Associate Director, Federal Goverment Affairs

CSL; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL Behring is seeking an Associate Director, Federal Government Affairs to support the development and execution of strategies that advance the company’s federal policy interests. The role requires coordinating with federal officials, trade associations, and advocacy groups to influence policy affecting patient access and company priorities.

You will monitor regulatory developments, prepare briefing materials, and collaborate with Market Access, Regulatory, and Communications teams to align

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in law, public policy, or health-related field preferred.
• 8-10 years of experience in healthcare government/public affairs or related field.
• Strong understanding of federal legislative and regulatory processes.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and build relationships with policymakers and industry stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and advocacy skills.
• Strategic thinking and ability to influence policy outcomes.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex policy issues into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze federal legislative and regulatory developments affecting CSL Behring.
• Execute engagement plans with federal government officials, trade associations, and advocacy organizations.
• Provide policy insights and recommendations to internal stakeholders; prepare briefing materials and reports.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Market Access, Regulatory, Communications) to align advocacy strategies.
• Represent CSL Behring in selected industry forums and working groups.
• Draft policy communications, testimony, and position statements as needed.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Federal policy

Project management

Communication

Policy advocacy

Stakeholder engagement

Policy synthesis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree in law/public policy/health

Job description

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of US Patient Advocacy & Government Affairs, as the Associate Director, Federal Government Affairs, you will support the development and execution of strategies to advance CSL Behring’s interests in federal legislative and regulatory matters. You will manage key projects and relationships with federal stakeholders, industry associations, and advocacy groups to influence policy outcomes that impact patient access and company priorities. You can be based out of our King of Prussia, PA corporate headquarters or our Washington, D.C. office. This is a hybrid role, which offers a combination of an onsite and remote work schedule. #LI-hybrid

The Role

Monitor and analyze federal legislative and regulatory developments affecting CSL Behring. Execute engagement plans with federal government officials, trade associations, and advocacy organizations. Provide policy insights and recommendations to internal stakeholders; prepare briefing materials and reports. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Market Access, Regulatory, Communications) to align advocacy strategies. Represent CSL Behring in selected industry forums and working groups. Draft policy communications, testimony, and position statements as needed.

Your Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in law, public policy, or health-related field preferred.


• 8-10 years of experience in healthcare government/public affairs or related field.


• Strong understanding of federal legislative and regulatory processes.


• Proven ability to manage complex projects and build relationships with policymakers and industry stakeholders.


• Excellent communication and advocacy skills.


• Strategic thinking and ability to influence policy outcomes.


• Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills.


• Ability to synthesize complex policy issues into actionable insights.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives. CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.

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