Director, State Government Affairs - Mid Atlantic

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

The Director, State Government Affairs is a strategic leader and central partner to AbbVie’s Government Affairs team, responsible for developing and executing comprehensive lobbying and advocacy strategies that actively shape state legislative and regulatory environments in support of AbbVie’s business and policy objectives. This role anticipates and responds to state policy trends, collaborates with internal business partners and Government Affairs colleagues and works in collaboration with the State Strategic Alliances and Local Government Affairs to engage external alliances to create a robust political and policy environment that fosters continued medical innovation, patient access, and AbbVie’s long-term success. Rigorous compliance with all state lobbying and campaign finance laws and regulations.

Mid-Atlantic covers: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with state policymakers and regulators, including Governors, Lieutenant Governors, Attorneys Generals and members of the state legislature in the selected region and with external stakeholders to advance AbbVie’s state policy goals.

• Develop and execute comprehensive lobbying and advocacy strategies to shape state legislative and regulatory activity, including direct engagement with policymakers, regulators, third-party groups, and coalitions. Assess the state and local political and public policy environment to determine where action is advisable, make recommendations on AbbVie’s approach, and manage internal expectations regarding legislative and regulatory impacts. Represent AbbVie