Manager, Health Policy

Biotechnology Innovation Organization • Washington, DC

5d • $70,000 - $85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is the premier biotechnology advocacy organization representing biotech companies, industry leaders, and state biotech associations in the United States and more than 35 countries around the globe. BIO members range from biotech start-ups to some of the world’s largest biopharmaceutical companies – all united by the same goal: to develop medical and scientific breakthroughs that prevent and fight disease, restore health, and improve patients’ lives. BIO also produces the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry, along with industry-leading investor and partnering meetings held around the world.

BIO’s Health Policy team advances policies that promote access to innovative medicines. The Manager of Health Policy will work closely with senior policy and legal colleagues to analyze and shape federal and state policies that are relevant to the biotechnology sector, including coverage and reimbursement policies affecting Medicare, Medicaid, 340B, the ACA marketplaces, and private insurance. The Manager will assess priorities and behaviors of health care stakeholders – including employers, payers, PBMs, supply chain intermediaries, providers, and technology companies – and evaluate their implications for BIO’s policy priorities. This includes monitoring emerging developments, such as the growing use of AI in the health care and life sciences sectors, and fiscal and economic trends at the state, federal, and international levels.

The Manager must be able to distill complex policy and market developments into clear analysis and compelling advocacy points, think strategically about how to advance BIO’s objectives, identify strategies for moving forward, while managing multiple, complex projects simultaneously in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Prior experience working in a legislative policy position or regulatory department for a trade association, appropriate Federal agency, or biotechnology company strongly preferred
• 2+ years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Strong academic or work experience in legislative and regulatory processes, health policy analysis, Federal budgeting or an economic field strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical sciences and the business, legal and policy environment is a plus.
• Ability to quickly and accurately assess legislative and regulatory proposals.
• Skilled in developing strategic approaches to advance organizational objectives.
• Proven capacity to manage multiple complex issues simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand and integrate diverse perspectives to identify common ground and forward-looking solutions.
• Committed to advancing equity and access to innovative medicines in alignment with BIO’s mission and vision.
• Superior analytic and communication skills to quickly distill complex information into succinct and accessible materials for use by BIO advocacy teams.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, balanced by independence and initiative.
• Knowledge of the legislative and regulatory environments of federal health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, ACA marketplace, 340B, etc. are highly desirable.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Analyze legislative and regulatory proposals to determine their impact on access to innovative therapies
• Research emerging issues to support BIO policy development.
• Translate research and economic analysis into advocacy and communication tools, often on a quick turn around
• Assist in the preparation of technical comments to rules, regulations and other notices promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services and agencies within HHS, and other relevant federal and state agencies.
• Draft advocacy documents, including talking points and position papers, and legislative summaries for use with various internal and external audiences and stakeholders.
• Respond to BIO member company questions regarding reimbursement and health policy issues.
• Other duties/projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager