Senior Manager/Director, Government Affairs

The position is charged to uncover and develop competitive growth opportunities and works proactively to ensure healthcare economics and reimbursement challenges are managed shaping a positive business environment. Develops relationships with key thought leaders and proactively identifies business opportunities that can be incorporated into brand / pipeline business plans. Develops and coordinates execution of activities in alliance development.

Accountabilities:

Coordinates with Cubist business segment leaders to align and incorporate in-line Product strategies and pipeline into policy objectives.

Expand Cubist’s vision of its public sector model, including working with Strategic Planning, Corporate Development (relating to portfolio management) and Corporate Communications (relating to image / relationship building).

Creates informatics system to track all corporate, business segment, brand interests and priorities in healthcare sector. Responsible for researching, investigating all issues that may have an impact on healthcare/access/reimbursement and business operations.

Accountable for maintaining an external focus, proactively identifies issues and opportunities.

Accountable for all healthcare impact analysis on relevant federal legislation, trends and healthcare reform measures that would affect company’s business operations.

Serves as an integrated strategic partner and resource for corporate and brand teams to develop and deliver comprehensive government affairs programs based on needs and objectives.

Creates policy and develops strategy to support product objectives as well as overall corporate/business objectives. Drives tactics and execution to meet policy and strategic objectives that result in consistent corporate policy and directs implementation.

Identifies with internal businesses (e.g., HEOR working group) the need to create compelling health care economics data and evidence to support increased access and favored reimbursement products

Responsible for communicating impacts to appropriate departments and driving policy creation/strategy and implementation.

Participates in the development and assessment of business strategy to identify communication opportunities and needs e.g. MRSA, CDAD/Gram Negative market pre-launch preparation

Develops and maintains relationships with appropriate / relevant agencies (e.g., CMS / AHRQ / MedPAC) and Congressional staff

Develops and maintains relationships with appropriate allied /alliance groups to position company’s business growth opportunities within the Public sector and the broader Healthcare system.

Representing Cubist in DC-based trade association State-Government Affairs working groups and policy committees

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Bachelor's degree required. Pharm D, JD, MBA, Masters Public Policy desirable.

Must have pharmaceutical business knowledge, reimbursement experience, understand principles of business and exhibits strategic thinking.

Eight (8) + years business experience in reimbursement/government affairs development.

Project management, public policy experience with government programs and managed markets experience is highly desirable

Managerial experience and budget management desirable.

Lobbying experience desirable.

Understanding of Federal payer programs, health policy experience desirable.

Work Environment: Office with approximately 20 -25 % travel required.

Physical Demands: None

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily within the context of the representative work environment and physical demands described above. Likewise, qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the position’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Location
Washington, DC, US.

Position Type
Full-Time/Regular