Director, Global Policy, Rare Disease - Baar, Schweiz - AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Baar, Schweiz

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Director, Global Policy, Rare Disease

Location:
Zug, CH

Competitive salary and benefits

Reporting to the AstraZeneca Head of Global Policy, the Senior Director of Global Policy for Rare Disease is an exciting opportunity to play an integral role as a strategic partner to Senior Rare Disease Business Leaders and the rare disease community - working directly to shape and promote a policy environment which enables timely access for rare disease patients to high-quality care and innovative therapies.

The Senior Director of Global Policy for Rare Disease, will be responsible for developing and implementing policy strategy, initiatives and engagements across global markets (ex-US) supporting global, regional, and country priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Develop policy strategies and tactics to ensure timely diagnosis, highquality care delivery and access to innovative medicines for rare disease patients across key markets globally; and ensure alignment and cooperation with other relevant parts of the organization.
Being coaccountable with markets to deliver policy change, develop highimpact stakeholder partnerships to identify opportunities to improve rare disease policies, understand their valueproposition, and meaningfully engage relevant decision makers.
Drive above market policy initiatives where appropriate.
Monitor the global policy environment and provide insights on the effects of those policies in the international developed markets; ensure knowledge of US policy environment and effects on international markets, if any. Optimize portfolio access and mitigate risk in response to the evolving global policy environment.
Serve as strategic policy counsel to Global and Regional Rare Disease Business Unit Leadership as well as crossfunctional partners.
Collaborate across functions, global/region/local levels to advance rare disease policy shaping priorities.
Deliver policy briefings on rare disease to Rare Disease Business Unit senior leaders upon request.
Identify strategic external opportunities with trade associations, societies, think tanks, and other key influencers in support of key policy objectives.
Serve as the rare disease policy expert representative on designated trade association workgroups.

Education, Behavioral Competencies and Skills

Bachelor's degree required. JD or MBA desirable
Minimum 7 years of pharmaceutical experience in a healthcare policy, healthcare policy consulting, law, or financial/actuarial firm experience
Minimum 7 years of working on rare diseases with a variety of stakeholders, with demonstrated ability to drive impact through collaboration and partnership
Ability to work in a deadlinedriven and fastpaced environment including managing multiple projects with on time and budget completion
Strong analytical, problemsolving and business skills; with the ability to research complex policy issues with the ability to perform qualitative and lead quantitative analyses.
Exceptional ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders
Demonstrated ability to process complex information and summarize it concisely in writing and/or verbally in a professional manner and in a time sensitive environment as required
Demonstrated success in a matrixed environment with particular emphasis on working across a Corporate Affairs organization
A history of strategic and tactical plan implementation that have netted results.