Director, Government Affairs & Policy Germany, field based, one year fixed-term contract

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Director, Government Affairs & Policy Germany What you’ll do: As Director, Government Affairs (GA) and Policy in Germany, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building and channeling our capabilities to catalyze change for people living with Rare Disease Germany for the benefit of patients, healthcare systems and Alexion/AstraZeneca. You will be a member of the German Corporate Affairs team, reporting to the Senior Director Corporate Affairs Germany. You will work closely with the local cross-functional team, including market access, medical, patient advocacy and commercial, and the EUCAN/Intl

Corporate Affairs team as well as with the German AstraZeneca Government Affairs/Policy team. You will be responsible for: Elaborate and execute a bold approach for GA/Policy in alignment with our strategy. Develop & champion a comprehensive government affairs strategy for Alexion in Germany Serve as a strategic partner to country GM and a strong member of the extended German Country Leadership Team Lead engagement and communication efforts with key government officials relating to legislation, regulation, pricing/reimbursement and other policy initiatives, finding solutions which benefit multiple stakeholders Develop policy positions and government affairs strategies incl

leading impactful flagship initiatives aimed at delivering a favorable business environment and maximizing patient access Contribute to international government affairs & policy initiatives and be an active member of the global and EUCAN Corporate Affairs team In conjunction with the market access team, monitor healthcare developments impacting orphan drugs and develop adequate risk mitigation plans Adopt and adapt existing management tools to help prioritize and tack policy shaping activities Manage local political consultants and coordinate projects Collaborate with aligned functions (market access, regulatory, legal, compliance, patient advocacy, commercial, and medical) to maximize business perfo

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