprise goals and priorities.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with Members of Congress and their staff that will distinguish the company as a leader in the biopharmaceutical space while proactively advancing company objectives.
• Navigate the legislative and political environment and create (and implement) comprehensive strategies to address regulatory, legislative and policy issues that may impact BMS.
• Engage with external groups, including trade associations, to influence internal decisions and ensure alignment with BMS goals and priorities.
• Execute tactics around the company's Political Action Committee focused on political giving strategy and internal growth.
• Provide updates and presentations to internal colleagues on developments in Washington, DC.
• Manage federal engagement by BMS consultants.
• Additional duties as necessary to support USPGA.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years of experience/ service on Capitol Hill or relevant private sector professional experience
• Excellent verbal, analytical, written and interpersonal communication skills, particularly in interpreting and distilling complex information
• Excellent organizational and project management skills‚Äîdemonstrated ability to independently manage multiple work streams
• Experience working with a variety of stakeholders, including trade associations and coalitions, and ability to proactively drive consensus
• Ability to maintain good working relationships, internally and externally
• Travel as required