Assoc Dir, Government Affairs

Baxter

  • Beijing
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
This is where you save and sustain livesAt Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.SummeryBaxter Government Affairs function supports Baxter's mission to save and sustain lives through advancing and protecting Baxter’s business interests and creating a favorable policy environment to expand patient access to our products, therapies and solutions, to drive commercial opportunities and deliver value to Baxter.This involves:
  • Strategic external engagement with government stakeholders, professional and trade associations to shape legislation, policy adoption and healthcare priorities
  • Building coalitions to advance and protect patient access to our products and services
  • National government engagement and evidence-based value demonstration to support reimbursement and pricing (tendering) decisions.
  • Working in collaboration across functions and as an integral business partner for driving success across the products’ lifecycle.
NEW ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESGovernment Affairs & Policy
  • Monitor national political developments, policy & healthcare system changes that impact Baxter communicate appropriately internally
  • Access to the key stakeholders’ (high level officials) at central and provincial levels; Be able to well understand their concern, needs and industry development trend to seek potentially optimal opportunities to shape industrial policies.
  • Building network of key institutional stakeholders and with other relevant professional organization to enable sharing Baxter positions/concerns on key policy issues and other value propositions related to our company, services or products.
  • Develop and deliver political contact programs to advance/defend the company’s interest on important legislative issues
  • Manage strategic GA initiatives, such as: policy analysis report and national program (if have) on pricing, tendering, healthcare reform, reimbursement, and etc.
  • Ensures cooperation with global, regional, and other country Government Affairs members.
  • Represent Baxter in relevant external interest groups and trade associations and builds alliances/ drives initiatives on topics of key importance to Baxter
  • Develop implementation plans within the strategy set by the regional Government Affairs, Advocacy & Reimbursement lead and the business VPs
  • Be a point of contact for internal stakeholders on country policy, legislation and health system inquiries.
COMPLIANCEShe/He keeps informed of relevant compliance policies including interactions policy – especially interaction with third parties and interaction with government officials –, ensures all advocacy activities involved with are compliant with Baxter and external compliances rules, and supports country teams to understand and work within external compliance guidance when implementing Advocacy programs.SKILLS
  • Expert knowledge of pharmaceutical & device related policies and regulations in China
  • Exceptional interpersonal, communication and organizational skills with a proven ability to effectively operate across businesses and functions in a multi-cultural environment through all communication channels,
  • Track record in planning, running projects and delivering on objectives.
  • Experience with external stakeholder engagement and analyzing stakeholder feedback
  • Creative and presentation skills, including visual communication for business purposes and comfortable with online research tools
  • Strong and versatile writing skills with proven experience in developing clear, concise and persuasive materials
  • Good business English written and spoken.
  • Strong facilitation and negotiation skills - must be able to effectively communicate with senior-level managers and executives (internally and within patients’ and clinicians’ representative organizations) in order to bring together stakeholders with conflicting points of view.
  • Ability to manage a matrixed environment and to exert influence without hard-line authority
PERSANL ATTRIBUTS
  • Highly motivated self-starter who can quickly adapt and respond to a constantly changing healthcare ecosystem and a challenging political environment.
  • Must be proactive, collaborative and sensitive to organizational complexity
  • Able to organize the communication, adjust to the audience to ensure understanding and comprehend communication from others
  • Strong listening and critical thinking skills
  • Comfortable dealing with change, ambiguity and creativity required
TECHNICAL SKILLS
  • In-depth knowledge of national healthcare, political decision-making process and pricing and reimbursement framework
  • Experience with trade associations
  • Business, scientific and technical knowledge and understanding of pharma and medical device world.
REPORTINGThis position will directly report to Global government affairs leader, and dottle line to China GA & PRT Director.Reasonable AccommodationsBaxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.Recruitment Fraud NoticeBaxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our .

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