Overview

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is seeking a Director for its Public Affairs team to support the day-to-day issue advocacy communications activities and broader public affairs efforts related to the cost and value of prescription drugs, including campaigns about insurance coverage and access to medicines. The Director will be involved in a wide range of strategic guidance, campaign management, coordination and support to PhRMA’s Federal, State, Legal and Policy teams.

The individual will report to the Deputy Vice President, Public Affairs and work with colleagues across the Public Affairs team and the organization to help develop, execute and track public affairs and communications strategies for key advocacy priorities.

The Director will:

• Drafting, editing and driving the approval process for impactful messaging and communications materials, including media statements, blog posts, op-eds, letters to the editor, press releases, talking points, social media posts and paid media collateral.
• Providing communications and messaging support to state and federal advocacy, policy and legal colleagues.
• Collaborating with the Policy department on reports and other activities related to the cost and value of medicines.
• Developing presentation materials and managing the tracking and reporting of activities.
• Supporting proactive and reactive media engagement, including serving as a spokesperson when necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Success Factors

PhRMA seeks a proactive and collaborative leader who is passionate about influencing today’s healthcare debate and the challenges the biopharmaceutical industry faces. Key success factors for this role include:

• A campaign mentality with a bias for action and a desire to learn.
• Self-starter, organized, responsive, with a superior attention to detail.
• Excellent writing skills and passion for conveying complex issues in a simple manner.
• Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills.
• Creative thinker who can shift gears quickly and be comfortable in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet short, non-negotiable, and competing timelines.

Professional Experience / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public affairs or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience, preferably within corporate, government, public relations agency, trade association, advocacy organization or political campaigns.
• Experience working with complex issues, projects, tasks, requests and timelines.
• Must be comfortable working for a non-partisan organization.
• Must be willing to travel as needed, up to 10% of the time, and be responsive/available after hours and on weekends.

Potential Salary

$107,300 – $140,125 per annum. Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.

Who we are

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s leading innovative biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier and more productive lives. Over the last decade, PhRMA member companies have more than doubled their annual investment in the search for new treatments and cures, including nearly $101 billion in 2022 alone.

Connect with PhRMA

For information on how innovative medicines save lives, please visit:
PhRMA.org
Innovation.org
MAT.org
Facebook.com/PhRMA
Twitter.com/PhRMA

What we offer

In addition to a highly competitive salary and bonus program, various opportunities for reward and recognition and a platform of extensive benefits, PhRMA is committed to the development and overall wellbeing of our team members. We offer traditional (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, life, AD&D, LTD, STD, LTC) and enhanced benefits such as parental leave, a wellbeing program, back-up care, health advocate service, employee assistance program and commuting benefits. We also offer a robust 401k plan with employer contributions upon the first day of hire and immediate vesting, a generous paid time off plan, seven paid holidays (plus inauguration day), half-day Fridays preceding holidays, half-day Fridays in the summer months and a paid winter break. As an organization, we work remotely on Mondays and Fridays and together in the office on Tuesdays through Thursdays. We also all work remotely in the month of August.

We are committed to the growth and development of our team members and offer many learning opportunities including an integrated onboarding program, best-in-class leadership programming, tuition reimbursement at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, industry on-site and off-site training, and other management/professional development programs. Corporate social responsibility is also important to us at PhRMA.

Equal Opportunity Employer

PhRMA provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, political affiliation or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

To apply, click on the link below:
PhRMA Job Postings