Regional Advocacy Director (US A&SA)
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc., US Advocacy & State Affairs is recruiting a Regional Advocacy Director for Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Alaska. Oregon and Washington are priority states, and the candidate must reside in one of those states. The Regional Advocacy Director drives strategic business and local advocacy initiatives to support patient access to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine products. The role builds and leads relationships with advocacy stakeholders, including physician and patient organizations, employer coalitions, and individual advocacy leaders. In partnership with Commercial, Brands, National Advocacy, Federal Affairs, State Affairs, and Policy teams, the Director educates, enables, and mobilizes stakeholders around market-shaping and legislative priorities that affect patient access. The position executes initiatives that elevate disease awareness and site of care, support launch readiness, compliantly enhance clinical trial awareness and enrollment, and enable appropriate patient access. It also develops advocacy partnerships across oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and the life sciences sector; provides policy education; coordinates internal teams; manages sponsorship opportunities within budget; and monitors Medicare Administrative Contractor activities related to coding, reimbursement, and access. Travel up to 60%, including evenings and weekends, is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 5 years of experience in health policy, advocacy, payer relations, pharmaceutical/biotechnology sales or marketing, or related healthcare policy.
- Strong understanding of complex healthcare markets, including biologics, oncology, and immunology.
- Understanding of the complexities and impact of the changing healthcare environment at the local and national levels.
- Excellent communication, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage a territory budget.
- Ability to travel up to 60%, including evenings and weekends.
- Valid U.S. driver’s license.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or MBA.
- Experience executing local public affairs campaigns focused on legislative or policy issues.
- Knowledge of government policy development and healthcare policy trends, including IRA, PDABs, 340B, PBM reform, utilization management, ASP, fee-for-service, and managed Medicaid/Medicare.
- Experience with grassroots lobbying and mobilization efforts.
- Experience working with complex markets, such as biologic, injectable, infusible, and oral products in oncology, immunology, and/or neuroscience.
- Expertise in the government policy development process.
- Understanding of policy and payment models, including ASP, Part D, fee-for-service versus managed Medicare/Medicaid, and Medicare Administrative Contractor policies and guidelines, and their impact on treatment settings.
- Prior people management experience.
- Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies such as AI through exploration, iteration, and applying new tools over time.
Responsibilities
- Execute advocacy initiatives that elevate disease awareness and site of care, support launch readiness, compliantly enhance clinical trial awareness and enrollment, and enable appropriate patient access.
- Develop and deliver advocacy partnerships across oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and the life sciences sector to shape payer and legislative policies, strengthen care pathways, and enable patient access.
- Build, deepen, and grow relationships with advocacy leaders, physician societies, patient organizations, and employer coalitions.
- Provide payer, federal, and state policy education to advocacy stakeholders.
- Coordinate with internal partners and teams to advance advocacy efforts that shape the access-to-care market and regulatory, legislative, and payer policies.
- Evaluate and manage sponsorship opportunities within budget to support advocacy initiatives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for advocacy organizations and coordinate with internal teams.
- Monitor Medicare Administrative Contractor activities and partner with internal teams to support appropriate coding, reimbursement, and access.
Benefits
- Participation in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension), subject to plan terms.
- Participation in the Company’s 401(k) savings plan, subject to plan terms.
- Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
- Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year; 48 hours for employees residing in Colorado and 56 hours for employees residing in Washington.
- 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, or foster care of a child.
- Bereavement leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 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
