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Help us transform patients' lives. At UCB, we put our heart, soul and skills into making a difference for people living with significant unmet needs. Working together, we blend the best of our talents to deliver thoughtful solutions that patients value. Will you join us in this pioneering adventure?   The   Associate Director of State Government Relations and Public Affairs   is responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and delivering results on companywide state-level activities and initiatives to influence public policy for patients we serve. This position will coordinate cross-functional teams to represent UCB in industry organizations and before government officials, policymakers, and key thought leaders. You will   contribute   by:  •    Managing all aspects of state government relations within assigned states, including hiring and supervising local lobbying counsel and managing relationships with state-level patient advocacy groups and state-level industry groups. •    Working collaboratively with UCB colleagues to identify, understand, and then develop and execute strategies to advance legislative and regulatory policies that benefit the patients we serve in the U.S. •    Monitoring and tracking all relevant state legislative, regulatory, and public policy issues that may impact the patients we serve and UCB’s United States operations. •    Developing, in collaboration with policy team, background and communications materials to share related information with internal and external audiences.   •    Developing, implementing, and executing lobbying and stakeholder-specific campaigns leveraging cross-functional teams, technology, and expertise. •    Embracing diversity of thought to understand the needs of, and develop strong relationships with, key internal business leaders and external policymakers and stakeholders. •    Facilitating UCB facility-specific site engagement, including employee programming, training interaction, and political action committee recruitment, retention, and administration.   Interested ? For this position, you’ll need the following   education ,   experience   and   skills :    Minimum Qualifications: •    Bachelor’s degree required. •    7+ years of experience in state-level biopharmaceutical policy, working in/with state legislatures, state agencies, policymakers and/or organizations representing the interests of patients, providers, medical, or commercial organizations. •    Prior government relations experience at the state or federal government level along with experience administering and coordinating the work of Political Action Committees (PACs). •    5+ years’ extensive experience in government relations, executive department, legislature, regulatory agency or public affairs required. •    Demonstrated ability to engage networks among relevant external stakeholders, such as legislators, policy makers, health care and patient advocacy organizations. •    Prior experience and success working in a cross-functional environment. •    Strong, proven skills in analysis, writing, and development of effective public policy documents (e.g. one-pagers, backgrounders, talking points, letters). •    Skilled and effective verbal communication ability with professional colleagues, including strong public speaking capability and experience.   Preferred Qualifications: •    Master’s degree preferred.    Why you should apply: Do you want to contribute in bringing real value to patients living with severe diseases while driving innovation forward?  Join UCB’s dynamic, inspiring and innovative environment. You will be recognized for impactful performance via a competitive compensation and benefits package and you will enjoy ample personal development opportunities.   Tell us what makes you the perfect match to our team and join one of the most dynamic & forward-looking organizations in the world.  To apply, please go to www.ucb.com/careers.        About Us At UCB, we come together every day to work, laser-focused, on a simple question: How will this create value for people living with severe diseases? By putting patients at the heart of everything we do, our approach – from discovery to development to delivery – is continuously transformed and designed around patient needs and their journey. With a team of approximately 7,500 employees worldwide operations in more than 40 countries, we are a global biopharmaceutical company investing more than a quarter of our revenue in cutting-edge scientific research. We are focused on addressing chronic, neurological, immunological, and bone diseases. We are looking for people with passion and empathy who develop a real understanding of patient’s needs and can deliver thoughtful solutions to decision makers across the heath care ecosystem. Curious to know more? Please visit our website  www.ucb.com .   UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity. Please mention that you saw this position posted on LobbyingJobs.com

Job Description The Associate Director, State Government Affairs for the Southeast territory (MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC) will be responsible for developing and implementing the company’s state/regional government affairs and public policy strategy.  This position will work closely with several functional areas, including communications, policy, medical affairs, and commercial, to lead the company’s public policy efforts and advance our company’s goals.     