Pfizer

Overview

The Director, State Policy & Government Relations reports to the State Policy Team lead and is responsible for leading a defined portfolio of state policy priorities and government relations responsibilities in Iowa, Minnesota, and any other states identified by SPGR leadership.

About Pfizer

Pfizer is a leading global biopharmaceutical company applying science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives.

Requirements & Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience required in state policy or related function with Bachelor’s degree; 7+ years of experience with masters/MBA; 5+ years of experience with PhD, JD or PharmD
• Significant experience in state healthcare policy and state government relations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze legislative and regulatory proposals and translate them into practical business and policy recommendations.
• Strong understanding of state governmental processes, healthcare policy, and political environments.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting policy materials and executive-level communications.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, trade association partners, policymakers, regulators, and legislative staff.
• Ability to manage multiple policy and state issue priorities across numerous jurisdictions simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise-wide subject matter expert and point of accountability for a designated portfolio of state policy issues.
• Develop and support implementation of coordinated state policy positions and strategies that align with business and enterprise objectives.
• Analyze, forecast, and communicate the short- and long-term implications of legislative and regulatory developments impacting Pfizer, patients, providers, and the healthcare policy environment.
• Develop policy principles, legislative language, backgrounders, research summaries, comment letters, testimony drafts, and talking points to support internal decision-making and field government relations needs.
• Coordinate across Business Units, Legal, Public Affairs, Federal Policy, Market Access, and other functions to ensure enterprise alignment on assigned policy priorities.
• Identify opportunities to generate policy evidence and support development of research and analysis that informs enterprise policy objectives.
• Lead or support participation in policy-focused trade association workgroups and policy development initiatives related to assigned issue areas.
• Responsible for the overall monitoring of state government legislation and regulations that impact Pfizer policy priorities in assigned geography, which includes Iowa and Minnesota and possible other states as determined by USPGR leadership.