Director, State Government Affairs - Southwest Region

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 230,000 - 346,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonus

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the United States seeks a Director, State Government Affairs – Southwest to lead the local strategy in 4-5 priority states, advocating BI positions on public policy with significant financial impact.

You will engage governors, legislatures, regulators and business groups to advance BI priorities. The role involves managing state contracts, building coalitions, and representing BI in industry groups to influence policy and improve patient access.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years combined experience in government affairs in private, highly regulated industry or consulting firm.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry and related public policy issues is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and changing legislation, regulations, and the impact to BI.
• Influencing and persuasion skills to successfully advocate our positions externally.
• Analytical skills to understand key components of legislation and the potential effect on BI and the industry.
• Ability to manage and motivate.

Responsibilities

• Manages State Government Affairs strategy and execution for their assigned region to advance BI priorities with state and local government stakeholders.
• Possesses a deep understanding of how to engage in a complex political-policy, and regulatory environment across their assigned region to influence policymakers and create a sense of urgency for achieving results.
• Sets local strategy and manage their assigned state contract consultants to deliver results.
• Advances BI therapeutic area objectives and public policy positions with state legislative groups.
• Establishes and expands relationships with these groups (e.g., NALEO, CSG, WIG) to leverage our objectives.
• Builds a coalition of local and regional stakeholders who are mutually aligned with our business objectives to help drive positive policy change.
• Participates in leadership positions in local and national industry trade groups (e.g., PhRMA, BIO) or other stakeholder groups mfg. associations, business groups, chambers) to shape strategy and leverage their lobbying and influence to advance our priorities.
• Creates and executes plans for Government Affairs to advance BI objectives for the asset team assigned.
• Leads GAPP state government affairs engagement with the team to optimize revenue and patient access to BI products.
• Communicates asset team objectives, priorities, and best practices to their state government affairs colleagues and acts as the state government affairs expert to the asset team for their assigned therapeutic area.
• Lobbies state legislators, staff, committees, health departments, regulators, other government officials, and governors to advance BI's legislative and regulatory positions.
• Mitigates and improves proposals targeting BI and the pharmaceutical industry.
• Informs leadership of emerging state policy issues that would have a significant financial impact on our business, develops a political plan of action to address, and provides regular updates to senior leadership to inform the company's overall strategy and long-term financial forecast.

Skills

State government affairs

Policy advocacy

Communication skills

Influencing

Analytical skills

Team motivation

Public policy understanding

Job description

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the United States seeks a Director, State Government Affairs – Southwest to lead the local strategy in 4-5 priority states, advocating BI positions on public policy with significant financial impact.

You will engage governors, legislatures, regulators and business groups to advance BI priorities. The role involves managing state contracts, building coalitions, and representing BI in industry groups to influence policy and improve patient access.