Manager, US Vaccine Policy

Reports to: Director, US Vaccine Policy

Location: Washington, DC

The Manager of US Vaccine Policy role is a key member of the US Public Policy team and will report to the Director of US Vaccine Policy and is part of the larger Government Affairs, Public Policy, and Patient Advocacy (GAPPA) team. This role will work as a thought partner on federal and state vaccine policy issues and will work in a matrixed environment with key internal stakeholders from the Vaccines Business Unit (VBU), Medical Affairs, Market Access, Vaccine Communications, and other internal teams to shape the health policy environment and advance GSK's vaccine policy agenda.

The areas of remit within the purview of this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Monitor and track federal and state policies relevant to the GSK's vaccine portfolio and conduct in-depth research and analysis on federal and state legislation and regulations to extract key business insights
• Serve as a conduit and subject matter expert within GAPPA to the State Government Affairs team and the State Policy team as key internal stakeholders
• Develop informative research briefs and slide decks, advocacy materials, and other relevant content to effectively communicate insights and policy positions
• Support and collaborate with colleagues across various internal cross functional teams to assess the support needed by GAPPA to help drive business needs and performance
• Work cross functionally to support vaccine brand and commercial teams, and provide policy insight for operational planning and business strategy development
• Support critical external stakeholder relationships in external policy forums inclusive of trade associations and their workgroups and relevant consultants and vendors and represent GSK thought leadership on vaccine priorities
• Serve as a conduit to policy consultants and vendors and maintain a network of external consultants to monitor and assess evolving program and policy changes as relevant to the business.
• Support the Director of US Vaccine Policy to maintain alignment on priorities and strategy with GAPPA leadership and VBU leadership

Why You?

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 3 years of direct experience in policy analysis, consulting, or similar roles including pharmaceutical industry experience or work within federal and state government agencies.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and competing projects simultaneously.
• Ability to concisely synthesize and present complex policy information.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Health Policy, Public Health, or Political Science
• Advanced degree (e.g. MPH, MPP)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Prior vaccine and pharmaceutical experience or working within government agencies (e.g. HHS at large, CDC, CMS)
• An understanding of current healthcare and biopharmaceutical industry issues especially pertaining to vaccines and the external environment
• Ability to manage time and work priorities without oversight
• Experience in exercising sound, independent judgment
• Analytical and independent problem-solving skills
• Experience as a project manager, collaborator, and individual contributor
• Experience presenting to, communicating with, and influencing senior leadership

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Why GSK?

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GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases - to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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