Director, Public Affairs
About The Position
We are searching for the best talent to join our team as the Director, Public Affairs – North America. This role can be located in our Titusville, NJ or Washington, DC office on a hybrid basis. The Director leads the execution of integrated public affairs campaigns that shape the external policy and stakeholder environment. This is a hands-on, execution-focused leadership role responsible for translating strategy into action—delivering measurable campaigns, building scalable processes, and embedding AI-enabled workflows and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve speed, consistency, and impact across North America. They will operate at the center of campaign delivery, partnering cross-functionally to ensure alignment and execution against enterprise and market priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (Public Policy, Communications, Political Science, or related field)
- 10+ years of experience in public affairs, policy communications, government affairs, or related field
- Demonstrated experience driving integrated campaigns in complex environments
- Strong understanding of the U.S. healthcare policy and stakeholder landscape preferred
- Proven ability to translate strategy into high-quality execution and measurable outcomes
- Experience using AI, automation, or digital tools to improve workflows and outputs
- Strong project management and operational rigor
- Ability to build and scale SOPs, playbooks, and governance models
- Excellent partner management and ability to lead through influence
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Experience in healthcare, biopharmaceuticals, or highly regulated industries
- Experience working on policy-focused or issue-based campaigns
- Familiarity with generative AI tools, data governance, and communications technology platforms
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end execution of integrated public affairs campaigns aligned to business and policy priorities
- Translate strategy into actionable plans, timelines, and deliverables
- Drive coordinated activation across earned, digital, and stakeholder engagement channels
- Ensure campaigns are data-driven and measurable
- Design and implement AI-enabled workflows to improve campaign planning, content development, and reporting
- Develop and scale SOPs for campaign execution, issue management, and rapid response
- Partner with cross-functional and technical teams to operationalize AI tools and capabilities
- Coordinate across Communications, Government Affairs & Policy, Market Access, Patient Advocacy, and Commercial teams
- Ensure clarity on roles, timelines, and deliverables to enable seamless execution
- Serve as a key connector between strategy and execution
- Oversee development of policy-focused content (briefs, messaging, digital, executive materials)
- Ensure consistency and alignment of messaging across platforms and partners
- Establish campaign metrics, dashboards, and reporting frameworks
- Track performance and optimize campaigns based on data and insights
- Support execution of stakeholder engagement strategies targeting policymakers, advocacy groups, and influencers
Benefits
- Employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
- Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
