Director, State Government Affairs
Location
United States
Posted
14 days ago
Salary
$156.5K - $219.1K / year
Bachelor Degree15 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Identify, monitor, and analyze state legislation and relevant state policy that is critical in life sciences, domestic manufacturing, biopharmaceutical manufacturing, electronic materials, imaging, medical device and general healthcare issues.
• Support the government relations goals by lobbying, building coalitions, and expanding relationships with key decision-makers, policymakers, governors, and related staff.
• Participate in the development of policy positions, strategies, and execution of tactics in support of members’ state legislative and regulatory activity.
• Advise and inform state level officials and other key stakeholders of policy positions and issues.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with relevant partner organizations, state trade associations and staff.
• Conduct research, develop analysis and coordinate materials for use in public policy outreach and communications.
• Manage the preparation, forecasting, monitoring, and tracking of the relevant aspects of the State Government Affairs & Public Policy budget.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues at all subsidiary companies.
• Advise, manage, and inform on relative incentive agreements in states that Fujifilm is expanding or has active state and local incentive agreements.
• Identify critical state policy goals for all subsidiary companies to track and engage in
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or equivalent experience required.
- Minimum 15 years of lobbying and government affairs experience at the state level.
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in lobbying in the pharmaceutical field at the state level required.
- Experience of managing at least 15 states and developing policy priorities and engagement plans for each for a minimum of 5 years.
- Minimum 5 years experience in management of external consultants to shape policy goals.
- Strong political acumen and an understanding of the legislative process, campaigns, and/or public relations.
- Contacts and relationships with state legislatures, governors, and local policymakers.
- Ability to travel to required states 30-40%.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Paid Time Off