Public Affairs Professional

Denmark, Copenhagen

• Job facts

Roche a/s is looking for an experienced Public Affairs Professional to join the team.

Do you want to work with public affairs and be a part of one of the best workplaces in Denmark?

We are looking for an experienced public affairs professional, confidently navigating in the currents of business and policy and with experience in transforming complex healthcare industry challenges into clear and compelling actions that affect decision makers. Your work will require you to interact frequently with a number of external healthcare stakeholders, like government agencies (including payers and regulators), and industry organizations.

You will get the following responsibilities:

• Maintain wide political and official network
• Maintain professional relationships with politicians and proactively interact with the parliament.
• Design and implement public policy plans in support of selected business areas
• Work proactively with disease area team to design and execute strategies for responding to business challenges
• Provide analytical support and advice on policy issues and advocacy strategy to Roche leadership regarding healthcare sector and pharmaceutical industry policy
• Communicating policy agendas to political stakeholders and the general public
• Represent Roche in selected forums such as industry associations and multi-stakeholder alliances
• Craft relevant documents, statements speeches etc.

You will report to the Head of Sustainability and play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of our stakeholder relations.

You have the following qualifications:

• Strong track record in political relations and opinion building
• Advanced knowledge of government affairs and policymaking processes, and the insight to discern the political and economic trends that impact our business
• Experience in strategic stakeholder management and advocacy in a business setting and preferably experience in the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
• A strong operational knowledge of and experience with commercial processes, and the ability to formulate concrete solutions to complex business challenges
• Demonstrated excellence in managing advocacy campaigns, including success in building partnerships involving both public and private stakeholders
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Superior written and verbal presentation skills, and the ability to express complex information concisely, as well as to present Roche views in a clear and convincing manner
• Master’s degree in political science, business administration or other relevant background
• Demonstrate an agile mindset

We particularly value the following competencies:

Creating Innovation (Generating Ideas, Exploring Possibilities, Developing Strategies)

Building Relationships (Interacting with People, Establishing Rapport, Impressing People)

Communicating Information (Convincing People, Articulating Information, Challenging Ideas)

Structuring Tasks (Managing Tasks, Upholding Standards, Producing Output)

Driving Success (Taking Action, Seizing Opportunities, Pursuing Goals)

The position contains a very independent work area. Furthermore, you will receive a competitive salary, pension, car and phone.

You are welcome to contact Head of Sustainability, Claus Andersen to hear more about the position at 2121 6064.

Please send your application to us as soon as possible.

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• Job facts
  • Location Denmark, Copenhagen
  • Function Communications
  • Subfunction External & Internal Communications
  • Schedule Full time
  • Job level Individual contributor
  • Job type Regular
  • Division Roche Pharmaceuticals
  • Posted since 2020/01/09
  • Job-ID 202001-100301
  
  
  
• Get in touch Ms. Rikke Krøyer Hjorth Rasmussen