Government Affairs and Communications Director ViiV UK

Director, Communications & Government Affairs (CGA) - Government Affairs Leadership: Create and deliver an outcome driven government affairs strategy that proactively engages policy stakeholders and nurtures trusted relationships that drive positive changes in the external environment.- ViiV UK leadership - where appropriate, in your role as a member of the ViiV UK Leadership team, lead or take part in key business projects to support overall business objectives for ViiV UK Excellent Relationships: You have established relationships relevant to pharmaceutical industry and health policy and proven experience of developing effective relationships in a highly matrixed organisation. Influence and Collaboration: Ability and capacity to influence at various organisational levels, both within and beyond our ViiV. Excellent Communication Skills: Highly skilled and experienced in communications, both in terms of written and verbal expression. You excel in connecting with others and building trusted, meaningful relationships. Demonstrated Ability to Work Across Matrixes: You collaborate effectively with our local, regional, and global franchise matrix. Your ability to navigate these complex structures is a testament to your expertise. Experience of leading agency partnerships: You have experience of working strategically with agency partners to deliver high impact CGA programmes that deliver tangible outcomes. UK Healthcare Expertise: good knowledge of the UK healthcare landscape and market access pathway, experience of working with or within Government on Health priorities - understand the intricacies of the process of leading and delivering policy change. Educated to degree level or with equivalent proven experience. Significant experience of Communications & Government Affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with commercial and/or market access exposure.At ViiV Healthcare , we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 39 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV.We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare , we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between and in 2009, with joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities. Having a diverse team and a truly inclusive culture where we're all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.