Government Affairs Manager GlaxoSmithKline

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute proactive government affairs strategies for Gulf markets aligned with local, regional and global priorities.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with ministries of health, reimbursement bodies, regulators, tender authorities and payers.
• Shape policy agendas by developing evidence based positions and engaging early on pricing, reimbursement, procurement and regulatory topics.
• Monitor and analyze policy, legislative and reimbursement developments; provide risk assessments, scenario planning and recommended actions.
• Lead advocacy and stakeholder engagement (meetings, consultations, roundtables, written submissions) to influence policy and access decisions.
• Support product launches and lifecycle activities through coordinated government engagement for pricing, reimbursement, tenders and procurement.
• Manage government related issues and crises, ensuring aligned, compliant responses with legal, regulatory, medical and commercial teams.
• Represent the company in industry associations and multi stakeholder forums; contribute to regional policy positions and thought leadership.
• Define objectives, KPIs and reporting to demonstrate the impact of government affairs activities on access, policy outcomes and business priorities.
• Ensure all external engagements comply with company governance, anti bribery standards and local regulations.

This role has direct strategic impact on market access and commercial outcomes across Gulf markets and will influence regional/global decision making. It carries significant operational and reputational responsibility for government relationships and crisis responses.

Why GSK?br>Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases to impact health at scale.