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AbbVie · 15 hours ago

Director, Gov’t Affairs - Oncology & Specialty

Mettawa, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

AbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. The Director, Gov’t Affairs is responsible for implementing government affairs strategies to promote policy solutions that support AbbVie’s business objectives in oncology and specialty areas.

BiotechnologyFinancial ServicesHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalVenture Capital

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Support the Oncology and Specialty Business Units in creating a more favorable public policy environment for AbbVie’s business activities by shaping government policies in order to positively affect patient access and reimbursement among government and commercial players for oncology and specialty brands in the U.S

Serve as a resource and connector for U.S. Government Affairs function to the Oncology and Specialty Business Units by ensuring close alignment and understanding of commercial and pipeline priorities with public policy goals and focus on advancing access opportunities and addressing access challenges in the U.S

Establish, develop and maintain relationships with third party organizations. Drive aligned policy advocacy strategies with third party organizations and seek to achieve productive long-term working relationships with partners. Undertake regular and rigorous product/therapeutic area-oriented assessment of government affairs and policy environment to develop, review and update engagement plans with external stakeholders

Serve as the Government Affairs designated partner for the US brand teams in oncology and specialty. Support and align with brand teams for brand planning, strategy development and capacity building across a product’s life cycle. Mobilize appropriate policy, public affairs and government affairs resources to ensure implementation of comprehensive government affairs strategies

Develop and drive GA launch readiness approach in collaboration with U.S. Government Affairs and other core functions. Align with U.S. Federal and State Government Affairs teams and Global Policy and Alliance Access Strategies team to provide on-going advice and guidance to the Oncology and Specialty Business Units on policy and political developments that directly impact oncology and specialty brands or above brand issues

Anticipate trends in external environment that will impact oncology and develop plans to address areas of concern

Provide strategic counsel to U.S. brand teams while also ensuring alignment with corporate policy positions

Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to ensure global alignment of strategies. Align with Global TAS team members to inform and support early brand strategy development and engagement efforts for pipeline products

Manage consultants and budget to effectively resource public policy advocacy strategies

Domestic travel (30 percent) required

Qualification

Government Affairs expertisePublic Policy StrategyPharmaceutical Industry experienceStakeholder DevelopmentPolitical Campaign experienceAccessReimbursement PolicyAnalytical skillsInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Ten or more years of relevant experience in either the pharmaceutical industry, another health care sector, or in public policy role

Ability to integrate political, policy and government affairs expertise to develop effective strategies and implementation plans

Strong business acumen and knowledge of relevant therapeutic areas and affiliated advocacy community required

Experience in Government or campaigns including designing and leading coalitions required

Advanced knowledge and understanding in the core areas of government affairs and policy (Stakeholder and Alliance Development, Government Relations, Political/Campaign experience, Access and Reimbursement Public Policy and Economic Analysis) to maximize colleague contributions

Ability to lead and contribute to cross-functional teams

Well-honed political acumen and impeccable integrity while having the executive presence necessary to deal effectively with high-profile stakeholders such as company executives and a variety of external constituencies including governments and leadership of third party organizations

Candidate must possess 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

Must be an individual who works well in a team environment and enjoys working in a collegial, yet highly demanding culture

Must be able to work collaboratively with business leaders and other internal stakeholders