Director, Policy, Advocacy and Government Affairs Switzerland

Position Purpose: Ensure Corporate & External Affairs liaison with commercial and site leadership in Switzerland. Provide strategic guidance and direction to the affiliate and site leadership teams on government relations, policy, and advocacy, enable early identification and mitigation of policy risks, and leveraging opportunities in support of our operations and commercial priorities. Lead engagement with government in support of site operations and commercial priorities, develop a long-term external engagement plan for the company. This role reports to: International Head Policy, Advocacy and Government Affairs Commercial Affiliate and Site Management (dotted line) Main Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Develop and lead execution of strategic plan to drive public affairs, executive though leadership engagement that enable the success of CSL’s operations, business and patient access to our therapies in Switzerland. Lead and coordinate CSL company engagement with government officials, industry associations, patient advocacy groups and other stakeholders. Represents CSL and takes leading role in key industry associations and committees. Partners with CSL functions to support external engagement priorities in Switzerland. Partners with Communications team for advancing strategic media relations in Switzerland. Lead the development of business-relevant policy updates to senior company leaders, in alignment with relevant affiliate functions and the CEA leadership. Serve on Switzerland Commercial Leadership Team, partner and pro-actively collaborate with functional leads, including Therapeutic Areas Commercial, Medical, Market Access, and Regulatory, to develop and execute joint strategies. Serve on Bern Site Leadership Team.] Drives strategic site engagement at political level, in partnership with leadership of the manufacturing sites and the communications team. Bring strategic insights to shape CEA strategy in Switzerland and International region. Is a key inter