Government Affairs Manager

Provide strategic leadership and direction on the implementation of J&J IM's government affairs strategy in the UK. Strategically appraise the external environment and interact with government officials, parliamentarians, and system stakeholder to represent J&J IM's priorities and maintain patient access across individual therapeutic areas. Above brand Government Affairs

• Support the Director of Health Affairs to build and execute a coherent, integrated government affairs strategy for J&J IM.
• Deliver J&J IM's government affairs strategy for the commercial environment in the UK, working internally and externally on issues such as NICE reform and VPAG.
• Actively engage on Government policy initiatives (e.g Industrial Strategy, Life Science Sector Plan, NHS 10 year plan, budget discussions) to ensuring J&J's positions are appropriately communicated.
• Represent J&J IM within trade bodies (ABPI) and industry groups
• Keep senior colleagues up to date on political and policy developments and initiatives, thus ensuring an integrated external affairs approach.
• Actively contribute to wider Patient Access team discussions, to shape the J&J IM patient access strategy
• Develop effective networks and relationships with key external stakeholders including, but not restricted to Ministers, Civil Servants, Parliamentarians, Political Advisers and Officials, Think Tanks and Academia.
• Raise the profile of J&J to positively create an understanding of the company's impact on the healthcare environment in the UK.
Brand Government Affairs - CVT/therapeutic areas
• Become core member of therapeutic area cross functional teams and design, lead and manage the implementation of impactful Government Affairs, policy and healthcare system plans/projects
• Interpret key developments in government and health policy, identify the opportunities and threats to the business and develop appropriate plans to compliantly engage in health policy development, in line with the cross functional team's strategic and commercial objectives.
• Manage risk - Provide expert counsel and identify specific actions related to government and healthcare system policy for identified issues to J&J IM UK senior management.
• Develop briefing documents, presentations and other communication materials for internal and external audiences
• Maintain relationships with senior colleagues across the UK to ensure that synergies in the J&J Government Affairs approach can be harmonised, leveraged and best practice shared.
Other activities:
• Manage third party agencies to deliver on time and budget
• Review literature; refer to websites; subscribe to email alerts; attend conferences, courses and discuss developments with colleagues, to keep up to date on the latest NHS, Government and third sector policies.
• Keep abreast of changes in the health system and understand implications for our current and future products.