[Hiring] Director, State Policy & Government Relations @Pfizer

Role Description

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.

The state policy responsibilities include:

• Developing and supporting implementation of coordinated national policy positions and strategies that align with business and enterprise-wide objectives.
• Acting as a single point of accountability and enterprise-wide subject matter expert (SME) for a portfolio of state policy issues.
• Developing policy platforms on priority policy issues, including collateral for external facing colleagues such as policy principles, legislative language, backgrounders, talking points, research summaries, comments letters, and testimony.
• Analyzing, forecasting, and communicating the short- and long-term implications of changes in the state legislative and regulatory landscape to internal stakeholders.
• Developing and implementing strategies to generate new policy evidence through contracted resources.
• Participating in key trade association work groups and representing Pfizer externally.

The government relations responsibilities include:

• Developing strategies to favorably influence the policy environment in Iowa, Minnesota, and any other states identified by SPGR leadership.
• Collaborating and coordinating with colleagues in U.S. Policy and Government Relations.
• Engaging with external collaborators to drive Pfizer’s policy objectives.
• Developing and implementing strategies to impact state policymakers, regulators, and the public.

Qualifications

• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities.
• 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 with masters/MBA; 5+ years with PhD, JD or PharmD.
• Significant experience in state healthcare policy and state government relations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze legislative and regulatory proposals.
• Strong understanding of state governmental processes, healthcare policy, and political environments.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Ability to manage multiple policy and state issue priorities across numerous jurisdictions simultaneously.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in both state policy strategy and analysis and state government relations.
• Experience developing policy strategies and translating legislative and regulatory analysis into clear recommendations.
• Experience engaging directly with policymakers, regulators, and trade associations.
• Ability to operate effectively across both policy development and state-level advocacy.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days.
• Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.
• Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• Participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 20.0% of the base salary.
• Eligibility to participate in our share-based long-term incentive program.