Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Health Policy - Burson

Responsibilities

• Strategic Client Leadership
• Lead integrated public affairs, corporate reputation and stakeholder engagement programs across neurology and rare disease portfolios.
• Shape strategic communications approaches that connect policy, patient advocacy, access and reputation objectives into a cohesive narrative.
• Develop executive-level recommendations informed by evolving healthcare, political, reimbursement and regulatory environments.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex business, reputation and policy challenges.
• Public Affairs, Policy & Access Leadership
• Lead policy and advocacy strategies addressing market access, affordability, reimbursement and healthcare system priorities.
• Counsel clients on emerging U.S., European and global policy developments affecting innovative medicines.
• Monitor and advise on pricing, reimbursement and trade-related policy developments, including initiatives such as Most Favored Nation (MFN) pricing models, international reference pricing and healthcare cost-containment efforts.
• Translate complex policy developments into impactful engagement and communications strategies.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in healthcare public affairs, policy, corporate communications, government affairs, market access, advocacy or related disciplines.
• Significant experience counseling pharmaceutical, biotechnology or healthcare clients on complex public affairs and reputation issues.
• Demonstrated expertise in neurology, neuroscience, rare disease, specialty pharmaceutical or adjacent therapeutic areas.
• Deep understanding of healthcare policy, pricing, reimbursement and access environments in the United States and internationally.
• Experience developing and executing stakeholder engagement strategies involving patient advocacy organizations, healthcare professional associations, policymakers and caregiver communities.
• Strong familiarity with FDA approval pathways, clinical trial communications and pharmaceutical commercialization strategies.
• Proven experience supporting both marketed products and clinical-stage pipeline assets.
• Knowledge of European and/or global healthcare policy environments and stakeholder ecosystems.
• Exceptional executive presence and ability to counsel C-suite and senior healthcare leaders.
• Experience leading large, multi-market client engagements and cross-functional teams.

Preferred

• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working within global pharmaceutical companies, healthcare trade associations, public affairs consultancies or communications agencies.
• Understanding of rare disease and neurological policy frameworks within key international markets.
• Familiarity with health technology assessment (HTA), reimbursement decision-making and payer environments.
• Experience engaging with organizations such as patient advocacy coalitions, specialty medical societies, health policy organizations and caregiver networks.
• Exposure to global market access, international pricing policy and cross-border regulatory considerations.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive benefits package; click here for more details: https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome .