Director, Government Affairs and Access to MS Care

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society mobilizes people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. To fulfill this mission, the Society funds cutting‑edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world, and provides programs and services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.

We partner with volunteers to accomplish our work. Staff members engage volunteers through effective and timely communications, facilitating meaningful opportunities, and continually seeking and providing feedback for reciprocal growth and learning.

The Director, Government Affairs & Access to MS Care serves is responsible for implementing and advancing an integrated government affairs strategy across state advocacy efforts in coordination with federal advocacy efforts. Reporting to the AVP, Federal Government Affairs, and in close coordination with the AVP, Health Systems, this position provides leadership, direction, and oversight to regional Government Affairs & Access to MS Care Assistant Directors while ensuring strategic alignment between federal priorities and state‑level execution.

The Director oversees the implementation of Society advocacy and access strategies that advance the Society's policy and healthcare access priorities, strengthens collaboration across Advocacy and Access to MS Care team, and ensures consistent messaging, stakeholder engagement strategies, and policy objectives throughout the team. This role serves as a key liaison ensuring relevant information is shared between federal and regional advocacy functions and is responsible for monitoring lobbying activities, evaluating advocacy and engagement effectiveness, and ensures the team’s efforts are coordinated, data‑informed, and deliver mission impact for people with MS.

Further, the Director also contributes to the achievement of the Society's four strategic pillars by aligning work, decisions, and partnerships with enterprise priorities and actively collaborating across teams to advance mission outcomes.

Remote – Flexible

Location:

Work is primarily performed remotely, however, when possible and necessary, teams meet in person to conduct the business of the organization and build team relationships.

The estimated hiring compensation range for this role is $100,000 - $120,000. Final offers will be based on the candidate's geographic location, consider career experience, and may vary from this range due to these and other factors. You will have the opportunity for a highly competitive, comprehensive benefit package that the Society provides to employees.

Your benefits include:

• Considerable Paid Time Off
• Plan Paid Holidays
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Society match
• Commuter Benefit Plan
• Comprehensive Health & Welfare benefits including:
  Medical Dental Vision Flex Spending Accounts Life Insurance Disability Coverage
• Spring Health Membership offering free therapy and professional coaching, as well as additional voluntary benefit offerings.

Not to mention, you will join an incredible mission focused team of people!

Regional Leadership & Team Management (40%)

• Supervise, coach, and develop regional Government Affairs & Access to MS Care Assistant Directors.
• Establish performance expectations, accountability measures, and professional development plans for direct reports.
• Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and consistency of execution across regions.
• Create consistent connection points for regional TITLES to ensure alignment on work.
• Support regional Assistant Directors in navigating…