Manager, Government and Policy Affairs UK London, England
Job description
The Role:
Y ou will help lead the development and execution of the government affairs and policy strategies for Moderna in the UK and Ireland and play a key role in engagement with governments and other key stakeholders in immunisation policy and funding. The position will report to Director of Market Access and Policy Affairs, UK and Ireland.
The Manager for Government and Policy Affairs is responsible for shaping the public policy environment and ecosystem to enable Moderna to deliver innovative solutions for public health and patients. By careful analysis of changing political dynamics and government policies, the position will help identify emerging external challenges and opportunities, and develop solutions through public policy thought leadership and external partner relationships.
As a key lead for Moderna, you must thoroughly understand the UK vaccines and infectious disease environment including the policy framework and political environment. You will have extensive professional experience in this field and trusted relationships with a variety of key stakeholders. You will have a deep knowledge of the needs, motivations and capabilities of various stakeholders and you are experienced in devising public policy goals and solutions that can be collaboratively implemented.
Here’s What You’ll Do:
EXTERNAL
Secure political and policy advocacy for UK vaccination policy and opportunities relating to Moderna’s pipeline.
Drive and oversee vaccines & infectious disease policy shaping strategy and execution.
Engage externally to promote a supportive policy environment for innovative vaccines including allocation, delivery, and appropriate use of vaccines.
Partner with stakeholders in establishing shared public policy goals, identify solutions through research and dialogue, and drive change by collaboratively engaging policymakers including projects with external stakeholders (parliamentarians, policymakers, officials, think tanks, professional societies, patient groups and professional bodies) to support/enhance the overall Moderna strategy and business objectives.
Align on trade association engagement strategy and represent Moderna externally in relevant policy discussions and in interactions with bodies such as the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and Bio Industry Association (BIA).
INTERNAL
Help define the overall Moderna vaccine policy and government affairs agenda including management of agencies and political monitoring.
Assess gaps for immunisation access and develop public policy plan to address health inequalities.
Develop evidence, argumentation, and engagement tools to enable Moderna to meaningfully contribute to public policy dialogues including talking points, policy briefings, position papers and key messaging.
Partner closely with Commercial, Medical, Communication, Leadership & General Manager on an integrated approach to ensure government engagement strategy/actions align and support the business strategy/objectives.
Identify and support opportunities for thought leadership in external forums and events regarding vaccine development, access, pricing, immunisation systems and deployment.
Monitor fiscal, economic and sociopolitical trends that shape the vaccines public policy landscape and provide updates to cross-functional teams.
Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:
Degree in Health Policy, Public Health, Law, or other relevant areas of specialization.
At least 5 years of professional experience in vaccine, vaccination, and public health policies and/or public health, healthcare systems, or relevant industry experience.
Consistent record in identifying policy trends affecting the entire health sector and/or the innovative biopharmaceutical industry.
Strategic thinking including the ability to incorporate the perspective from different stakeholders.
Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence without authority.
Strong oral and written communication skills to influence and effectively engage internal and external audiences.
Experience working with external stakeholders and political representatives.
Experience working with industry groups and alliances.
Ability to demonstrate the Moderna Values of being Bold, Curious, Relentless, and Collaborative by creating a personal and company brand that reflects Moderna’s truly innovative and differentiated mRNA platform technology.
Moderna offers personalized benefit programs and well-being resources as unique as our global workforce so employees can do their best work.
We recognize and appreciate your diverse needs and interests and do our best to support you at work and at home with:
Quality healthcare and insurance benefits
Lifestyle Spending Accounts to create your own pathway to well-being
Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
Family planning and adoption benefits
Generous paid time off, including vacation, bank holidays, volunteer days, sabbatical, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
Educational resources
Savings and investments
Location-specific perks and extras!
The benefits offered may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Moderna and the country where you work.
About Moderna
In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com .
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.
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