Director, Government Affairs and Advocacy - Europe, International

• Lead Government Affairs, Policy and Access work across the Europe and International region, focusing on Brussels, EUR5 markets, Canada and Japan


• Evolve and deliver the overarching strategy and advocacy plan with the Head of GAPA and other Directors


• Develop regional and global market-shaping campaigns and engage politicians, policy makers, advocacy groups and influencers


• Gather, interpret and respond to external policy developments


• Work collaboratively across the GAPA team to develop policy positions, evidence, materials, brand-plan inputs and internal awareness


• Provide strategic guidance on external developments, implications and business recommendations


• Map stakeholders and build relationships with EU officials, politicians, policy makers, advocacy organisations, community groups and think tanks


• Support local government affairs and policy teams across European and International markets


• Co-create market-level materials and strategies and define gold-standard functional outcomes


• Develop joint initiatives with Communications, Positive Action, Patient Engagement, Access and GSK counterparts


• Directly line manage one Manager and coach colleagues across the team and wider functions


• Travel as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, International Relations, Political Science, Economics, Public Health, Life Sciences, Law or a related discipline


• Significant experience in government affairs, policy and advocacy within the life sciences sector, including in-house experience


• Proven experience building and maintaining relationships with senior government officials, policy makers and advocacy organisations across multiple markets, notably EUR5, especially the UK, and in Brussels


• Experience running and contributing to impactful pan-European/cross-market initiatives and campaigns to drive policy change


• Cross-functional working experience, particularly with communications, market access and patient engagement


• First-class written and oral presentation skills


• Excellent political acumen and insights


• Advanced degree preferred


• LOC/affiliate in-market experience, especially the UK preferred


• Experience across multiple disease areas and products, including launches preferred


• People management experience preferred


• Experience working directly in politics or policy with a strong political network and insights preferred


• Experience delivering training and coaching preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Government Affairs, Policy Development, and Advocacy within the life sciences sector, with a strong ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and drive impactful initiatives across multiple markets. Proven skills in strategic guidance, cross-functional collaboration, and people management enhance the effectiveness of policy strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Government Affairs Experience


• Policy Advocacy Skills


• Stakeholder Relationship Management


• Cross-Functional Collaboration


• People Management Experience

Hard Skills

• Public Policy


• International Relations


• Political Science


• Economics


• Public Health


• Life Sciences


• Law


• Campaign Development


• Market Access


• Policy Analysis

Soft Skills

• Written Communication


• Oral Presentation


• Political Acumen


• Coaching


• Training

Industry Keywords

• EUR5 Markets


• Brussels


• Advocacy Groups


• Community Groups


• Think Tanks


• Patient Engagement


• Market-Shaping Campaigns


• Cross-Market Initiatives


• In-House Experience


• Disease Areas