Director, Reimbursement Policy & Government Affairs

Amneal India•Washington, DC

2d•$250,000 - $280,000

About The Position

Amneal is seeking a strategic, policy-fluent government affairs professional to develop and execute reimbursement and market access policy strategies spanning Medicare, Medicaid, and the private commercial market. The role involves anticipating and influencing legislative and regulatory developments related to drug pricing, payment reform, transparency, purchasing policies, and product-specific coverage and payment issues that affect the company’s commercial success. The Director translates complex policy developments into actionable business insights, develops substantive policy positions, leads external advocacy, and helps commercial teams navigate policy issues with external partners. The role also leads advocacy on product- and disease-specific issues for the company’s growing branded portfolio, including engagement and partnership-building with relevant advocacy and healthcare organizations. The Director works cross-functionally with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy, Legal, and Regulatory teams, and provides reimbursement, coverage, payment, and drug-pricing policy guidance to internal teams and executive leadership. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least eight years of relevant government advocacy experience. An advanced degree is preferred.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in public policy, political science, public health, law, economics, or a related field.
At least 8 years of relevant experience in government advocacy, including government affairs, healthcare policy, reimbursement policy, work with congressional offices or CMS, trade associations, consulting, or the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
Demonstrated experience developing and executing policy advocacy, including drafting and agency or commercial engagement.
Direct experience engaging with CMS, other federal agencies, and/or external commercial partners on coverage, coding, or payment issues.
Demonstrated ability to draft substantive policy positions, comment letters, and analyses.
Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, specialty pharmacy, or healthcare trade association settings.
Knowledge of CMS regulations and rulemaking, including Medicare Part B/D, OPPS, and the Physician Fee Schedule; federal drug-pricing policy, including 340B and IRA implementation; private-market coverage, reimbursement, and formulary practices; and disease-specific advocacy.
Ability to independently assess complex policy issues, develop practical advocacy recommendations, and communicate effectively with senior leadership and external stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree such as a JD, MPH, MPP, MBA, or related discipline.
Experience in specialty pharmaceutical neurology, rare disease, or other disease-specific advocacy; Parkinson’s disease, migraine/headache, or a related therapeutic area is a plus.
Existing relationships with patient advocacy organizations, medical or specialty societies, pharmacy organizations, federal policymakers, congressional staff, and industry stakeholders relevant to Amneal’s portfolio.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute federal reimbursement, drug-pricing, and market-access policy strategies aligned with Amneal’s commercial and patient-access priorities.
Monitor, analyze, and anticipate legislative, regulatory, and reimbursement-policy developments and assess their potential impact on the company’s portfolio, pipeline, and commercial strategy.
Draft substantive market-access and branded-medicine policy positions, including regulatory comment letters, legislative proposals, policy briefs, and advocacy materials.
Lead advocacy on federal and private-market access, reimbursement, and drug-pricing policy, including CMS regulations and rulemaking, drug-pricing legislation, and product-specific coverage and payment issues.
Lead advocacy on product- and disease-specific issues for Amneal’s branded portfolio, including developing engagement strategies and building partnerships with patient advocacy organizations, medical societies, and pharmacy organizations.
Build and maintain strategic relationships with Congress, CMS, HHS, and other federal agencies.
Represent Amneal in industry trade associations, policy working groups, coalition meetings, conferences, stakeholder meetings, and other external policy discussions.
Partner with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy, Legal, and Regulatory teams on market-access strategy and policy implications for pipeline planning, product launches, and lifecycle management.
Serve as an internal subject-matter expert on reimbursement, coverage, payment, and drug-pricing policy, providing strategic guidance to Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Executive Leadership teams.