Senior Director, Federal Government Relations

Walgreens • Washington, DC

10d • $175,000 - $284,375 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director, Federal Government Relations, leads Walgreens’ federal advocacy strategy and execution. This role serves as the company’s senior federal advocate before Congress, the Executive Branch, and federal agencies and stakeholders. The Senior Director sets and executes the annual federal government relations agenda; translates federal policy developments into business strategy and action; and builds trusted relationships with policymakers, regulators, coalitions, trade associations, and internal business leaders. This role manages the federal government relations team and related resources and provides strategic leadership for the company’s federal PAC and political programs. The position is based in and enhances Walgreens’ Washington, D.C., presence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of experience working in Federal Government Affairs OR a High School Diploma and at least 11 years of experience working in Federal Government Affairs.
• Experience executing a successful Federal Government affairs program with a high degree of political sophistication.
• Experience working with the political process.
• Experience dealing with federal funding agency issues.
• Experience working in a political environment with a high degree of political sophistication, comprehensive understanding of the political process, and knowledge of the intricate relationships among elected officials and their constituents.
• Experience cultivating/maintaining relationships with federal elected officials, federal funding agency leadership and their staffs.
• At least 5 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
• At least 5 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to/at least 20% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in healthcare, pharmacy, reimbursement, retail, consumer health, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience in both a public-sector role and a corporate, trade association, or consulting government relations environment.
• Experience leading or supporting PAC, political, grassroots, or coalition programs in compliance with applicable law.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing federal legislative and regulatory advocacy strategies for a complex organization or sector.
• Established understanding of Congress, the federal policymaking and appropriates processes, executive-branch and agency engagement.
• Experience working in a political environment with a high degree of political sophistication; knowledge of the intricate relationships among elected officials and their constituents; and building and maintaining productive relationships with federal policymakers, congressional staff, agency officials, and external stakeholders.
• Advanced degree, including a J.D., M.P.P., M.P.H., M.B.A., PharmD, or related degree.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of experience federal government relations, public policy, a federal government role, a trade association, or a related advocacy environment;
• Willing to travel up to 20% of the time for business purposes (including within and outside the Washington, D.C. area).

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes, in collaboration with the Division VP, a comprehensive federal engagement strategy that represents the entirety of Walgreens’ business.
• Plays a significant role in developing and executing Federal legislative strategies, monitors legislation and oversees corporate initiatives and community investment activities to achieve the Company goals and business objectives.
• Develops short and long-range strategies to manage critical federal issues.
• Builds effective working relationships with key members of Congress and staff.
• Collaborate on cross-functional leadership teams to develop company business policies and strategies for growing the business while maneuvering in a rapidly evolving competitive environment.
• Provides leadership and direction for diverse and complex functions.
• Contributes to the development of the organization's business strategy.
• Interprets business strategy and develops organizational objectives to align with this strategy.
• Builds brand awareness and developing relationships with a broad array of other Washington DC stakeholders, including think tanks and industry and political groups.
• Monitors federal legislation and regulation and independently analyze the impact on all of Walgreens’ business including the identification of opportunities and risks; and effectively communicate those items to internal and external stakeholders timely.
• Develops and execute federal legislative and regulatory response strategies.
• Provides input into and play a significant role in executing Walgreens’ federal government affairs strategies and initiatives to achieve the company’s policy goals and business objectives.
• Prepares collateral and support materials such as comment letters, policy papers, testimony, presentations, and advocacy memos.
• Maintains community affairs budget(s).
• Organizes and directs staff to assure prioritization and success with all market expansion projects and ensures the timely delivery of competitive intelligence information while also facilitating company responses to such information.
• May manage and train lobbyists.
• Works collaboratively with internal business units to advance business development and operational efficiency goals leveraging Government Affairs tools.
• Works with business units to mitigate competitive, contractual, brand and other risks as needed.
• Works with State/Federal Government Affairs teams to coordinate activities across states and between state and federal governments.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

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