Job Title: Senior Director, State Government Relations
Location: Sacramento
Reports to: SVP, Government Relations & External Affairs
Hours: Full-time
FLSA: Exempt
Annual Base Salary Range: $140,000 - $210,000
Travel: Estimated 15%
Job SummaryThe Senior Director, State Government Relations, serves as an advocate for the life sciences community with California state elected officials, the Governor's office, regulatory agencies, and staff. Primary responsibilities of this role include working closely with CLS member companies, key stakeholders, and policymakers to identify and to advance policy objectives and issue campaigns to create a favorable environment for California's growing life sciences industry.
PrimaryJobResponsibilitiesAdvocacy/Policy- Manage direct reports in the Sacramento office-ensuring proper coverage of all CLS priority legislative and regulatory issues, maintaining regular communication with CLS member companies, and ensuring any external communication is aligned with CLS expectations.
- Identify, develop, and advocate for policies which promote the growth of California's life sciences industry.
- elp design and implement integrated government relations, communications, and advocacy strategies to influence favorable outcomes on key issues.
- Help manage CLS' contract lobbyists, counsel, and public affairs consultants at both the state and local levels.
- Lead committees, working groups, and weekly meetings with CLS member companies on priority issues for the life sciences.
- Align priorities, strategies, and activities with CLS member companies and partner organizations such as AdvaMed, BIO, BIOCOM, and PhRMA.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory activity, secure bill sponsors, and prepare letters, briefing documents, testimony, position papers, etc., advocating CLS policy positions.
- Lead coalition and partnership management with patient organizations.
- Support CLS engagement and partnership with outside trade associations and organizations for legislative action and education efforts.
Issue Education/Relationship-Building- Proactively organize facility tours, roundtables, and issue education events in Sacramento and major CLS operating regions throughout California for legislators and CLS members every quarter.
- Organize issue education events with legislative caucuses/legislators that support CLS' health equity policy priorities.
- Represent the organization in a competent manner to outside stakeholders, establish relationships and regular contact with legislators, staff, the Governor's office, and key state agencies, providing input and testimony on issues important to the life sciences community.
Background and Experience- B.A. or B.S. or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience required; M.A., M.S., or J.D. a plus.
- 7-10 years of government relations, advocacy, policy, campaign, or public affairs experience.
- Experience working with California state elected officials, government agencies, and staff.
- Experience implementing strategic, multi-dimensional issue campaigns.
