Sr AD, Government Communications & PAC

Boehringer Ingelheim; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 167,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement savings opportunities

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Senior Associate Director, Government Communications & PAC in the Washington, DC area. This remote role partners with U.S.

Public & Government Affairs to turn policy priorities into human narratives that resonate with patients, employees, and external stakeholders. The role focuses on storytelling across owned, earned, and social channels, contributing to enterprise priorities and patient-centered health care.

Qualifications

• Eight-plus years of experience in corporate communications with a policy focus.
• Experience managing corporate digital channels, content strategy, and governance.
• Pharmaceutical/healthcare industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead communications partner to U.S. Public & Government Affairs; own the narrative.
• Translate policy priorities into clear, human stories for diverse audiences.
• Develop messaging that connects policy issues to patient impact and healthcare innovation.
• Create engaging content for social, web, and digital channels that supports PAC participation.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, finance, HR to ensure alignment with enterprise priorities.

Skills

Policy communications

Digital communications

Content strategy

Public policy storytelling

Strategic communications

Job description

The base salary range for this position is $166,600 to $250,000. The position may be eligible for a role-specific discretionary bonus, relocation assistance, and/or other compensation elements. We continuously review market data and may adjust salary ranges as needed in the future. Actual compensation will be based on job-related factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings opportunities, paid time off, paid holidays, disability and life insurance benefits, and other company-sponsored benefits. For additional information regarding our benefits and Total Rewards offerings, please click here .

Description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides an opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and the opportunity to directly contribute to the company's success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees. The Senior Associate Director, Government Communications & PAC role is a Corporate Affairs storyteller whose specialty is public policy — and whose craft is pulling that policy through communications. Partnering closely with U.S. Public & Government Affairs, who own the policy, this role owns the narrative: turning complex issues into human, credible stories that build trust, strengthen reputation, and show how Boehringer’s innovation delivers value to patients, communities, and the healthcare system. As the U.S. policy environment grows more complex, storytelling has become one of the most powerful ways to earn trust and shape reputation. This role brings a communicator’s instinct to policy: finding the human angle, the patient impact, and the therapeutic-area connection inside every issue, and translating it into narratives that resonate across owned, earned, and social channels. It does not set policy positions; it gives them a voice, an audience, and a story worth following, ensuring one coherent and compelling narrative across every channel. Serving as the lead communications partner to U.S. Public & Government Affairs and the enterprise owner of the Political Action Committee (PAC), the incumbent brings policy priorities to life through storytelling — connecting them to the therapeutic areas, patient communities, and business goals they ultimately serve. A central part of the mandate is weaving Boehringer’s therapeutic-area policy goals (such as patient access, affordability, innovation, research, and disease awareness) into narratives that make policy feel relevant and real to employees, executives, and external audiences. The role brings these stories to life through modern social and digital campaigns, driving PAC participation, extending executive thought leadership, and engaging stakeholders where the conversation is actually happening. Ultimately, this is a communications role at heart. It exists to make Boehringer’s policy story clearer, more human, and more compelling — moving the company from reactive to proactive and from participant to influencer, while keeping every narrative unmistakably aligned with its mission to deliver value to patients and the healthcare system.

This position offers a remote work arrangement, with the expectation that the candidate will be based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Duties & Responsibilities

Policy Storytelling & Narrative:

• Serve as the lead communications partner and storyteller to U.S. Public & Government Affairs, who own policy positions; this role owns the narrative.
• Translate complex policy priorities into clear, human narratives that resonate with patients, employees, policymakers, healthcare stakeholders, and the public.
• Identify opportunities to elevate therapeutic-area policy goals (e.g., patient access, affordability, innovation, research, disease awareness) through storytelling, executive communications, media, thought leadership, social content, and advocacy campaigns.
• Create messaging, narratives, campaign content, and stakeholder communications that connect public policy issues to patient impact, therapeutic-area goals, and healthcare innovation.
• Partner with therapeutic-area communications, corporate reputation, and public affairs teams to ensure policy storytelling aligns with enterprise priorities and business objectives.
• Anticipate emerging policy issues and develop proactive storytelling approaches that position Boehringer as a trusted, human voice on issues affecting patients and healthcare.
• Bring policy moments to life — milestones, industry developments, and advocacy activities — through timely, audience-ready stories rather than dense policy summaries.

PAC Strategy, Governance & Operations:

• Develop annual PAC strategic plans, operating priorities, participation goals, and growth strategies.
• Lead fundraising, employee engagement, and contributor recruitment initiatives.
• Build executive leader engagement programs that increase visibility, participation, and advocacy.
• Oversee PAC governance, policies, reporting processes, compliance coordination, and audit readiness.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Human Resources, and external PAC administrators to ensure effective operations.
• Manage candidate engagement activities and related stakeholder communications.
• Establish and track performance metrics related to growth, participation, fundraising, awareness, and engagement.
• Serve as strategic advisor to PAC leadership and governing committees.

Executive Thought Leadership & External Influence:

• Partner closely with the Director, Corporate Reputation and Strategy, to identify and activate policy-related thought-leadership opportunities that support the enterprise narrative and executive platform.
• Surface compelling patient, policy, innovation, and therapeutic-area stories — with the proof points and real-world examples behind them — that bring executive visibility programs and thought-leadership campaigns to life.
• Collaborate on executive content — social, keynote support, op-eds, briefing materials, and advocacy communications — that positions company leaders as credible, human voices on the issues impacting patients and healthcare.
• Ensure policy storytelling aligns to and reinforce the enterprise narrative, maintaining one consistent, credible, and authentic voice across policy and reputation communications.
• Work hand-in-hand with Public & Government Affairs to translate their policy positions into audience-ready stories and proof points — they provide the substance; this role provides the narrative.

Requirements

• Eight-plus (8+) years of experience in Corporate communication with a focus on policy communications and areas such as digital communications, content strategy, or channel and digital operations management.
• Demonstrated experience managing corporate digital channels, content management systems, governance processes, and communications operations within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated industry experience preferred.
• Ability to think strategically and execute effectively
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple competing projects and prioritize effectively
• Expert knowledge of content management systems and channel management
• Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills, using data and metrics to inform decision-making
• A quick, inclusive collaborator who spots opportunities and reacts at speed

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities

Additional Duties & Responsbilities

• Bring policy narratives and therapeutic-area advocacy stories to life through modern social and digital campaigns across corporate affairs.
• Create engaging content for social, web, and digital channels that translates policy and therapeutic-area goals into stories that drive PAC participation and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor performance and optimize engagement strategies using audience insights and analytics.