Vice President, State Government Relations

Lifepoint Health • Brentwood, TN

20h • Remote

About The Position

The Vice President, State Government Relations is responsible for developing, coordinating, and executing Lifepoint Health’s state government relations strategy in priority markets. This leader represents the company with state elected officials, executive branch agencies, regulatory bodies, state hospital associations, and other key stakeholders to advance public policy priorities that support Lifepoint’s mission of making communities healthier. The role focuses on state-level legislative and regulatory advocacy, issue monitoring, coalition building, and strategic engagement across Lifepoint’s diverse healthcare delivery network, including acute care, behavioral health, rehabilitation hospitals, and related sites of care. Overnight travel up to 50% by land and/or air will be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of progressive experience in government relations, public policy, legislative affairs, healthcare advocacy, association leadership, or a related field.
• Authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with state legislatures, state agencies, hospital associations, healthcare organizations, or multi-state advocacy initiatives strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute state government relations strategies that align with Lifepoint Health’s business priorities, mission, and operational needs across assigned states and markets.
• Represent Lifepoint Health before state legislators, governors’ offices, state agencies, regulatory bodies, and other state-level policymakers to advance policies that support access to high-quality, community-based healthcare.
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate State legislative, regulatory, budget, reimbursement, and policy developments that may impact Lifepoint facilities, service lines, operations, or strategic priorities.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Operations, Finance, Clinical, Communications, and other internal stakeholders to assess the business impact of state policy proposals and develop clear advocacy positions, talking points, and recommended action plans.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with state policymakers, state hospital associations, healthcare coalitions, community leaders, consultants, lobbyists, and advocacy partners in key markets.
• Serve as a strategic resource to facility, market, division, and corporate leaders on state government relations matters, ensuring timely alignment on emerging issues, advocacy opportunities, and risks.
• Coordinate Lifepoint’s engagement with state hospital associations and other healthcare advocacy organizations to influence policy outcomes and support shared priorities.
• Prepare policy briefs, legislative updates, executive summaries, advocacy materials, and presentations for internal leaders and external stakeholders.
• Ensure all state government relations activities comply with applicable lobbying, ethics, gift, campaign finance, reporting, and company policy requirements.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and coordination to internal partners, external consultants, and other contributors supporting Lifepoint’s state advocacy agenda.
• Develop and execute the organization’s Political Action Committee (PAC) strategy to support legislative and public policy priorities.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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