Vice President Government Affairs
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Columbia, SC - USA
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Job Summary
For 75 years Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences finance IT sales or another area your skills will play an important role in the work we return well help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
BASIC SUMMARY:
The Vice President of Government Affairswill serve as a key advocate for the Charles Rivers interests before federal policymakers with a primary focus on drug development issues. This individual will develop and execute global education and advocacy strategies engage with congressional offices and federal agencies manage third-party lobbyists and help shape policy outcomes that support the Charles Rivers strategic objectives. The role requires strong policy acumen exceptional relationshipbuilding abilities and the capacity to translate complex business issues into clear and compelling publicpolicy positions. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in a fastpaced highly collaborative environment and brings deep experience working within the federal legislative and regulatory landscape. The ideal candidate will blend visionary leadership with a hands-on approach to advance the organizations mission and shape critical legislative outcomes. |
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duty | % of Time Spent (no less than 10%) |
Strategic Policy Development & Vision: Design and execute comprehensive global government strategies that align with the organizations purpose and goals. Assess the impact of legislative or regulatory proposals and establish short- and long-term policy priorities. Lead direct advocacy efforts with congressional staff elected officials and federal regulators on issues impacting Charles River | 25% |
Stakeholder Engagement & Coalition Building: Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships with key global government officials lawmakers industry partners and advocacy groups. Build and lead high-impact coalitions to amplify the organizations voice and drive consensus on critical policy issues. Monitors the legislative and regulatory environment and communicates developments to Charles RIver stakeholders | 20% |
Advocacy & Government Relations: Direct third-party lobbying activities and grassroots advocacy and education efforts to advance or oppose specific legislation and regulations. Prepare compelling testimony policy briefs and advocacy campaigns designed to influence policymakers and key regulatory bodies. | 20% |
Board Communication & Organizational Leadership: Serve as the primary subject matter expert on all federal issues and support the Chief Legal Officer and Chief Communications Officer in their support of and education to the Board of Directors on these matters. Translate complex political economic and social issues into actionable updates ensuring the board is informed of emerging risks and opportunities. | 15% |
Research Analysis & Impact: Oversee the data collection research and rigorous evaluation of public policy outcomes. Ensure all policy positions are backed by evidence and measure the effectiveness of advocacy initiatives to demonstrate value to stakeholders | 10% |
Budget & Resource Management: Develop and manage the annual budget for the public policy department. Allocate necessary resources for policy research lobbying efforts and public awareness campaigns while ensuring strict compliance with lobbying and financial disclosure regulations | 5% |
Stakeholders include Chief Communications Officer Chief Scientific Officer CEO.
The hiring range for this position in the US is $250000/yr - $280000/yr. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including but not limited to experience skills education certifications location and any collective agreements if applicable.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: Masters degree in public policy Political Science Public Administration Law or related field or advanced scientific degrees in the field
- Experience: 10 years of progressive experience in public policy government relations or legislative advocacy.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
- Other:
- 5years in a senior leadership position or a position that interacts with Board of Directors and/or Executive Leadership roles.
- Deep understanding of local state and federal legislative and regulatory processes
- Proven track record of successfully building coalitions and influencing public policy outcomes.
- Exceptional written communications skills for drafting briefs testimonies and board reports
- Strong media literacy and experience serving as an official organizational spokesperson
WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS:
- Lives and located in Washington D.C
- As a remote worker has sufficient internet and technical infrastructure and a home-based location suitable for creating a professional environment for video conference calls.
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources Finance IT Legal Sales Quality Assurance Marketing and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model which reduces their costs enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our clients unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies biotechnology companies government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of peoples lives. Our mission our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
Were committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance 401K paid time off stock purchase program Health and wellness coverage employee and family wellbeing support programs and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color sex religion national origin ancestry age mental or physical disability family status pregnancy military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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