Stateside Associates Healthcare Practice is seeking a Director or Senior Director, Healthcare Policy to support and grow the firm's healthcare policy portfolio through sophisticated state legislative and regulatory analysis, client service, issue management consulting, and business development.
This onsite role reports to the Vice President, State Issues.
The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000.
This is an in-office role.
Essential Duties:
- Analyze healthcare policy developments across state legislative and regulatory environments and translate complex issues into clear, actionable client guidance;
- Manage client relationships, including regular communication, strategic counsel, issue updates, and delivery of high-quality work products;
- Provide issue management consulting to help clients understand policy risks, opportunities, political dynamics, and advocacy pathways;
- Monitor and assess state legislative and regulatory activity affecting healthcare clients, including emerging trends and priority policy debates;
- Support business development by identifying opportunities, contributing to proposals, participating in prospect conversations, and helping expand the Healthcare Practice;
- Participate in relevant policy and political groups, coalitions, meetings, and events to gather intelligence, build relationships, and represent client interests;
- Prepare written testimony, talking points, briefings, presentations, and other materials for clients, policymakers, and internal stakeholders;
- Present testimony and policy analysis to policymakers, staff, clients, and external audiences as needed;
- Collaborate across Stateside Associates' legislative, regulatory, political, and research teams to deliver integrated state government affairs support; and,
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirments:
- At least six years of relevant policy, government affairs, legislative, regulatory, healthcare, trade association, consulting, or related experience
- Strong understanding of state policy-making processes, including legislative and regulatory systems
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex healthcare policy issues and communicate findings clearly to sophisticated audiences
- Experience managing clients, stakeholders, coalitions, groups, or cross-functional teams
- Excellent writing, research, public speaking, presentation, and project management skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, client-focused consulting environment
- Advanced degree preferred