Executive Director, State Government Affairs West

Merck & Co.; North Wales (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 256,000 - 403,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Job summary

Merck & Co. seeks a senior leader to direct and manage the State Government Affairs & Policy team, coordinating strategy across U.S. divisions and key state agencies to protect patient access and promote innovation in medicines and vaccines.

The role leads Directors in the West region, partners with executive leaders and external stakeholders, and drives policy priorities, compliance, and development of resources and programs to advance corporate priorities nationwide.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' experience in state government affairs and policy.
• Experience developing legislative policy priorities aligned with business priorities.
• Experience addressing policy issues affecting the bio-pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience managing and leading teams, including employee development.
• Demonstrated experience engaging executive level leaders.
• Strong experience with internal and external stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of state legislative policy-making process.
• Experience in analyzing state legislation.
• Strong writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage team's work on state legislative and policy issues to support all U.S. Divisions and operations, including human health and animal health
• Manage the activities of the individual Directors in the West region on their interactions with state and local officials
• Lead execution of region strategy to mitigate legislative policy risks that would limit access to our products and support proactive policy to maintain a competitive market for innovative biopharmaceuticals
• Manage the team's engagement with a broad group of stakeholders in the legislative and executive branches of government, key state agencies, and business, trade, and health policy associations
• As part of leadership team identify, analyze, and develop Company's response to legislative policy issues impacting strategic business priorities
• Serve as lead for assigned policy priorities for products, above-brand issues, department operations, and resource development; and manage team assignments
• Serve as point to external stakeholder legislative, policy and business groups to ensure alignment on policy positions
• Work cross-divisionally with franchise, policy, and subject matter experts to align on policy priorities and strategy
• Support and guide the individual professional development and growth of team members
• Manage contractual and operational resources for the western region, including political contributions, contract counsel, and policy grant oversight
• Ensure state advocacy on behalf of the company in the region is conducted in compliance with company policy and all state and federal laws

Skills

Coalition Mgmt

Gov Relations

Health Equity

HTA

Legislative Issues

Media Relations

People Leadership

Policy Development

Public Health Policy

Public Policy Analysis

PR Management

Public Speaking

Regulatory Development

Results-Oriented

Strategic Planning

Education

BS/BA required

Job description

Job Description

Our U.S. State Government Affairs & Policy team collaborates with state, local and national levels of government across the U.S. We address legislative and regulatory issues that promote and protect the discovery of innovative medicine, vaccines and animal health products while improving and protecting patient access to care.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage team's work on state legislative and policy issues to support all U.S. Divisions and operations, including human health and animal health
• Manage the activities of the individual Directors in the West region on their interactions with state and local officials
• Lead execution of region strategy to mitigate legislative policy risks that would limit access to our products and support proactive policy to maintain a competitive market for innovative biopharmaceuticals
• Manage the team's engagement with a broad group of stakeholders in the legislative and executive branches of government, key state agencies, and business, trade, and health policy associations
• As part of leadership team identify, analyze, and develop Company's response to legislative policy issues impacting strategic business priorities
• Serve as lead for assigned policy priorities for products, above-brand issues, department operations, and resource development; and manage team assignments
• Serve as point to external stakeholder legislative, policy and business groups to ensure alignment on policy positions
• Work cross-divisionally with franchise, policy, and subject matter experts to align on policy priorities and strategy
• Support and guide the individual professional development and growth of team members
• Manage contractual and operational resources for the western region, including political contributions, contract counsel, and policy grant oversight
• Ensure state advocacy on behalf of the company in the region is conducted in compliance with company policy and all state and federal laws

Position Qualifications

Location

• Site-based (Upper Gwynedd; North Wales, PA). Offers remote flexibility with travel to multiple sites.
• 50% Travel (Across U.S. and routine to Washington, DC)

Education Minimum Requirement

• BS/BA required-

Required Experience

• Minimum 10 years-experience in state government affairs and policy
• Experience developing legislative policy priorities aligned with business priorities
• Experience addressing policy issues affecting the bio-pharmaceutical industry
• Experience managing and leading teams, including employee development
• Demonstrated experience engaging executive level leaders
• Strong experience with internal and external stakeholder engagement
• Knowledge of state legislative policy-making process
• Experience in analyzing state legislation
• Strong writing and presentation skills----

Required Skills

• Coalition Management
• Government Relations
• Health Equity
• Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
• Legislative Issues
• Media Relations
• People Leadership
• Policy Development
• Public Health Policy Development
• Public Policy Analysis
• Public Relations (PR) Management
• Public Speaking
• Regulatory Development
• Results-Oriented
• Strategic Planning

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only

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The primary location for this posting is:

USA - Pennsylvania - North Wales (Upper Gwynedd)

Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below.

The salary range for the primary location of this role is:

$255,800.00 - $402,700.00

This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

Additional location(s):

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San Francisco Residents Only

• We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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• We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Employee Status

Regular

Flexible Work Arrangements

Remote