Government Affairs Specialist (F/M/X)

Itp Aero; Madrid; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Senior Manager Government Affairs & Market Access for Europe South to drive policy advocacy and market access strategies across Spain, Italy and Portugal. You will partner with regional leadership to advance commercialization and payer engagement for key products, with a focus on health economics, value dossiers and government relations.

Responsibilities include leading advocacy projects, engaging with trade associations and lawmakers, and shaping region-wide strategies to

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset and strong strategic thinking.
• Experience with health policy and reimbursement processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead government affairs and market access strategy across South Europe (Spain, Italy, Portugal).
• Collaborate with leadership to advance commercialization and payer engagement.
• Engage with trade associations, lawmakers and policy influencers.
• Develop health economic data strategies to demonstrate value of technologies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Problem solving

Negotiation

Communication skills

Influence management

Policy/health policy understanding

Fluent English

Fluent Spanish

Fluent Italian

Education

Master's degree in political science / law / health economics

Academic medical/scientific/technical or business degree with master's

Job description

Senior Manager Government Affairs & Market Access, Europe South

Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies. Our mission is: Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The Government Affairs & Market Access (GAMA) function is focused on driving strategic, proactive policy advocacy to accelerate global commercialization and expand patient access to our products. GAMA capabilities integrate the fields of access/reimbursement, advocacy, and policy to support our growth and help achieve the company's mission.
The Snr. Manager GAMA position is a critical strategic role that will work with businesses and functions to drive growth in South European region, consisting of 3 countries (Spain, Italy, Portugal). The Snr. GAMA Manager will report to Snr. Director GAMA Europe & EEMEA. This role sits on the South European regional leadership team and will be a key enabler for growth.
Responsibilities:

• Collaborate across the South European leadership team to implement a government affairs and market access strategy to build the company brand in the region and advance commercialization of key products
• Lead specific government affairs and advocacy projects supporting product adoption across South Europe.
• Lead trade association engagement and support Stryker's representatives to trade association boards.
• Position Stryker as a thought leader and build strategic relationships with lawmakers and policy influencers.
• Collaborate with business and functional leaders to identify risks and opportunities within public policies in the region.
• Proactively provide guidance about clinical and economic study designs to meet Market Access requirements of payers across the South European region.
• Identify and drive Market Access and reimbursement opportunities for new and existing Stryker technologies to support business goals.
• Establish and drive health economic data collection and analysis strategies to demonstrate economic value of Stryker technologies, including support for hospital negotiations and budget impact of key technologies to key stakeholders.
• Support Market Access requirements through establishment of key external relationships including tenders, pricing, and payer requirements.
• Provide subject matter expertise to South European Leadership Teams in market access and health economics strategy development.
• Work collaboratively cross-divisionally and cross-functionally to integrate market access considerations into business strategies and continually build organizational capabilities in market access across the region.

Required:

• Academic medical, scientific, technical, political or business degree or comparable qualifications with completed master's degree in political science, Law, Health Economics, Health Sciences, or a comparable qualification
• A minimum of 6-8 years of related work experience in politics, government, or the life sciences.
• Prior relevant experience in a government agency or legislative office and/or government affairs at a company, trade association, or multi-client firm essential.
• Fluent English & Spanish/Italian.
• Expertise and understanding of how policy is developed, advanced, and implemented.
• Understanding of the health policy landscape and experience in medical technology policy strongly preferred.
• Prior experience representing a company at trade associations and in front of government officials.
• Track record of initiating and leading government affairs related projects
• Thorough understanding of, and experience interacting with, payers and reimbursement bodies, value assessment organizations, health authorities, and relevant KOLs and a well-developed ability to drive market access strategies to compete in an evolving climate.
• Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills
• Strong influence management skills and ability to lead teams to work effectively across competing organization.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to all levels, including executive management.
• Negotiating skills
• Ability to work under pressure

Spain Pay Ranges:

Spain : 75.300 - 125.500 EUR Annual

Italy Pay Ranges:

Italy : 70.600 - 117.600 EUR Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker's comprehensive benefits package.
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Madrid, Spain
Belgrade, Serbia
Lisbon, Portugal
Budapest, Hungary
Athens, Greece
Barcelona, Spain
Sofia, Bulgaria
Bucuresti, Romania