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Senior Director – Policy & Research
PMA Companies
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • District of Columbia, Washington
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💰 $169,300 - $237,100 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Overview Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is seeking a Senior Director for its Policy and Research team to manage research to support PhRMA policy positions and support analysis on the federal budgetary and economic impacts of U.S. federal and state policy reforms on the market for prescription medicines, including implications for access to care, utilization, spending, coverage, and reimbursement. The individual will report to the Deputy Vice President, Policy and Research, work closely with the Vice President, Policy and Research on federal budgetary impacts, and other staff across the organization to support the development of PhRMA policy positions and strategy. Key areas of focus will be to develop and manage research and analysis to shape a policy and regulatory environment that supports a competitive market for prescription medicines, improves patient access to care, and sustains future innovation. This highly visible role requires extensive collaboration across PhRMA and with member companies. The Senior Director will: Provide research and policy analysis to support the development of federal and state legislative and administrative policies that promote market-based solutions to improve coverage and access to prescription medicines; Develop and coordinate research and analytics across teams assigned to support advocacy and policy development for specific market segments (e.g., Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, commercial); Conduct in-house data analysis and manage external analysis on policy priorities including impacts of policy proposals on prescription drug coverage, utilization, spending, and access. Create and oversee the development of a broad range of policy and advocacy materials, ensuring all materials reflect the strongest evidence and analysis; Rapidly respond to requests for information from member companies and PhRMA leadership and colleagues under tight timelines; Develop strong relationships with member companies, consultants and PhRMA colleagues and represent PhRMA and industry interests through external engagement with policymakers and thought leaders; and Perform other duties as assigned. Key Success Factors PhRMA seeks a collaborative, proactive self-starter who is passionate about innovation, access to medicines, and contributing to today’s health care challenges. Key success factors for this role include a strong understanding of public and private prescription drug coverage and reimbursement policies knowledge of Congressional Budget Office methodology for legislative scoring, strong interpersonal skills and team focus paired with the ability to work independently and under short timelines. The preferred candidate will bring expertise in public policy analysis and will be focused, organized, detail oriented, responsive and diplomatic. The successful candidate should be adaptable, able to reprioritize and shift gears quickly and be comfortable in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Policy or related field; Master’s degree in these areas strongly preferred; 8+ years of experience in health care research, policy analysis, and legislative scoring; Experience with health datasets such as the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey; Understanding of HHS, Congress and federal health policy process; Experience managing third party research efforts; Excellent writing and editing skills; Experience in creating advocacy support materials, such as talking points, policy briefs, etc. Excellent qualitative and quantitative analysis skills; Experience working with health care surveys or claims data; Strong interpersonal and communication skills; and Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint skills. Preferred Experience Prior experience in the federal government, trade association, or related advocacy environment, and experience with budget estimates at CBO, OMB, OACT preferred; Prior experience at a biopharmaceutical company, pharmacy, health plan, or other related industry environment; Experience working with statistical software, such as SAS.
