AddressAlphapharm Pty. Ltd.
At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.
Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.
We do so via:
Access - Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership - Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
Partnership - Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.
At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.
Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.
We do so via:
- Access - Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance.
- Leadership - Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
- Partnership - Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.
Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here's how the
Head of Corporate Affairs role will make an impact:
Key responsibilities for this role include:
- Ensure the development and implementation of Corporate Affairs strategic and tactical plans to support Viatris objectives in assigned markets.
- Identify partnership opportunities with governments and other priority stakeholders, design and deliver programs that address patient access to quality medicines in assigned markets, and advance business goals
- Anticipate potential issues, effects of governments, competitors, NGOs, and other external action and reaction to brand, address policy and reputational issues, crisis management.
- Identify and anticipate impact of business development opportunities on pricing, reputation, and policies.
- Manage policy challenges and create strategies to mitigate risks and enable opportunities.
- Identify priority public policy, government affairs, and public health/patient access and communication opportunities, the latter in collaboration with the Communication Manager ANZ, to maximize value to the business.
- Support developing and executing the value narrative for Viatris and brands, ensure alignment with the corporate brand narrative.
- Coordinate with counterparts from business units, legal, commercial, medical, operations and within Corporate Affairs to ensure alignment across initiatives and issues.
- Identify relevant trade association and other entities, and own relations with these associations to advance key policy priorities.
- Develop tools to support public affairs strategy implementation by country and establish metrics to track effectiveness.
Qualifications and Experience for this role include:
- Minimum 8 years experience in International public policy and/or market access, government relations, public affairs, Corporate Affairs, legal affairs, communication, media relations.
- Bachelor's degree qualified or higher with relevant experience within the Australian market
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills: the ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, communicate at the highest level of government and business and with internal cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated understanding of the business with proven ability to align and integrate public affairs and communications strategy within business strategy.
- Strategic thinker: the ability to distill complex issues and develop innovative approaches to leverage opportunities and/or mitigate risk in assigned markets.
- Ability to accomplish company goals in a matrix environment, ability to work cross-functionally.
- Hands-on crisis and reputation management experience.
- Must be eligible to work in Australia (Australian Citizen or appropriate Visa holder)
At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits, and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives, and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.
At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.
Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
