Director, Policy

Association for Accessible Medicines; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, disability, and life insurance

401k match

Job summary

The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) in Washington, DC seeks a Director, Policy to lead policy development, manage research projects, and craft testimony and policy papers. The role includes coordinating with leadership and the government affairs team to support advocacy and policy positions.

The Director will monitor regulatory trends affecting generic and biosimilar medicines, develop policy strategy, and collaborate on federal and state goals. This is a hybrid role in DC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; advanced degree preferred in public health, business, or equivalent.
• Relevant experience in Congress or the Administration preferred.
• 5+ years of professional experience in health policy required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and assist with the development of AAM's policy positions.
• Serve as a project manager for policy research and data-driven projects, including gathering information on regulations and trends, sourcing research, and supporting policy analyses.
• Develop written testimony, public comments, policy papers, and other materials to support AAM policy positions.
• Support lobbying efforts on policy issues impacting generic and biosimilar manufacturing and utilization.
• Monitor and track trends in the generic and biosimilars industries and provide policy analysis and consultation to member Companies.
• Foster development and strategic management of relationships with Administration policymakers.
• Serve on internal AAM and industry task forces to develop policy updates for member companies.

Skills

Policy development

Project management

Research

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced degree in public health or business

Job description

The Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) is seeking a Director, Policy to join our team. This is an invaluable opportunity to work at a dynamic trade association at the center of some of the most important public policy issues facing our nation. The working environment is high-energy, fast-paced and the culture is entrepreneurial.

AAM's team works a hybrid work schedule, spending two to three days a week in our Washington, DC office.

About the Role:

The Director, Policy at AAM is responsible for working with leadership to identify issues impacting AAM members' interests and develop AAM policy positions that effectively support those interests. The role includes identifying and managing research opportunities projects as well as developing written testimony, public comments, policy papers and other materials in support of AAM's policy positions. The role also works closely with AAM's government affairs team to support lobbying efforts with congressional offices.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate and assist with the development of AAM's policy positions.
• Serve as a project manager for policy research and data-driven projects. This includes but is not limited to gathering information on new regulations, trends and anticipated issues, identifying sources of research and policy analysis, contributing to strategy development and execution, and supporting the production of research reports, brief policy papers and other educational materials for internal and external audiences.
• Collaborate with AAM policy and government affairs staff to develop federal and state policy goals, strategic plans, and legislative strategy by developing written testimony, public comments, policy papers, correspondence and other materials to support advocacy.
• Support lobbying efforts on policy issues impacting generic and biosimilar manufacturing and expanding utilization of such products.
• Monitor and track trends and developments in the generic and biosimilars industries and provide proactive policy analysis and consultation to AAM staff and member companies regarding emerging threats and opportunities.
• Foster development and strategic management of key relationships with Administration policymakers.
• Serve on internal AAM and generic industry task forces to develop AAM policy and provide updates to member companies as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, required. Advanced degree in public health, business or an equivalent preferred.
• Relevant experience working in Congress or the Administration preferred.
• 5+ years of professional experience in health policy, required

The Association for Accessible Medicines improves access to safe, quality, effective medicine. For more information about the Association for Accessible Medicines and to see the full job description please visit www.accessiblemeds.org /careers .

Benefits & Compensation

• AAM offers a competitive salary and benefits package including health, disability, and life insurance as well as 401k match.
• Salary range: $125,000 - $145,000 plus bonus.