Senior Director, Federal Affairs, Global Policy
Zoetis
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $234,000 - $336,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead Zoetis’ political advocacy on Capitol Hill and with the administration.
- Serve as the company’s day-to-day representative before policymakers and third parties; scheduling and attending meetings and fundraisers to advance our policy and political goals.
- Align with Zoetis’ Head, PAC & Political Affairs to develop Zoetis PAC’s contribution strategy, targets, events, and engagement.
- Align with Zoetis’ Head, PAC & Political Affairs on colleague grassroots education, engagement, activation, and messaging.
- Establish Zoetis as a partner and resource-of-choice with key U.S. government policymakers with opportunities to shape policies on animal health.
- Define and execute public policy positions that support the company's portfolio to create a competitive advantage while ensuring that these policy positions align with the overall purpose and business strategy of Zoetis.
- Work with leadership to educate and promote animal health policies and legislation favorable to Zoetis’ business strategy.
- Act as an internal champion for Public Affairs’ work and actively showcase examples for colleagues to understand value and impact of the function in commercial markets.
- Prepare and support the development of communications for several audience levels: peers, colleagues, customers, management, and senior executives (e.g., executive briefings), including with different digital tools and formats.
- Manage projects effectively and efficiently, including assisting other team members as appropriate.
- Work across all species teams, manufacturing, International and US commercial, VMRD, Legal and Regulatory
- Externally collaborate with key stakeholders, such as trade associations, professional societies, key customers, and policy thought leaders; represent Zoetis as a speaker in external fora.
Requirements
- 10-15 years of experience in animal health, policy, and/or government and public affairs
- Based in Washington, D.C.
- Experience serving as a lobbyist for a large company and/or trade association
- Capitol Hill and/or administration experience in health or agriculture
- Strong relationships with congressional and administration staff, policymakers & third parties
- Ability to identify and advocate on challenging issues with minimal supervision
- Research and communication skillsets are required to enable development of advocacy briefs, materials, talking points, presentations, etc.
- Experience and comfort-level in interacting with and supporting senior executives.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Benefits
- healthcare and insurance benefits beginning on day one
- a 401K plan with a match and profit-sharing contribution from Zoetis
- 4 weeks of vacation
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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