Company Description
Abb Vie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In and Tik Tok.

Job Description
ENVIRONMENT MONITORING
Continually deepen understanding of healthcare environment anticipating trends, identifying opportunities and eventual challenges.
Proactively identify opportunities for Abb Vie and create favorable environment to achieve Abb Vie business objectives and defend Abb Vie vs. government policies that could harm the organization.
Drive stakeholders' engagement :

• Map relevant access stakeholders to accelerate and maintain Abb Vie’s products access to the market.
• Develop the network of contacts, establish and maintain strong and trusted relationships with stakeholders crucial to Abb Vie’s brands/global goals and objectives, and leverage the relationships to increase Abb Vie reputation and ensure Abb Vie brands market access.

Maintain WE&C and global aware of Spanish environment as well as updating the local teams with the relevant information from WE&C and Global.
ADVOCACY PLAN
Map relevant stakeholders (policymakers, decision makers, payers and trade bodies)
Establish and maintain strong and trusted relationships with key stakeholders o Abb Vie’s objectives.

• Coordinate the development of Abb Vie’s network of contacts through the implementation of the institutional advocacy plan in each Region.
• Define and execute strategic plans and projects to leverage or mitigate upcoming changes and trends, and to position Abb Vie as a partner of the NHS.

REPRESENTATION OF THE COMPANY:

• Act as the spokesperson for the organization in government hearings, public meetings, and other relevant events.

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES:

• Collaborate with industry associations, interest groups, and other organizations to promote the organization's objectives.

Qualifications

• 3-5-years professional experience in the government affairs or policy (e.g. in-house, trade association, consulting firm).
• Proven track record of successful prioritization and execution of complex strategies and tactics that involves both regional and national policy stakeholders.
• Experience with commercial brand team strategy development
• Solid track record in team-building, coalition-development and Management of complex internal and external strategic projects.
• Demonstrated successful advocacy project management with policy-makers.
• Knowledge of Spanish healthcare environment, market mechanics, healthcare policy and funding pathways (knowledge of established cost-containment measures used to manage pharmaceutical expenditure in Spain).
• Knowledge of local policy makers, payers, decision makers mindset and motivations.
• In-depth knowledge of healthcare policies impacting the pharmaceutical sector such as pricing and access, environmental and regulatory policy.
• English language (fluent).
• Understanding of the organizational processes and procedures
• Understanding of the impact of global events on the organisation’s plans and organisation’s mission, strategies, strengths and weaknesses.

Additional Information
Abb Vie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is Abb Vie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.
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