MSD Director Policy Development 

United States, District of Columbia, Washington 

131499580

Position Description:

The role is based in the US (Washington, DC/Rahway, NJ/ Philadelphia, PA/Upper Gwynedd, PA), Belgium (Brussels), or Switzerland (Zurich/Lucerne).

Scope of work and core responsibilities include:

• Establish global Center of Excellence for monitoring and analyzing global, cross-cutting policy risks and opportunities, working collaboratively with GPP and cross-functional teams, create proactive and actionable intelligence and make recommendations on changes in global policy priorities, tactical plans, and business strategy to ensure that key risks and opportunities are addressed.

• Serve as company’s Subject Matter Expert (SME) on above-product public policy issues and geo-political threats, leveraging deep understanding of issues and global network of experts.

• Generate and sustain relationships with global thought leaders, US-based international policy think tanks, and consultants on key policy concerns including artificial intelligence (AI), climate and environment, health care policy, and supply chains and localization.

• Build internal relationships with SMEs inour Research&Development Division,our Manufacturing Division

• Create and update public-facing policy positions on company websites. Prepare and staff Executive Director in presentations for approval of positions to Strategic Policy & Sustainability Council.

• Provide timely, concise, and accurate upward strategic communication to Executive Director and AVP on emerging policy issues to keep GPPLT and ET abreast of policy and political dynamics that are critical for our Company’s business.

• Serve as SME to Director, Policy Advocacy to translate above-product policy positions on key issues into advocacy materials and resources for use by executives, and global, regional, and country policy teams, and ensure that current positions are reflected in policy resource repositories.

• Contribute to quarterly and annual strategic planning and evaluation processes for GPP organization.

• Manage consultants as required.

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Higher-level degree candidates preferred

Required Experience and Skills:

• Accomplished public policy professional with at least 10 years’ experience in international government affairs roles in governments, think tanks or business associations responsible for healthcare, commercial trade, regulatory, or intellectual property

• Pharmaceutical sector, medical device, or related policy background preferred with specific emphasis on above product policy issues

• Ability to master complex policy, regulatory and legislative issues, think creatively and rapidly develop innovative strategies and solutions

• Ability to manage competing priorities, often under time-sensitive environments, with effective project management skills

• Experience in proactively identifying policy risks to business and working across the organization to develop policy positions and strategies to mitigate risks

• Demonstrated ability to work within diverse teams and achieve results, influence with and without authority, and contribute toward a common agenda with defined action

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to influence and effectively lead internal and external audiences to desired outcomes

• Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership and high-level external stakeholders

• Fluent in English,

• Self-starter with innovative spirit, highly effective at proactively identifying policy risks and opportunities and identifying new ways to address policy challenges

• High degree of ethics and ability to build effective internal and external working relationships

• Demonstrated experience working across culturally diverse and matrixed teams with a high degree of collaboration

• Superior interpersonal and leadership skills in relevant business environments

• Effective in collaborating with people at all levels of an organization and willing to contribute wherever needed

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Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

Current Contingent Workers apply

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by aagreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain states and cities within the United States. Final determinations with respect to salary will take into account a number of factors, which may include, but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidate’s relevant skills, experience, and education.

Expected US salary range:

$181,600.00 - $285,800.00

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