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Senior Director or Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs - Washington DC
Company: The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Location: Washington, DC
Posted On: 05/03/2024
Senior Director or Assistant Vice President, Regulatory AffairsMarch 11, 2024POSITION SUMMARY Position Senior Director or Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Organization Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) Location Washington, D.C. Reporting Relationship Reports to the Senior Vice President, Policy & Regulatory Insights The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) is the national association representing America's pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). PBMs are the key industry in America addressing the challenge of reducing costs, expanding access, and improving the quality of pharmacy benefits.PBMs administer prescription drug plans for more than 275 million Americans who have health insurance from a variety of sponsors, including commercial health plans, self-insured employer plans, union plans, Medicare Part D plans, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), state government employee plans, managed Medicaid plans, and others.PCMA leads the effort in advocating on behalf of the industry for public policies that enable PBMs to succeed in their mission of improving access to affordable prescription drugs for patients and driving down costs for payers.PCMA believes that organizational and employee success requires a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce, and a culture that embraces and encourages different perspectives. We recognize the inherent value in employing a workforce with a range of experiences and it is our commitment to embrace every person's uniqueness and to provide a professional work environment where everyone is welcome and treated with dignity and respect.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESThe Senior Director or Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs will lead PCMA's federal regulatory engagement on behalf of the PBM industry with executive branch agencies. In consultation with our member company workgroup representatives, they will develop public-facing materials such as comment letters, presentations, and memos to advocate for the industry's positions in response to or to call for regulations or guidance regarding prescription drug benefits or industry-specific topics. In addition to regulatory work, The Senior Director or Assistant Vice President will collaborate with Policy, Research, Federal Affairs, and Public Affairs colleagues on talking points, policy briefs, and infographics. This person will at times need to explain technical issues to policymakers and senior leadership. They must understand the substantive policy issues associated with PBMs and how PBMs fit into the overall national health care policy debate. Our regulatory efforts are aimed a Medicare Parts B and D, Medicaid, individual insurance sold on the health insurance exchanges and otherwise, employer sponsored insurance, and regulatory frameworks that affect the pricing and coverage of prescription pharmaceuticals in these business lines.The Senior Director or Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs duties will include: - Drafting summaries of relevant guidance and regulations, public comment letters, and other external and internal-facing content for advocacy materials and issue briefs; participating in the development of policy and advocacy white papers; visualizing arguments as infographics and developing the basis for infographics.
- Monitoring and providing timely and insightful reports on developments and trends specific to the industry's regulatory concerns.
- Collaborating with colleagues to identify PCMA and industry legislative, regulatory, policy, and political opportunities and risks.
- Assessing the prescription drug and health care policy, economic, and industry landscapes to help formulate and recommend positioning for the
- Developing and drafting arguments to support or oppose legislative, regulatory, or other policies.
- Collaborating across PCMA departments to inform policy, legislative, and regulatory development and achieve PCMA and industry objectives.
- Establishing and maintaining a network of contacts in the healthcare arena, including in trade associations, advocacy organizations, and others as directed.
- Completing relevant projects in support of organizational objectives as assigned.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONSThe Senior Director or Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs must be an excellent writer and analyst, and a self-directed, strategic thinker, who enjoys working in a collaborative, nimble organization. They will have a minimum of 8 years of experience in relevant pharmacy benefits management, pharmacy, health insurance, or pharmaceutical policy or regulation, and will have demonstrated the ability to connect policy with strategic positioning.The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications:
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