Director, Policy Government Relations

Job Description

• Join this business critical niche role bring your entrepreneurial curiosity and learning spirit into a career of purpose personal growth and leadership.

• Be an integral part of the Global Public Policy Team and advance company policy and business objectives.
  

About the Team
Our Policy & Government Affairs team partners with government and policy organizations at local and national levels to address legislative and regulatory issues that enable discovery and development of innovative medicines vaccines and animal health products while improving and protecting patient access to care.

Role Overview
The Director Global Public Policy Asia Pacific develops and executes global and regional policy strategies and advocacy plans that support business priorities. The role coordinates across Corporate Affairs functions and strengthens regional and market-level policy and advocacy capabilities.
Reporting Reports to the Executive Director Global Public Policy Asia Pacific Hub and coordinates with regional/global Communications Therapeutic Policy Social Impact & Sustainability Patient Engagement and Commercial teams.

This role is based in Singapore. No relocation support provided.

What you will do:

• Develop and execute public policy strategies and mitigation plans with Global Public Policy teammates Commercial leaders and in-market teams across AP.

• Integrate Policy Communications Social Impact & Sustainability and Patient Engagement into external affairs for business-critical priorities.

• Monitor and analyze the policy environment and regional political dynamics including AP relationships with the U.S. and other key countries and brief stakeholders on impacts to companys regional and global objectives.

• Create and execute strategic stakeholder engagement plans to position the company as a thought leader with influencers and decision-makers.

• Prepare clear timely briefing materials and presentations for senior leader engagements.

• Represent company policy positions with government leaders and key influencers in regional and local forums.

• Develop cohesive narratives that convey the economic and societal benefits of our work including strategies linking Ministries of Health with Finance Economy and Trade.

• Leverage networks and build partnerships with the U.S. government think tanks and external experts to amplify advocacy.

• Maximize impact of engagement with trade associations and multilateral platforms (e.g. APEC).

• Build regional and market-level policy and advocacy capabilities; assess gaps and deliver capability-building aligned to business objectives.

• Contribute to quarterly and annual strategic planning and evaluation for Global Public Policy.

What should you have:

• Bachelors degree in Public Policy Public Health Public Administration Political Science or related field; advanced degree (MPP MPH/MSPH MPA MA/MS in Political Science MBA) preferred.

• Minimum 10 years of international government affairs/advocacy experience with demonstrated success before U.S. and foreign governments and/or in international health policy and advocacy (industry government NGO).

• Knowledge of health systems across different market archetypes; direct AP experience preferred.

• Experience providing strategic thought leadership and issue management to industry associations think tanks and advocacy organizations to shape policy.

• Proven ability to work in diverse matrixed teams; influence without authority; drive toward a common agenda with clear actions.

• Broad deep external network and AP experience across public and private sectors in healthcare.

• Experience building capabilities influencing and upskilling leaders and engaging effectively with peers and senior executives.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to influence internal/external audiences and senior stakeholders.

• Ability to master complex policy regulatory and legislative issues; develop creative innovative strategies.

• Strong project management; ability to manage competing priorities under time pressure.

• High ethical standards; ability to build strong internal and external relationships.

• Success working across culturally diverse matrixed teams with high collaboration.

• Growth mindset with balance of expertise agility and curiosity.

• Fluent English (verbal and written); additional regional languages a plus.

Who we are:

We are known as Merck & Co. Inc. Rahway New Jersey USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century we have been inventing for life bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the worlds most challenging diseases. Today our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy creativity digital mastery or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving so if you are among the intellectually curious join usand start making your impact today.

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