Key Responsibilities:   • Developing, coordinating, and leading the company’s state/regional public policy efforts;   • Working collaboratively with communications, policy, medical affairs, and marketing departments to ensure that state public policy goals are aligned to meet company objectives and most effectively serve the needs of patients;   • Analyzing and monitoring legislation, regulations, and political activity relating to issues that may impact Vertex;   • Developing and maintaining high-level relationships with government officials, community leaders, advocacy groups, external organizations, and stakeholders to achieve Vertex goals;   • Collaborating with and facilitating advocacy coalitions for specific public policy goals, including rare disease awareness and cystic fibrosis policy issues;   • Developing as necessary written analyses, testimony and background materials in support of Vertex objectives;   • Leveraging pre-existing relationships as well as facilitating partnerships with additional community-based organizations and coalitions to reach public policy and company goals;   • In partnership with cross-functional partners, integrating Vertex’s public relations objectives with the state/regional public policy strategy and identifying additional opportunities to increase rare disease awareness and disease burden awareness, especially around cystic fibrosis; • Managing contract lobbyists and overseeing compliance with state laws for lobbyist registration, reporting and political contributions; • Identifying and pursuing additional opportunities to advance our company’s business objectives; • Fulfilling other duties/projects as assigned; • Exemplifying Vertex’s core values in fulfilling these job duties.   Minimum Qualifications • Minimum of seven to ten years current and relevant experience in state government affairs, state government or at a major trade association with significant direct lobbying experience; • Demonstrated ability to build and sustain relationships with members of the legislature, administration and other government and community leaders; • Significant knowledge of state legislative and regulatory systems; • Demonstrated outstanding strategic planning, communication and presentation skills; • Bachelor’s degree required (advanced degree preferred) in science, law, government or public policy; • Pharmaceutical or healthcare sector experience strongly preferred; • A high level of energy and passion toward patients, science and public health; • Proven teamwork and collaboration skills, with a demonstrated ability to interact and influence all levels of business; • Detail-oriented, self-initiating, well-organized and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously and independently; • Demonstrated ability to think outside the box and develop innovative solutions; • Strong understanding of the legal and regulatory environment along with demonstrated integrity on the job; • A desire to work in the corporate culture of a highly innovative company aimed at redefining health, and transforming lives with new medicines. Must live in the southeast territory -MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC #LI-NP1 Company Information Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation. Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager, or contact Talent Acquisition at ApplicationAssistance@vrtx.com . Please mention that you saw this position posted on LobbyingJobs.com

Job Description The Assoc Director/Director develops and leads strategy for day-to-day performance and achievement of goals for the Eastern states. Influences and actively leads the development of state government legislation and regulations affecting BIIB’s business interests in order to provide a favorable business and reimbursement environment (e.g., Medicaid budgeting and reimbursement, other relevant health care issues, as well as issues affecting Biogen’s tax, facility and research interests).  This position is field-based and can reside within the coverage area major state capital cities or in Washington, D.C .   Principal Responsibilities: ·       Develops both a proactive and reactive legislative agenda to create new policy frameworks to support our current product portfolio as well as pipeline products. Advances Biogen’s commercial success by preventing enactment of new state laws that could negatively impact our business. ·       Serves as an “early warning system” to stakeholders inside the company on important state policy trends. Collaborates with the internal government affairs policy staff to identify emerging issues and determine how to advance Biogen’s legislative and policy interests in the states. Works collaboratively with others in the PPGA department to convert company policy positions into timely and effective advocacy strategies that shape policy outcomes and advance Biogen’s legislative and policy interests in the states. ·       Provides analysis for state policy landscape to ensure that Biogen is aware and in front of emerging policy issues to enable the company to take advantage of opportunities and mitigate possible threats that could impact business decisions. ·       Communicates approved company positions both internally and externally.  Cultivates and maintains relationships with policy makers and their staff to maximize opportunities to advance policy initiatives that are favorable to Biogen; This includes educating state policy makers about Biogen’s business and patients in order to influence decisions impacting Biogen and patient access to our products.  ·       Serves as the point of contact between the company and key state agencies, quasi-governmental organizations, and other policy groups to advance state policies that support the company’s business objectives.  ·       Cultivates and maintains relationships with external partners, including regional trade associations and coalitions to advance Biogen's policy positions and to support gathering of early intelligence and information on emerging policy issues. Serves as the company’s lead representative for state issue and actively participates on the Trade Association workgroups, calls and meetings.     