Site Name: Field Worker - USA

　　Posted Date: Dec 5 2023

　　The Director of State Government Affairs is responsible for influencing changes to State laws and regulations in California on GSK priorities and issues related to the pharmaceutical industry with an emphasis on vaccines and public health and serve as a subject matter expert on public health policies within the State Government Affairs team. Additionally, responsible for GSK's State Government Affairs activities in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii. Thirty to Forty percent travel predominantly in Nevada, Arizona and Utah is expected.

　　Responsibilities

　　As the Director of State Government Affairs, your primary role is to influence changes to state laws and regulations in California and to help establish GSK as a lead partner with the California Department of Health and other public health policy leaders within designated states to align with GSK's priorities and the pharmaceutical industry, emphasizing vaccines and public health. Key responsibilities include:

　　Lobbying and Advocacy: Engage with patient advocacy groups, health professional societies, State Departments of Health, state policy makers and trade associations to advance business unit needs at GSK. Strategic Leadership: Responsible for overseeing those representing GSK's interests before state governments. Serve as the company's registered lobbyist in both state legislatures and executive branch agencies. Manage senior executive engagement with Government officials and key business groups.Policy Influence: Influence state legislation and regulation affecting GSK's business interests in the following areas: Oncology, Vaccines, Specialty, Respiratory and HIV with an emphasis on prevention and public health policy.Objective Setting: Responsible for identifying and establishing annual legislative and policy objectives in coordination with government affairs management. Serve as team lead of strategic engagement with public health leaders.Policy Awareness: Develop and maintain a thorough working knowledge of existing state policies affecting GSK, including product access and reimbursement, sales and marketing restrictions, and public health initiatives. Contract Lobbyists: Manage GSK's contract lobbyists or other consultants in key states as required to ensure they advocate GSK priorities and remain in compliance with GSK rules and values.Coalition Building: Engage in legislative coalition-building and perform other functions designed to help ensure a legislative and regulatory environment that recognize and reward the value and importance of innovative medicines and prevention of disease.Issue Identification: Identify legislative and regulatory opportunities that support GSK's business priorities or have a negative impact on GSK. These issues can affect GSK's business planning over periods of many years.Industry Engagement: Influence industry trade associations to ensure these associations' priorities include GSK's priorities.Stakeholder Alliances: Establish alliances with patient advocacy groups, health professional organizations, business associations, or other relevant groups as appropriate to further GSK's priorities ensuring transparency and vales-based mechanisms for funding, strategy, and relationship development.Strategic Relationships: Build long-term strategic relationships and communicate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver optimal value through strategy, alignment, and execution.Matrix Teams: Participate with matrix teams and task forces, within GSK and external organizations to advocate GSK priorities.Team Collaboration: Work with other Government Affairs colleagues to coordinate efforts and ensure consistency in messaging.Political Action Committee (PAC): Represent the GSK Employees Political Action Committee.Why You?

　　 Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degreeMinimum of 7+ years of experience working in the government or in government relations and familiarity with California and the California Department of Health.Minimum of 3 +years knowledge of public health policy as well as detailed knowledge of the organization, functions, process and procedures of the California Legislature, Executive branch, and Depart of Public Health and or Department of Health Care Services.Must Reside in Sacramento, CA with the ability to travel to other states in the Southwest..

　　 Preferred Qualifications: Professional experience working directly for a state department of health, and or a government entity with oversight of public health, preferably in California.Direct lobbying and familiarity with patient advocacy groups, State Departments of Health, and state health care provider organizations with a focus on public health outcomesPre-existing relationships with members of the California Legislature and the California Department of Public Health Prior Public Health experience in vaccine and infectious disease preferred. Possess verbal and written communication skills commensurate with the needs of the role. Ability to process complex information and summarize it concisely in writing and/or verbally in a professional manner in a time sensitive environment.Demonstrated ability to work with numerous internal and external stakeholders in a values-compliant manner.Experience in developing working relationships with diverse individuals and groups.#LI-GSK

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