Director, State Government Affairs - South-Central Region

Boehringer Ingelheim•Austin, CO

3d•$230,400 - $345,600

About The Position

The Director, State Government Affairs – Southwest Region manages and leads Boehringer Ingelheim’s state government affairs strategy in four to five priority states, supporting company strategies and action plans. The role develops, communicates, and advocates BI positions on complex state-level public policy issues with significant financial business impact. It engages state and local government stakeholders, including governors’ offices, legislatures, regulators, economic development organizations, business chambers, and county and city officials. The director leads strategy and execution across the assigned region, builds stakeholder coalitions and relationships, and advocates for BI’s therapeutic-area and asset-team priorities. The position also tracks emerging policy issues, assesses their potential business impact, develops response plans, and regularly updates senior leadership. The role works with internal colleagues, state contract consultants, industry associations, and other stakeholder groups to advance policy objectives and support revenue and patient access to BI products.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Minimum of ten years of combined government affairs experience in a private, highly regulated industry or consulting firm.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and changing legislation, regulations, and their impact on BI.
Influencing and persuasion skills to advocate BI’s positions externally.
Analytical skills to understand legislation and its potential effects on BI and the industry.
Ability to manage and motivate.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical, if required.
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and related public policy issues.

Responsibilities

Manage state government affairs strategy and execution for the assigned region to advance BI priorities with state and local government stakeholders.
Engage in complex political, policy, and regulatory environments to influence policymakers and drive results.
Set local strategy and manage assigned state contract consultants.
Advance BI therapeutic-area objectives and public policy positions with state legislative groups.
Establish and expand relationships with groups such as NALEO, CSG, and WIG to advance BI objectives.
Build coalitions of local and regional stakeholders aligned with BI’s business objectives to drive positive policy change.
Participate in leadership positions in local and national industry trade groups or other stakeholder groups to shape strategy and advance BI priorities.
Create and execute Government Affairs plans to advance objectives for the assigned asset team.
Lead GAPP state government affairs engagement to optimize revenue and patient access to BI products.
Communicate asset-team objectives, priorities, and best practices to state government affairs colleagues, and serve as the state government affairs expert for the assigned therapeutic area.
Lobby state legislators, staff, committees, health departments, regulators, other government officials, and governors to advance BI legislative and regulatory positions.
Mitigate and improve proposals targeting BI and the pharmaceutical industry.
Identify emerging state policy issues with significant financial impact, develop political action plans, and regularly update senior leadership to inform company strategy and long-term financial forecasts.