Gerente de Relacoes Governamentais

**GERENTE DE RELACOES GOVERNAMENTAIS**
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In a radically changing environment, we are making connections across science and technology to combine our own expertise in surgery, orthopedics, and interventional solutions with the big ideas of others to design and deliver doctor and patient-centric products and solutions.
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We are searching for the best talent for **GERENTE DE RELACOES** **GOVERNAMENTAIS** to be in** **São** Paulo, Brazil**.
**Purpose**:
**You will be responsible for**:
- Identify issues (at the federal legislative and executive branches) that are relevant to J&J's franchises; assess business impact of proposed initiatives, provide input to the GA director
- Develop & execute advocacy strategies to advance J&J's business interests; map key stakeholders, identify their positions, prepare background papers and talking points
- Prepare and coordinate a pro-active Government Affairs schedule with the involvement and participation of the Government Affairs Director, the General Manager and relevant staff
- Assist the Government Affairs Director with the management of the industry trade association; participate in Committes, attend conferences and meetings, gather critical information, and communicate company position when appropriate
- Help liaison with government officials
- Respond promptly to internal customer requests; participate in the planning and day-to-day operations of the Government Affairs Office
- Establish trusting relationships with policymakers and NGOs to support public policy
- Support market access and market development initiatives that drive better public health, health outcomes, and patient safety
- Help build alliances and coalitions with healthcare stakeholders including patient associations, key opinion leaders, professional societies, industry, NGOs, and healthcare providers
- Support the development of corporate reputation initiatives
- Help identify trends in public policy that could impact the company positively or negatively; lay out rationale and response
- Provide insigths (from a government point of view) in a crisis management situation
**Qualifications**
**Qualifications and requirements**:
- 5+ years of government affairs experience; related experience working at regulatory bodies, international agencies, government or trade associations accepted; as well as a combination of both
- 3-5 years of experience in the health sector and in the corporate environment a plus
- Proven, tangible success in driving pro-active public policy/government relations initiatives
- Experience in fields of policy, legal, or economics, understanding of the political environment
- Proven track record with impeccable ethics history
- Experience developing partnerships with NGOs, academia, and think tanks a plus
**COMPETENCIES**
Thinks strategically; focuses on customer needs; builds a diverse culture of collaboration and learning; executes decisions and delivers results; demonstrates accountability and credibility; supports Corporate Values as laid out by the Credo; has strong interpersonal and communication skills, has strong management skills; knows how to prepare impacful presentations; has strong analytical skills. Has following qualities: analyze, classify, compare, coordinate, detect, diagnose, estimate, evaluate, interview, influence, inspect, instruct, interpret, read, measure, negotiate, observe, plan; works under pressure; able to make sound decisions and exercise good judgment under special conditions.
**WE ARE SEEKING CANDIDATES WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED**
- Success in achieving objectives working within a complex organization
- A track record of success in building relationships with a variety of stakeholder communities
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Commitment to excellence driven by a desire to continually improve and undertake new challenges
- Commitment to "helping people live healthy lives" and to the Company's core values
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven experience in delivering high-quality and data-driven analysis
- Possess effective written and oral communications skills in both Portuguese and English
**EDUCATION**
- BA/BS

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