Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy

Lantheus is headquartered in Bedford Massachusetts with offices in Canada and Sweden. For more than 60 years Lantheus has been instrumental in pioneering the field of medical imaging and has helped physicians enhance patient care with its broad product portfolio.

Lantheus is an entrepreneurial agile growing organization that provides innovative diagnostics targeted therapeutics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that empower clinicians to find fight and follow Lantheus our purpose and values guide our behaviors in all interactions and play a vital role in creating a dynamic environment that contributes to our success. Every employee is crucial to our success; we respect one another and act as one knowing that someones health is in our hands. We believe in helping people be their best and are seeking to bring together a diverse group of individuals with different viewpoints and skill sets to be a part of a productive and inclusive team.

OVERVIEW:

The Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy is responsible for directing developing and executing the enterprise public policy agenda enabling and driving Lantheus priorities. This role will lead public policy initiatives Lantheus PAC and a roster of highly capable policy advisors/consultants. In creating and advancing the policy objectives this leader will collaborate across the company with functions such as Isotope Strategy Market Access Pricing & Contracting Commercial Regulatory R&D and others.

This person will be an ambassador for the organization with external organizations to support Lantheus portfolio business objectives and continue to support a positive environment to support the growth of the radiopharmaceutical industry. They will also have responsibility to execute continued efforts towards enterprise resource planning to ensure longterm sustainability of the business.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop vision and execute a government relations strategy to address key legislative and regulatory issues related to radiopharmaceutical industry on both a state and federal level
• Cultivate highlevel relationships with policymakers and advocacy organizations to advocate for transformational policies that support patient access to radiopharmaceuticals and the Lantheus portfolio
• Leads the creation of policy positions maintaining consistency across the Lantheus portfolio and ensuring coherence with our corporate strategy
• Develop and establish systems to track and evaluate the impact of policy initiatives with regular reporting to senior leadership
• Define and monitor key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness of policy strategies in advancing business outcomes
• Advances and represents Lanthues priorities within key trade organizations particularly MITA CORAR & BIO and maintains strong relationships with national policy organizations

CAPABILIITIES / COMPETENCIES:

• Build and cultivate productive relationships with internal and external thought leaders policymakers/ influencers alliance partners and colleagues that are essential to the success of Lantheus products and business at large
• Strong leadership capabilities builds and develops high performing crossfunctional teams; articulates a compelling vision evolves vision or objective into an operational plan
• Leads team to manage growth and change develop human capital and create and maintain a culture of engagement and accountability
• Champion and instill company and cultural values and ensure initiatives align with Lantheus culture and corporate goals.
• Proven ability to communicate ideas and information both verbally and written in a persuasive and appropriate manner to all levels within the organization
• Demonstrate the ability to make enterprisewide decisions and remain persistently focused on Lantheus business priorities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• BS/BA required (science/business/finance) masters degree in health policy Public Health Public Affairs or a related field preferred or MBA optional but preferred
• 12 years of experience in health policy public programs (Medicare Medicaid) or government sectors with a focus on payer/commercial expertise.
• A minimum of 5 years managing highperforming teams and ability to develop talent
• Strong knowledge of laws regulations and compliance guidance related to healthcare policies.
• Proven ability to assess and communicate the business impact of policies shaping commercial strategies and defining policy objectives
• Deep understanding of the US pharmaceutical market government programs (Medicare Medicaid) healthcare reform pricing reimbursement regulatory experience in radiopharmaceutical and/or oncology experience preferred
• Track record of successfully collaborating across departments to deliver exceptional outcomes
• Ability to navigate and lead organizational changes and deliver results; take ownership and manage large scale transformation programs and execute on workstreams
• Resultsoriented leader with ability to work in dynamic environment with changing and multiple priorities practical problem solver and strong prioritization skills
• Innovative capacity to think through enterprise lens and forward thinker with good grasp of new technologies competitive landscapes and the regulatory environment
• Strong collaborator and change agent with demonstrated experience in influencing stakeholders to support decision making processes
• Routine overnight travel based on business need
• Valid drivers license

Preferred:

• Experience in Oncology including prostate cancer or Neuroscience
• Clinical and/or technical discipline knowledge (e.g. radiopharmaceuticals theranostics treatment paradigms and future trends)

The ideal candidate will embody Lantheus core values:

• Let people be their best
• Respect one another and act as one
• Learn adapt and win
• Know someones health is in our hands
• Own the solution and make it happen

Lantheus is an equal opportunity employer that provides a workplace free from discrimination. All qualified applicants and employees are considered without regard to race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the Lantheus Talent Acquisition team at .

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