Job Description

Government Relations Director Sr.

Location: The selected candidate will report to the Elevance Health Washington, DC office and will be required to be in the office at a minimum four days a week.

The Government Relations Director Sr. is responsible for advocating enterprise and Federal specific legislative policies and positions to support business goals and objectives before U.S. Congress, focusing on House and Senate Republicans and their staff.

How You Will Make an Impact:

1. Develops and implements strategies to advocate enterprise and Federal legislative positions to support business goals and objectives. Collaborate with all functional areas within Public Affairs, internal partners (e.g., Legal, Corporate Communications and Compliance), and consults with business units to inform and support business planning processes.

2. Establishes and maintains strong relationships with legislators, other policymakers and their staff.

3. Develops strategies for planning and utilizing Elevance Health PAC and/or corporate political contributions.

4. Ensures consistent and collaborative interaction with internal and external subject matter experts to develop deep knowledge of Elevance Health’s public policy priorities and the potential implications to the Company.

5. Partners with SBUs and CEEs to inform and support business planning processes and proactively raise and address issues of concern. Makes internal and external written and oral presentations on behalf of the company.

6. Collaborates with other members of the Federal Affairs teams, including Strategic Advocacy, Grassroots, Provider and Patient Engagement, and PAC, to support and enhance advocacy initiatives. Manages contracted lobbying consultants, and may act as a team lead.

7. Serves as a leader in trade associations, coalitions, and other advocacy organizations to influence their positions, tactics, and strategies to support enterprise goals.

8. Travel may be required.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS in a related field; 10 years of legislative, regulatory, political, public affairs or industry experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

1. Concise, precise, and motivating verbal and written communication skills demonstrated through ability to influence and persuade preferred.

2. Experience writing formal communications for executive-level audiences preferred.

3. Strong organizational and interpersonal team-based skills with ability to handle negotiation and conflict resolution preferred.

4. Mastery of Microsoft Office products, most notably Teams, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint preferred.

5. Bias for action and self-motivation to meet and exceed expectations preferred.

6. Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, time management, and attention to detail skills preferred.

7. Ability to build and sustain both internal and external professional relationships through collaboration preferred.

8. Ability to interact confidently with senior internal and external stakeholders, and subject matter experts while being adept and comfortable with influencing decision-making preferred.

9. Willingness to learn complex issues relating to healthcare policy and business operations preferred.

10. High degree of self-awareness, trust, and empathy, with a positive, professional, and solution-oriented attitude preferred.

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