Manager – Advocacy and Strategic Alliances

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is seeking a Manager for its Advocacy and Strategic Alliances team to provide general support for the team and serve as a project manager for key events, educational briefings, and reporting.

The Manager will report to the Chief of Staff for Advocacy and Strategic Alliances and will work closely with the whole Alliance team and colleagues across PhRMA. The Manager will support the development and implementation of strategies that impact the biopharmaceutical public policy debate through work with third-party allies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate calendars of three department leaders, including scheduling in-person and Zoom meetings, proactively identifying and reconciling scheduling conflicts, coordinating materials, equipment, and catering for conference room meetings, and distributing materials and welcoming/escorting guests.
• Support the department in tracking content generation across priority areas and reporting key metrics and ASA team accomplishments.
• Align closely with other departments, including attending inter-departmental meetings and reporting back to the team, understanding advocacy goals/objectives, and responding to requests promptly.
• Work with the Alliance team to identify areas of opportunity, coordinate external event deliverables, and assist in managing internal events, including cross-functional coordination, drafting presentations and invitations, vetting approvals, and coordination with meetings and IT staff.
• Prepare expense reports, lobbying reports, and coordinate travel arrangements and materials (e.g., meeting documents, talking points, presentations) for an SVP, VP, DVP, and other team members.
• Manage consultants’ email distribution lists and weekly consultant meetings calendar appointments.
• Support the team with materials and correspondence, including coordination, compilation, and distribution of agendas, reports, slide presentations, and talking points.
• Respond to external requests of department leaders by sharing up-to-date biographies, headshots, or completing vetting forms, speaker release forms, etc.
• Assist with the facilitation of procurement of supplies for the department.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Success Factors

PhRMA seeks a collaborative, proactive, self-starter who is passionate about contributing to the healthcare challenges we face today. This is a visible position and is both internally and externally facing. Key success factors for this role include strong organization and execution skills as well as team focus and collaboration skills. The preferred candidate will be skilled in event planning and working under tight deadlines. Political experience and consultant management experience are also preferred. The candidate should be adaptable, able to prioritize and shift gears quickly, comfortable in a high-pressure environment, and politically savvy, diplomatic, responsive, and mature.

Professional Experience / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Public Affairs, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in grassroots mobilization, coalition development, public affairs, and/or media relations.
• Experience working in a dynamic, high-paced environment.
• Strong work ethic, with the ability to respond quickly to requests.
• Excellent skills utilizing Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Basic understanding of federal healthcare programs (including Medicare and Medicaid).
• Basic understanding of the legislative process.
• Display an ability to inspire confidence within the organization.
• Must be willing to be available after hours and on weekends.

Potential Salary

$78,100 – $105,500 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 laser-focused on developing innovative medicines that transform lives and create a healthier world. Together, we are fighting for solutions to ensure patients can access and afford medicines that prevent, treat, and cure disease. Over the last decade, PhRMA member companies have invested more than $800 billion in the search for new treatments and cures, and they support nearly five million jobs in the United States.

Connect with PhRMA

For information on how innovative medicines save lives, please visit:

• www.PhRMA.org
• www.Innovation.org
• www.MAT.org
• www.Facebook.com/PhRMA
• www.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 well-being 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 well-being program, an on-site fitness facility, back-up care, health advocate service, an 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, ten 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 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, industry on-site and off-site training, and other management/professional development programs. Corporate social responsibility is also important to us at PhRMA. Our team members participate in community service activities, fundraising drives, and charitable athletic events.

We are committed to supporting our family of professionals at PhRMA and strive to create programs that help our team members manage the challenges of balancing a fast-paced career with their personal goals.

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 nondiscrimination in employment.

The job description contains an overview of the activities and duties for this role. Responsibilities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time.

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