Director, US Public Policy

The Director will lead policy development and execution for vaccines and for our company's investigational long-acting influenza antiviral (a non-vaccine approach to influenza) and provide legal and policy analysis across the broader public policy portfolio, including access, oversight, intellectual property, research and development, etc. The successful candidate will combine broad public policy knowledge, public health experience, and strong legal analysis and drafting skills to develop practical recommendations and build alignment across a highly matrixed organization, including colleagues in medical, commercial, legal and other subject-matter experts.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead policy development and execution for vaccines and for our company's investigational long-acting influenza antiviral; monitor and assess related federal, regulatory, and administrative developments across public health, prevention, access, coverage, reimbursement, and health-system infrastructure.
• Work with the team to support legal analysis of issues across the public policy portfolio, in coordination with the issue lead and legal counsel, as needed, including pricing, reimbursement, access, intellectual property, and oversight.
• Develop evidence-based company policy positions, comment letters, and other policy submissions, integrating public health evidence, legal analysis, and business considerations in partnership with cross-functional colleagues.
• Translate complex policy developments into clear insights, implications, options, and recommendations for senior policy and business leaders.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities and develop proactive strategies to advance or protect priority policy outcomes.
• Build and maintain relationships with government officials, public health organizations, patient and provider groups, policy organizations, and other partners, and represent our company in trade association and coalition meetings.
• Lead cross-functional policy workstreams from strategy through execution, including workplans, decision points, stakeholder roles, budgets, and measures of progress or impact.
• Manage policy research, consultants, and other resources that strengthen policy development, thought leadership, and advocacy strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree required.
• At least seven years of relevant experience in public policy, government, public affairs, a trade association, a patient or provider organization, consulting, or the biopharmaceutical sector.
• Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. public policy and the legislative, regulatory, and administrative policymaking processes at the federal and/or state level.
• Experience addressing public health matters and the ability to lead policy work on vaccines and on a long-acting antiviral influenza product while contributing to broader public policy issues, including pricing, reimbursement, and patient access.
• Sound judgment and strong legal research, analysis, and drafting skills, with the ability to work through unfamiliar issues, develop practical recommendations, and collaborate effectively with legal counsel and subject-matter experts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders and high-level external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience working across culturally teams and matrixed teams with a high degree of collaboration.

Required Skills

Healthcare Policies, Patient Advocacy, Policy Analysis, Policy Development, Political Forums, Public Health, Public Policies, Regulatory Development, Strategic Planning, Strategic Thinking