Senior Director, Government Affairs, Policy & Payer Access

Summary

Join Dynavax, a biopharmaceutical company, as the Senior Director, Government Affairs, Policy, and Payer Access. This 100% remote position leads US policy and government affairs, supporting vaccine portfolio growth and access. You will develop and implement strategies to secure policy outcomes and funding, identify policy risks and opportunities, and build relationships with key stakeholders. The role involves leading policy research, representing Dynavax in public forums, and collaborating with internal teams. This position requires a strong understanding of US healthcare policy and significant experience in the public policy arena. Dynavax offers a competitive salary, stock equity awards, a discretionary annual bonus program, and a full range of health and welfare insurance benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum 10+ years of demonstrated success working in the public policy arena and/or government
• Deep knowledge and nuanced understanding of the US vaccines landscape and related political affairs, the US healthcare environment, and the workings of US policy and political systems
• Strategic and innovative thinker
• Strong business acumen and the ability to quickly grasp and act on complex and multi-dimensional issues that have the potential to impact Dynavax
• Demonstrated ability to set strategic priorities, bring together different internal stakeholders, and move an agenda forward to resolution and action
• Well-established relationships and networks with key decision makers and influential stakeholders across all levels of government and payers and within the broader vaccine ecosystem
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills with the ability to effectively represent and speak on behalf of Dynavax in high level meetings and in public forums
• Ability to manage numerous, competing priorities under pressure and effective collaborative working and program management skills
• Ability to sit; stand; walk; reach with arms and hands; lift and move small objects; and use hands to keyboard and perform other office related tasks including repetitive movement of the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Occasional travel required, as needed

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to secure policy outcomes and funding that support business growth, including access, uptake and sustainability of vaccination efforts
• Identify strategic policy risks & opportunities, providing trusted analysis, insights, and recommended strategies to Dynavax teams
• Own the strategy for implementation and generation of payer value analysis and relevant health economics data to support access and reimbursement
• Build relationships with and represent Dynavax with necessary payer customers and key US policy stakeholders incl. Congress, White House, federal agencies, coalitions, KOLs, and advocacy groups and in coordination with appropriate internal and external partners
• Lead policy and reimbursement research and analysis to assess barriers and drivers to increasing access, uptake and sustainability of vaccination efforts
• Have a thorough understanding of federal and state healthcare policy issues, including legislative, regulatory, and program management. Must understand how federal health care policies are established, implemented and enforced
• Experience driving demonstration projects and quality initiatives
• Drive a vaccine policy agenda within major US trade bodies (BIO) and advocacy groups
• Represent company in relevant public forums and conferences related to vaccine policy and advocacy
• Draft talking points, policy briefs and position papers, federal rulemaking comments, policy evaluation frameworks
• Oversee vendors and budgets relating to policy and advocacy strategies, including contract lobbyists, ensuring accurate and timely compliance with all lobbying-related reporting
• Work with new product development/pipeline to inform the development of policy strategies for pipeline vaccines and identify strategic policy opportunities at the corporate level (e.g., BARDA)
• Ensure collaboration with the Communications team to amplify policy messaging and contribute content for use in Dynavax owned internal and external platforms and channels
• Ensure compliance with all relevant lobbying and compliance regulations
• Be a proactive partner to US Commercial, Medical, Development, Communications, and Leadership teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or Professional degree in Public Policy (MPP), public health (MPH or MSPH), public administration (MPA), or economics, political science, or political economy (MA, MS), or law (JD)
• Minimum 5+ years of account management experience calling on national payers and PBMs

Benefits

• $260,000 - $289,000 a year
• Stock equity awards
• Participation in our Company’s discretionary annual bonus program
• Full range of health and welfare insurance benefits
• 401(k) company match
• Paid time off benefits, including 17 paid holidays in 2024
• 100% remote position