Qualifications ·       A minimum 8-10 years of experience in lobbying with exceptional leadership skills with an In-depth background in the analysis of state government processes, laws, and regulations. ·       Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey ideas and information surrounding these elements to diverse audiences. She/he must understand both the formal and informal pieces of the policy development process and understand which levers the most effective means are to shape policy. ·       Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills are essential, as an Associate Director/Director will engage with a wide array of internal and external stakeholders on a variety of complex topics and must be able to solicit information, persuade others, and shape outcomes. ·       Ability to perform a cross-cutting role that interacts with numerous business areas such as market access and reimbursement, legal, tax, patient advocacy, commercial, and compliance. She/he must be able to work effectively with a wide range of internal stakeholders to effectively represent Biogen’s interests before state governments. ·       Ability to provide internal stakeholders with timely, accurate and comprehensive information in order to take advantage of opportunities, mitigate threats, and promote business interests at the state level. ·       She/he must provide concise, comprehensive written and verbal updates to the PPGA team and affected Biogen business units.  Bachelor’s degree required; Graduate degree preferred Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Please mention that you saw this position posted on LobbyingJobs.com

At DentaQuest, we believe that everyone should live life free of dental disease. As a purpose-driven, double bottom line company that is improving oral health for everyone, we are transforming the oral health system – from the way we provide care and pay for it, to how we talk about it and prioritize it in our policies and communities. Meaningful change requires a revolution in oral health. We are redefining what it means to prevent disease and provide better access to care for everyone. We are going beyond the dental chair to reshape the oral health system, addressing total health and the social and cultural factors that impact it.  To make this revolution a reality, we harness our unique reach and insights to advance policy, financing, care, and the community. That means solving problems in a flexible and efficient way, testing and trialing to create new solutions and delivering measurable outcomes for the people we serve. The people of DentaQuest have a common purpose, and we work together with passion, perseverance and focus to achieve a nation where no child suffers from the pain of tooth decay. Where adults keep all their teeth for their entire lives. Where every person has access to quality dental care. Job Summary The Director of Government Affairs is responsible for the development and execution of effective and creative government relations strategies in a specified geographic region. Primary Job Responsibilities • Develop state-specific strategies and execute lobbying efforts to introduce and influence the passage of legislation, regulation, and policy proposals.  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with and act as a liaison to Executive branch officials, gubernatorial appointee level officials, and state legislators within the region • In partnership with sales, business development, and client and provider services functions, drive new business through the development and execution of comprehensive market conditioning strategies and lead efforts related to covered officials or other government relations stakeholders • Evaluate and advocate for specific Medicaid program financing models at the state level • Understand the regulatory environment and identify trends and engage regulatory bodies to protect the business • Analyze legislation, regulations and sub-regulatory guidance to determine operational and financial impact by consulting with internal business units and by applying a broad knowledge of the health insurance and health care industries, including existing laws, regulations, and contractual obligations.  • Identify, contract, educate, directly supervise and evaluate a network of contract lobbyists within the region • Work cross-functionally with policy advisors, DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement, and other consultants to ensure consistent policy messaging and advocacy and, as necessary, develop state-specific advocacy materials.  • Represent the organization at major trade and government conferences • Know, adhere to and educate other internal stakeholders on state lobbying and ethics rules • Other duties as needed or required. Job Qualifications Required: • BA/BS degree (preferably in political science or communications) • Master degree preferred  • 7+ years of minimum experience in lobbying at the state level • Experience in Multistate lobbying and business development • Attends additional training as requested/deemed necessary • Experience in corporate government relations or a state Executive Branch would be preferred.  • Experience with highly regulated industries  • Knowledge of state and federal regulations affecting commercial insurance and Medicaid.  • Experience in working collaboratively with legislative staff and/or governmental regulatory agencies.  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal, and presentation skills.  • Excellent problem solving, analytical, planning, and organizational skills.  • Ability to manage multiple projects, determine project urgency in a meaningful and practical way, use goals to guide actions, and create detailed action plans, organize and schedule people and tasks.  • Ability to lead, direct, and motivate consultant teams effectively.  • Ability to prioritize work and operate under tight deadlines. Physical Demands • Incumbent must be able to communicate effectively.  • Requires overall light physical effort (up to 25lbs.)  • Manual dexterity and sitting are required in carrying out position own position responsibilities (i.e. use of personal compute).  • Ability to travel or move about within and outside serviced facilities required.  • 80% travel required • Incumbent works primarily in either a private or shared office environment. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: DentaQuest is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. Please mention that you saw this position posted on LobbyingJobs.com