Senior Manager, UK Policy & Public Affairs

CK Group are recruiting for a Policy & Public Affairs Manager, to join a company in the pharmaceutical industry, on a contract basis for 6.5 months.

 
Salary:

PAYE - £35.29 to £44.19 per hour.

UMBRELLA - £39.53 to £49.51 per hour.


Policy & Public Affairs Role:

• Lead development and delivery of Policy and Public Affairs campaigns in support of establishing a UK life sciences eco-system that promotes innovation and protects the company's licence to operate.
• Undertake external engagement and build relationships with UK Government, Parliament, and the wider public policymaking community in support of key strategic priorities.
• Provide deep political and healthcare insights and strategic counsel to business leaders as well as prioritising areas of greatest impact.
• Be a thought leader, developing new ideas and impactful messaging about the future of UK healthcare and life sciences.
• Be a trusted adviser to senior business leaders on the healthcare and life sciences political and policy environment.
  
  

Your Background:

• Passionate about politics and public policy – and its ability to create positive outcomes for society.
• Strong interest in the major societal, political and public policy themes shaping UK and global affairs today.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Understanding of working within a matrix structure and internal paths to influencing, with ability to facilitate successful working relationships with the wider business.
• Demonstrable experience providing strategic counsel to senior business, political, or healthcare leaders.
• Pro-active, self-starter able to work with minimal day to day supervision.
• High impact influencing and negotiating skills.
• Maintain strict compliance with all applicable policies and laws, especially those related to interactions with government officials.

 
Company:

Our client is one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, discovering, developing and providing over 160 different medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products to help improve the lives of millions of people in the UK and around the world every year.

 
Location: 

This role is based at our clients site in Walton Oaks, Surrey. Ideally you will be onsite all week, however, it can be hybrid with 2.5 days a week onsite, or 5 days over a fortnight.


Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 130 502in all correspondence.  

 
Please note: 

This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

 
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