Summary of Vacant Role:
Located at the Thailand headquarters in Bangkok and working closely across Thailand, the candidate will provide Thailand specific government affairs and policy-shaping expertise to the local and regional organization. The incumbent will help in the development and execution of GA and health economic & market access strategies including the monitoring, assessing impactful political developments on respective healthcare systems and our core and future businesses.
The position will work on concrete country lobbying activities, initiatives and issues for mitigating correlated risks and assessing opportunities in markets. Responsibilities will include a wide range of stakeholder engagements from government officials, policy makers, key opinion leaders, payers, doctors associations to active participation in regional associations.
Key Areas of Responsibilities in Detail:
• Identify, develop & execute strategies to advocate Fresenius’ positions with a complex and varied set of policymakers. Transfer knowledge of the external policy shaping, legislator-driven, regulatory environment activities into business insight and connect to Fresenius’ business priorities.
• Oversees, coordinates and leads specific GA projects and government key interactions at country level among governments (incl MoH, UC & NSCO and HITAP), professional associations and other bodies who influence the healthcare operating environment.
• Maintains a comprehensive understanding of the sophisticated and complex public policy & affairs environment as well as Fresenius’ business priorities to facilitate early identification of initiatives that may affect Fresenius and work with subject matter experts inside and outside the company.
• Develops Fresenius’ positions on public policy issues of importance to the company, taking account of relevant business and political factors.
• Develops and maintains tools or processes delivering this expertise in a manner that meets regulatory and evidentiary requirements for reimbursement, including (a) to ensure efficient material content access, (b) to share best practice examples of government affairs advocacy and market access/business cases, and (c) to ensure follow up and applied leverage of cross market best practices
• Engages actively within the FMC network with senior leaders to prioritize areas of importance to Fresenius related to government issues and develop policies, positions and engagement strategies to ensure regional alignment.
• Leads selective advocacy chamber, association interactions in Thailand and will drives related lobbying work (e.g. preparations of position papers, value documentation, participation in chamber activities).
• Supports country team with tactical compliant guidance to ensure the countries’ business priorities and opportunities match and is potentially reflected in the countries’ healthcare strategic direction.
• Provide political environmental scenario planning in Thailand for Fresenius’ strategic plans
• As a member of the extended Thailand Leadership Team, provide strategic and tactical guidance to ensure the countries’ business priorities and opportunities are reflected in the overall strategic and tactical planning.
Qualifications and Experience Required:
• University Graduate with a Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Public Policy, or related field or relevant equivalent experience.
• At least 5-10 years’ experience in Manager role with strong understanding of Thai Public and Government Affairs and Market Access requirements, healthcare industry preferred
• Proven track record in conducting GA projects, reimbursement & market access projects, initiatives & strategies
• Proven teamwork ability, strong collaborator, including record of influencing and leading internally within a large, complex, culturally-diverse, matrix organization.
• Experience in working in a government and policy function for multinational corporations, country experience in Thailand an advantage
• Record of shaping major complex and complicated policy matters at senior levels of government on issues involving many, varied and powerful stakeholders
Characteristics Required:
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing abilities
• Excellent written skills, enhanced presentation, diplomatic communication skills.
• Ability to understand and influence issues and decision-makers in complicated and complex situations
• Highly developed cultural sensitivity, strong team player with the ability to work across functions
• Ability to develop and implement strategies and drive positive outcomes
• Problem solving – ability to resolve conflict and deal with a wide range of complex problems independently
• Strong management practice skills
• Strong collaborative skills either in med tech or pharmaceutical marketing and sales activities related to value demonstration in policy, market access or related areas