Government Affairs Senior Manager

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Beijing, China

This role is for a Senior Manager of Government Affairs in Beijing, China, focusing on building and maintaining relationships with central government ministries, think tanks, and industry associations. The responsibilities include developing and implementing government affairs strategies, managing corporate external affairs for the Beijing legal entity, and analyzing policies related to healthcare reform and the pharmaceutical industry. The role requires 5+ years of experience in innovative pharmaceutical companies or related fields, with a background in government affairs or market access preferred. Strong understanding of the healthcare industry and related policies, excellent communication, strategic thinking, and project management skills are essential.

What you'd actually do

  1. Establish and maintain communication with relevant central ministries (mainly NHC and NMPA, as well as MIIT, etc.), think tanks, and industry associations, maintain good customer relations, and effectively share external insights
  2. Develop and implement relevant central government affairs strategies according to the company's development goals; effectively coordinate internal departments such as group government affairs, and play a coordinating and leading role in potential crisis management such as trade wars
  3. Fully integrate with relevant government departments in the location of the Beijing legal entity (Beijing NMPA system, Customs, Taxation, Management Committee, Beijing NHC, etc.), maximize the implementation of product import strategies under the Beijing channel, and be responsible for the safe operation of the enterprise
  4. Provide suggestions for the development of the Beijing legal entity from a corporate government affairs perspective
  5. As an expert in China's healthcare reform process, understand and analyze central and local government policies and trends (such as macroeconomics and environment, central healthcare policies and access opportunities, etc.), interpret and analyze policy business opportunities and risks, and regularly summarize, share and effectively shape policies

Skills

Required

  • Excellent interpersonal communication and teamwork spirit, able to maintain good communication and cooperation with internal and external customers
  • Excellent strategic thinking ability, rapid learning ability, project management ability, strong execution ability, with planning, stress resistance and ability to deal with uncertainty
  • Proficient in office software such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Nice to have

  • Advocacy Communications
  • Budget Management
  • Community Outreach
  • Compliance Management
  • Corporate Communications Strategy
  • Corporate Management
  • Government Relations
  • Leverages Information
  • Mentorship
  • Negotiation
  • Organizing
  • Public Affairs
  • Public Policies
  • Regulatory Development
  • Relationship Building
  • Representing
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Technical Credibility

What the JD emphasized

  • 5 years or more of working experience in innovative pharmaceutical companies and related fields, with a background in government affairs/market access preferred
  • Good foundation in relationships with Beijing and central government departments
  • Excellent customer management ability
  • Good cooperative relationship with relevant industry associations and research institutions
  • Experience in project management
  • Deep understanding of the healthcare industry and related policies
  • Ability to gain insight into the business impact of policies and express and present them clearly