State Affairs Associate - Washington, DC or Schaumburg, IL - Flexible Hybrid Schedule

American Society of Anesthesiologists®•Schaumburg, DC

9d•$75,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) team provides education, resources, and advocacy to help our members improve the experience and safety of patients in their care. ASA offers flexible hybrid work arrangements, a "dress for your day" mindset, generous time off, plus professional development and educational benefits. ASA values performance over profits.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years experience in state affairs, including state legislative and regulatory processes required.
Knowledge of state health care issues necessary.
Prior analysis of state legislation and regulations required.
Experience monitoring state legislation and regulations via State Net or similar tracking software, conduct research, preferably utilizing Westlaw.
Strong legal and legislative research and writing skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and other productivity focused tools.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in political science, public policy or related field preferred.
J.D. from an accredited university preferred.
Scope of practice experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Continuously review, identify, monitor and analyze introduced state legislation and proposed regulations as well as assist in coordinating the department’s response.
Serve as departmental subject matter generalist on state-level legislative agenda issues and additional topical responsibilities as assigned.
Respond to member and state component society requests regarding state legislation, regulation, and related issues.
Assist Director of State Affairs and State Affairs Manager in identifying opportunities for proactive legislative and regulatory initiatives.
Perform 50-state legislative/regulatory reviews of enacted laws / adopted regulations and related research, as needed.
Advance ASA’s state legislative and regulatory agenda through written communications as well as advocacy materials such as issue summaries/briefs, advocacy toolkits, testimony, and comment letters.
Develop relationships with the medical community in order to create opportunities for coalition building.
Work with the Director of State Affairs and Senior State Affairs and Pain Medicine Manager to develop state policy agenda and strategies.
Assist in planning the biannual State Issues Forum and other activities related to ASA’s Legislative Conference and Annual Meeting.
Update the State Advocacy web page.
Ability to perform work in alignment with ASA core values: Dedication, Collaboration, Commitment to Excellence, Continuous Improvement.