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The Government Affairs & Policy, Senior Manager in Spain is responsible for developing and executing strategies to shaping the environment related to healthcare policies and regulations in favor the company's interests. This role involves building and maintaining relationships with key government officials, policymakers, and other stakeholders. The Senior Manager will work closely with internal teams to align government affairs strategies with the company's business objectives and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the Government Affairs strategy for BMS in Spain.
• Identify and Monitor the institutions/initiatives on key policy issues and legislation affecting BMS.
• Pharma-political horizon scanning in order to identify challenges and opportunities for BMS Spain
• Build alliances and expand networks focused on reinforcing Evidence Based Policy approaches with key political stakeholders within government institutions and other organizations.
• Business Alignment and Strategic Advice: Build strong relationships with internal business leaders that foster open communications and an understanding of a government's potential for impacting our business and the needs of internal clients.
• Cross-functional alignment with the key functions (BUs, Public Affairs, Medical, Regulatory, Finance…) on identifying challenges and implementing projects for both Spain and Portugal.
• Alignment and collaboration with the WW Government Affairs team.
• Prepare internal reports for broad circulation within the organization on Policy/Government Affairs Issues.
• Analysis and strategic thinking supporting the Market Access & Government Affairs Director: Understand healthcare systems and potential impact of systemic developments. Utilise strong strategic thinking capabilities to consider both short term and long-term implications on Policy actions. Anticipate and assess the consequences in terms of challenges & opportunities.
• Support the Company by presenting to policy audiences evidence-based proposals in the areas of interest for BMS Spain & Portugal.
• Excellence in coordination and execution with the international Market Access Team as a whole with a strong focus on field teams both the National Access and Strategic Value team and the Portuguese Market Access team.
• Effectively convey complex national government regulations to the businesses and advise them on how to leverage that information to make effective strategic business decisions.

Requirements of the Role:

Skills/Competences

This position requires a strategic thinker with strong communication and relationship-building skills, as well as a deep understanding of healthcare regulations and policies.

• Personal skills: Ability to manage and communicate complexity and diversity of Spanish Regions identities, political and regulatory environment and balance simultaneous issues. Tenacity and resilience under pressure while maintaining a strong sense of integrity and respect for others. Effectively prioritize issues to ensure the most efficient use of time and resources relative to business objectives. Conduct all activity on behalf of the organization consistent with the BMS pledge and with a keen awareness of our Mission. Persist in finding novel solutions to problems and new opportunities to advance the success of Bristol Myers Squibb.

• Strategic Ability/Problem Solving: Superior strategic, communication, problem solving and analytical skills.
• Enjoy unlocking complex issues and ability to propose creative solutions.
• Effectively and persuasively, articulate complex issues to key decision makers internally and externally.
• Dynamic team player who is passionate to be part of the team.
• Highly customer oriented, communicative and effective relationship building skills paired with excellent analytical and strategic capabilities.
• Strong inter-personal and inter-cultural skills, and can-do attitude.
• Ability to leverage an existing network and knowledge of how to establish and further develop a network of key influencers around issues of mutual interest.
• Project Management: Strong planning and organization skills with the ability to set priorities effectively and efficiently, identify areas that need further research, and multi-task on a number of issues. 
• Have an advanced level of computer literacy and good command of essential components of the Microsoft Office suite (i.e. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and a project management tool.
• Ability to act aligned with BMS Biopharma behaviours: Integrity, Innovation, Inclusion, Passion, Accountability and Urgency.
• Regulatory Knowledge: In-depth understanding of national and regional healthcare regulations and policies.

Work experience

• Qualified candidates should have a minimum of 8 years of experience: working with (and/or within) national governments and institutions, advanced understanding and leadership in healthcare policy developments, and government contacts.
• Experience in working in Oncology, Hematology, Cardiovascular, Immunoscience is a plus
• Experience in analyzing complex issues, utilizing strategic thinking and implementing tactical plans.
• Working experience in the healthcare sector and with international
• Working experience with WW teams
• Experienced in stakeholder mapping and action planning. Feels comfortable working autonomously with good project management skills.

Knowledge:

• Education in life sciences, health economics, political sciences or law preferable. Understanding of healthcare systems, including funding policies (P&R) in Spain and Portugal.
• Mastery of governmental processes will be highly valued.
• Having a good knowledge of the Spanish policy landscape and of its dimensions pertaining to healthcare in particular (i.e. institutions, policies, stakeholders, trends).
• Existing political network and ideally knowledgeable in Market Access, Pricing and Reimbursement.
• Political Acumen: Understanding of the political landscape and ability to navigate complex political environments.
• Understanding of healthcare systems, HTA, including funding and reimbursement policies and digital health in shaping health outcomes.
• Knowledge of the operations and issues associated with the pharmaceutical business model.
• Languages: Fluency in English & Spanish written and spoken.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender identity, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or disability.

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On-site Protocol

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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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