Manager, Public Policy (Washington, DC)
Washington, DC 
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Site Name: USA - District of Columbia - Washington Dc
Posted Date: May 1 2024

Location: On-site at the Washington, DC office. Relocation assistance will not be provided.

The Manager, Public Policy role is a key member of the US Public Policy team. The Manager will work closely with Policy Directors as a thought partner on reimbursement and federal prescription drug policy issues. He/she will work closely across the GSK Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) team to shape the health policy environment and advance GSK's policy agenda.

The position will:

  • Monitor and track reimbursement and federal policies relevant to the GSK's portfolio and conduct in-depth research and analysis on federal legislation and regulations to extract key business insights.
  • Develop informative slide deck presentations, research briefs, advocacy materials, and other relevant content to effectively communicate insights.
  • Help support critical internal stakeholder relationships within GSK including the business units, US Legal, US Market Access team, US Medical Affairs, and GSK Global teams.
  • Help support critical external stakeholder relationships with key trade association workgroups, relevant consultants, and vendors.

The areas of remit within the purview of the Manager, Public Policy include, but are not limited to:

  • In partnership with the Policy Directors, contribute to the development and implementation of GSK's overall policy agenda in the US.
  • Providing insight and guidance to GAPP and the business units on reimbursement and federal policy developments, including building relevant policy positions and advocacy materials to advance priorities.
  • Collaborate with colleagues across the business units and participate in internal matrix teams to assess the support needed by GAPP to help drive business needs.
  • Support the launch and marketing teams and provide policy support for business strategy development across inline and pipeline products.
  • Support policy and advocacy strategies, including the development and approval of materials, in conjunction with relevant matrix partners the business units, US Legal, US Market Access team, US Medical Affairs, US Communications team, and GSK Global teams.
  • Provide support for external policy forums (BIO, PhRMA, etc.) and represent GSK thought leadership on priorities.
  • Serve as a conduit to policy consultants and internal GSK stakeholders; maintain a network of external consultants to monitor and assess evolving program and policy changes as relevant to the business.
  • Help support the Policy Directors maintain alignment with GAPP leadership team on business units' priorities and strategy.

Why You?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 4+ years' experience in federal policy, government, consulting, or similar experience, including prior health policy and pharmaceutical experience or working within government agencies (e.g. HHS, CMS).
  • Experience managing several projects at one time.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

  • Advanced degree (e.g. MPH).
  • Ability to synthesize and effectively communicate complex, disparate issues in a clear, concise manner through written communication or verbally.
  • Evidence of the ability to be a self-starter with a proactive approach.
  • Experience in self-management of time and work prioritization without oversight.
  • Evidence of excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
  • An understanding of current healthcare and biopharmaceutical industry issues, including knowledge of medical and pharmacy drug benefit dynamics.
  • Demonstrated analytical and independent problem-solving skills; ability to exercise sound, independent judgment.
  • Demonstrated ability as a project manager, collaborator, and individual contributor.
  • Experience presenting to, communicating with, and influencing senior leadership.

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GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

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Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
4+ years
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