Associate Director Government Affairs

Eli Lilly Eli Lilly · Pharma · Germany · Remote

Associate Director of Government Affairs for a global pharmaceutical company, focusing on representing the company's interests to political decision-makers, associations, and stakeholders at regional, national, and European levels. Responsibilities include building and maintaining political networks, monitoring legislative and regulatory developments, and developing strategic lobbying plans. Requires experience in political parties, ministries, or government affairs within the pharmaceutical sector, and a strong understanding of the German healthcare system.

What you'd actually do

  1. Aufbau und Pflege eines belastbaren politischen Netzwerks auf EU-, Bundes- und Landesebene – mit besonderem Fokus auf Hessen und Rheinland-Pfalz
  2. Aktive Mitarbeit und Übernahme von Führungsrollen in Verbänden und Arbeitsgruppen (z.B. VFA, Pharma Deutschland, LAWG, IGH)
  3. Monitoring von Gesetzes- und Regelungsvorhaben mit Schwerpunkt auf arzneimittel- und erstattungsrelevanten Themen (AMNOG, HTA, MFN, IPR) sowie Bewertung der Auswirkungen auf Lilly und einzelne Geschäftsbereiche
  4. Mitwirkung an der Entwicklung, Umsetzung und laufenden Evaluation eines strategischen Lobbyplans inkl. Maßnahmen, Akteur:innen und Zeitplanung
  5. Repräsentation von Lilly und seiner gesundheits-, forschungs- und wirtschaftspolitischen Positionen gegenüber externen Ansprechpartner:innen

Skills

Required

  • Experience in political parties, ministries, parliaments, public affairs agencies, and/or government affairs in a pharmaceutical company
  • In-depth understanding of the German healthcare system and its structures and actors
  • Solid knowledge of the structure and operation of political parties, political foundations, affiliated organizations, and parliamentary and governmental bodies at EU, federal, and state levels
  • Experience in project management and steering external agencies and service providers
  • Proven experience in building and maintaining political networks
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Ability to interact confidently with diverse groups and personalities
  • Fluent English (written and spoken)
  • Willingness for above-average travel and flexible working hours

Nice to have

  • Social empathy
  • Team orientation
  • High degree of initiative

What the JD emphasized

  • strong voices at the interface of politics and health system
  • political decision-makers
  • associations and stakeholders
  • EU-, national and European level
  • Government Affairs perspective
  • political network
  • legislative and regulatory initiatives
  • impact assessment
  • strategic lobbying plan
  • political communication
  • political contacts
  • building lasting relationships
  • political communication
  • political landscape
  • political parties
  • ministries
  • parliaments
  • public affairs agencies
  • government affairs
  • pharmaceutical company
  • German healthcare system
  • political parties
  • political foundations
  • parliamentary and governmental organizations
  • EU, federal and state level
  • political networks