Executive Director, Policy and Communications

Location:

Germany, Berlin

Reports To:

Managing Director

Member of:
Germany Leadership Team

The Executive Director, Policy & Communications is responsible for advancing the Company’s strategic interests within the German healthcare and policy landscape. As a member of the Germany Leadership Team, the role provides strategic leadership across health policy, government affairs, stakeholder engagement, corporate communications, and employee engagement, shaping both the external environment and internal organizational understanding needed to foster innovation, improve patient access, and strengthen the Company’s reputation as a trusted healthcare partner.

The Executive Director anticipates political, legislative, regulatory, reimbursement, and healthcare system developments, translating external trends and emerging issues into actionable strategies that support the Company’s long-term business objectives. Through an integrated approach to policy, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, and communications, the role aligns global priorities with the evolving needs of the German healthcare system and drives the Company’s external influence and impact.

• Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership Shape the external healthcare, political, and regulatory environment to support the Company’s strategic priorities and long-term growth objectives. Serve as a trusted advisor to the Managing Director and Germany Leadership Team on policy, public affairs, reputation, and stakeholder engagement matters. Ensure that external stakeholder perspectives, healthcare policy developments, and reputational considerations are fully integrated into business strategy and decision‑making.
  
  Anticipate and assess trends that may impact innovation, patient access, healthcare delivery, and the company’s operating environment.
• Health Policy & Government Affairs Leadership Define and execute the Company’s German health policy and government affairs strategy. Lead engagement with key national and regional decision‑makers across the German healthcare ecosystem both federal and state level. Anticipate and influence legislative, regulatory, reimbursement, and healthcare policy developments. Shape discussions related to innovation and patient access, AMNOG and reimbursement frameworks, Prevention and vaccination policies, Digital health transformation, Research and life sciences policy, Healthcare system modernization, Public health priorities.
  
  Develop policy positions and advocacy strategies that support sustainable healthcare solutions and patient outcomes. Lead the strategic direction and governance of franchise‑level policy, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement campaigns, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, patient access objectives, and evolving healthcare policy developments.
• Stakeholder Engagement & External Influence Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across government, healthcare, academia, patient organizations, industry, and society. Develop executive briefings, policy intelligence, stakeholder analyses, and strategic recommendations to support business planning and decision‑making. Position the Company as a preferred partner for addressing healthcare challenges and advancing innovation. Maintain strategic engagement with Government and State ministries and other relevant parliamentary committees, Patient organizations, Industry associations including vfa, other relevant institutions and regional decision‑makers.
  
  Advance the Company’s sustainability, health equity, and inclusion priorities through strategic stakeholder engagement, partnerships, and policy dialogue. Represent the Company in strategic external forums,…