Senior Analyst, US Public Policy

Job Summary

Coordinates efforts with members of Walgreens’ government affairs team to ensure the company is influencing and properly informed and engaged on trends and developments for U.S. public policy. Facilitates engagement and input from key business units and provides them and government affairs with policy support and analysis of legislative bills, regulatory developments, and trends impacting Walgreens.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the Walgreens government affairs team and provides policy support and analysis around issues important to Walgreens and the people we serve.
• Engages, advises, and provides policy background to members of Walgreens’ government relations team, including federal, state, and local affairs, to ensure their engagement and understanding of key public policy issues impacting the company.
• Tracks, researches, and stays informed about policy trends that could impact Walgreens and ensures team members and internal business units are aware of and understand emerging issues.
• Engages with stakeholders, both within and outside Walgreens, about policy issues through participation in trade associations and other third-party groups and coalitions.
• Drafts policy communications on key legislative and regulatory issues, including internal summaries, briefing memos, presentations, and comment letters, among other items.
• Supports key enterprise policy issues and provides solutions consistent with business goals under the direction of Public Policy leaders and in partnership with other Policy colleagues.
• Provides input on public policy issues to internal colleagues and external consultants as needed.
• Monitors and notifies stakeholders of regulatory updates for publicized rules and guidance and maintains updates to new laws, regulations, and compliance requirements via maps and charts (e.g., state maps detailing pharmacist and pharmacy tech scopes of practice).

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms.

Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members, and communities.

Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy, and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus a bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.

For benefits details, please visit: Walgreens Benefits. More company information is available at Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Salary Range: $79,300 – $127,000 / Salaried

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of experience in government relations, trade association, and/or a healthcare public policy environment OR a high school diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience in government relations, trade association, and/or a healthcare public policy environment.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing, tracking details, and meeting deadlines for multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Experience analyzing, assessing, and communicating policy research.
• Experience developing ways of accomplishing goals with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to complete objectives, and determining when escalation of issues is necessary.
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community, and with vendors.
• Willing to travel up to at least 25% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s, MBA, JD, or PharmD.
• Experience in a corporate, retail, and/or healthcare setting (e.g., retail chain, hospital, etc.).
• Experience assisting in the development and execution of public policy strategies.
• Experience analyzing, assessing, and communicating policy research.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary Range: $79,300 – $127,000 / Salaried

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