Director, Federal Government Affairs

Location: Washington, DC

Job Description Summary

The Director, Federal Government Affairs serves as a key representative and advocate for Novartis at the federal level, building and maintaining strategic relationships across Congress, the Administration, federal agencies, industry associations, and the broader healthcare policy community. The Director will develop and execute advocacy strategies that advance enterprise priorities, shape policy outcomes, and support the company's business objectives.

The role provides strategic counsel to senior leadership on legislative and regulatory developments, drives engagement with external stakeholders and trade organizations, and helps strengthen Novartis' reputation as a trusted, innovative, and influential voice in healthcare policy.

This role is based out of our Washington D.C. office 3x/week.

Key responsibilities

Provide respected, credible and active day-to-day representation of Novartis in Washington, D.C. by establishing and maintaining a strong, sophisticated network of relationships on Capitol Hill, within the Executive Branch, and relevant agencies and across the broader healthcare/policy community.

Proactively support the company’s enterprise priorities through strategic alignment of business priorities with the company’s advocacy and political agenda, including healthcare, tax, and workforce issues.

Lead the creation and execution of specific government affairs strategies to ensure an in-creased understanding of the company with respect to its strategic positioning in the industry, and build the company’s reputation for high integrity, competitive leadership and sustained performance.

Develop a strategic direction as it relates to the company’s outreach and engagement with federal government officials, issue management, and third parties.

Analyze legislative language; prepare and provide executive summaries of complex legislation and assist other NVS functions with issues involving federal officials.

Drive federal advocacy agenda and provide input/recommendations at key associations such as PhRMA, BIO, and others that impact policy development and strategy.

Manage expectation of Public Affairs leadership – keeping all relevant stakeholders informed on existent and upcoming federal legislative issues, delivering strategies for success and executing against those strategies.