State Government Relations Manager - Arizona - Strategy

Mayo Clinic•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The State Government Relations Manager identifies and executes Mayo Clinic’s public policy and legislative strategy. This role requires monitoring, evaluating, and discerning state legislative and regulatory issues and proposals and assessing the potential impact to Mayo Clinic. The manager understands Mayo Clinic business objectives and priorities and leads the development of strategies to support those objectives. The position supports the state government relations teams in the development of legislative, policy and regulatory issues and positions and coordinates Mayo’s responses to state government decisions. The role will communicate and negotiate with state legislative and executive leaders as well as agency staff and members of trade associations and professional societies and will manage outside consultants involved in advocacy. The manager will be an effective advocate for Mayo Clinic’s positions and will participate in the state healthcare policy environment. The manager will work closely with other members of the Government Relations team, along with those in Mayo Clinic Strategy and departments across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field.
5 years of relevant work experience.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to communicate in a way that creates clarity, simplifies messages and aligns with organizational strategy.
Knowledge of communication channels and the ability to build effective communication and engagement strategies.
Strong organizational skills.
Sound judgment and decision-making skills when confronted with competing needs/objectives.
Intermediate to advanced end-user skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Detail-oriented approach to problem solving.
Strong decision-making skills.
Ability to work with minimum supervision/direction.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the Arizona political environment.

Responsibilities

Identify and execute Mayo Clinic’s public policy and legislative strategy.
Monitor, evaluate, and discern state legislative and regulatory issues and proposals and assess potential impact to Mayo Clinic.
Lead the development of strategies to support Mayo Clinic’s business objectives and priorities.
Support state government relations teams in developing legislative, policy, and regulatory issues and positions.
Coordinate Mayo’s responses to state government decisions.
Communicate and negotiate with state legislative and executive leaders, agency staff, and members of trade associations and professional societies.
Manage outside consultants involved in advocacy.
Act as an effective advocate for Mayo Clinic’s positions.
Participate in the state healthcare policy environment.
Work closely with other members of the Government Relations team, Mayo Clinic Strategy, and departments across the organization.