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Zoetis

Nurturing our world and humankind by advancing care for animals

Senior Director, Federal Affairs, Global Policy

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Location

Washington

Posted

61 days ago

Salary

$234K - $336K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Lead Zoetis’ political advocacy on Capitol Hill and with the administration. • Serve as the company’s day-to-day representative before policymakers and third parties; scheduling and attending meetings and fundraisers to advance our policy and political goals. • Align with Zoetis’ Head, PAC & Political Affairs to develop Zoetis PAC’s contribution strategy, targets, events, and engagement. • Align with Zoetis’ Head, PAC & Political Affairs on colleague grassroots education, engagement, activation, and messaging. • Establish Zoetis as a partner and resource-of-choice with key U.S. government policymakers with opportunities to shape policies on animal health. • Define and execute public policy positions that support the company's portfolio to create a competitive advantage while ensuring that these policy positions align with the overall purpose and business strategy of Zoetis. • Work with leadership to educate and promote animal health policies and legislation favorable to Zoetis’ business strategy. • Act as an internal champion for Public Affairs’ work and actively showcase examples for colleagues to understand value and impact of the function in commercial markets. • Prepare and support the development of communications for several audience levels: peers, colleagues, customers, management, and senior executives (e.g., executive briefings), including with different digital tools and formats. • Manage projects effectively and efficiently, including assisting other team members as appropriate. • Work across all species teams, manufacturing, International and US commercial, VMRD, Legal and Regulatory • Externally collaborate with key stakeholders, such as trade associations, professional societies, key customers, and policy thought leaders; represent Zoetis as a speaker in external fora.

Job Requirements

  • 10-15 years of experience in animal health, policy, and/or government and public affairs
  • Based in Washington, D.C.
  • Experience serving as a lobbyist for a large company and/or trade association
  • Capitol Hill and/or administration experience in health or agriculture
  • Strong relationships with congressional and administration staff, policymakers & third parties
  • Ability to identify and advocate on challenging issues with minimal supervision
  • Research and communication skillsets are required to enable development of advocacy briefs, materials, talking points, presentations, etc.
  • Experience and comfort-level in interacting with and supporting senior executives.
  • Bachelor’s degree required.

Benefits

  • healthcare and insurance benefits beginning on day one
  • a 401K plan with a match and profit-sharing contribution from Zoetis
  • 4 weeks of vacation

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