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The Director, State Affairs represents the organization's position on legislation and/or regulatory affairs to elected representatives and their staff, as well as to officials and staff in regulatory and other agencies. The Director, State Affairs requires an in-depth understanding of how organization capabilities interrelate across the function or segment.

The Director of State Public Policy role resides within the Government Affairs Department and will serve as an expert in pharmacy and pharmacist licensure, pharmacy shared services, occupational/facility licensure, PBM, and federal healthcare preemption public policy at the state level while working with subject matter experts and business units across the Humana enterprise. The person in this position will report to the Vice President of Strategy and State Affairs and be responsible for state public policy development that informs our thought leadership, advocacy, and overall strategic positioning.

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Responsibilities

Be an instrumental part of Government Affairs Team by leading the development of Humana’s state public policy positions for our pharmacy and PBM businesses. 

Engage across the company to analyze state public policy, develop positions, and draft deliverables supporting Humana business strategy.

Responsibilities include:

• Monitor and analyze state policy trends impacting pharmacies and PBMs. Contribute policy expertise to state-level advocacy efforts.
• Draft concise and clear descriptions/analyses/summaries of key issues to Government Affairs and Humana businesses.  Inform State Affairs and business leadership on legislative and regulatory trends and translate trends into clear business impact analysis.
• Partner with Humana’s pharmacy and PBM businesses to identify business risk and opportunities in external state policy developments.
• With input from enterprise subject matter experts, analyze, draft, and develop public policy positions to support the enterprise’s priorities.
• Provide regulatory guidance, talking points, issue management and strategic stakeholder engagement support to Government Affairs and business leaders.

• Prepare testimony, regulatory comments, and position statements sent to legislative and regulatory bodies and other interested parties concerning legislation, policies, published reports, regulations, and statutes.
• Develop and maintain repository of legislative and regulatory analyses, policy briefs, reports, position statements, white papers, and other materials pertinent to Humana’s pharmacy and PBM businesses.

• Represent Humana before national advocacy groups, trade associations, public policy organizations, intergovernmental groups, and state boards of pharmacy/National Associations of Boards of Pharmacy; manage public policy consultants and develop external stakeholder outreach strategies.

• Maintain current awareness and analyze/compare trends, positions, and issues promoted by other companies, trade, and advocacy organizations active on pharmacy and PBM issues.
• Perform necessary research and analyses to support enterprise positions and priorities.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree
• 8 or more years’ experience working at a state legislative or executive branch, regulatory board, trade group, intergovernmental group, consulting firm, or private sector public policy function.
• 8 or more years’ experience in pharmacy and/or PBM public policy with a direct understanding of pharmacy/PBM operations and state public policy environment impacting operations.
• Strong knowledge of state health administrative/regulatory/licensure rules and guidance as well as state health policy. Demonstrated relationships with policy makers and thought leaders in the state public policy arena. 
• A track record of applied analysis, research, and resource development supporting healthcare policy and translating information from a wide variety of resources into actionable policy documents for use in an advocacy setting or otherwise.
• Understanding of pharmacy and PBM public policy and regulatory issues and ability to translate complex issues in clear, concise manner to business leaders and advocacy team (technical and non-technical audiences).
• Passion for the development of innovative, high quality government healthcare programs
• Strong conceptual and creative thinker with an ability to identify trends and interrelationships
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, creative problem-solving, negotiation, and multi-tasking skills in time-sensitive settin