Deputy Policy Director, UW Medicine

Deputy Policy Director

UW Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for Deputy Policy Director to join their team. Reporting to the Public Policy Director, the Deputy Policy Director is responsible for advancing UW Medicine's public policy agenda through sophisticated state and federal policy analysis, legislative and regulatory tracking, fiscal coordination, strategic communications, and stakeholder engagement. This position helps ensure UW Medicine leaders have timely, accurate, and actionable insight on legislative, regulatory, and budget matters that affect the health system, academic medicine, biomedical research, and the communities UW Medicine serves.

This role is a high-impact opportunity for a policy professional who thrives at the intersection of health care, higher education, research, public service, and government. The Deputy Policy Director will partner closely with UW Medicine executive leaders, faculty, administrative teams, University colleagues, state, federal, and local legislative staff, state agencies, and external associations to shape thoughtful, mission-aligned public policy strategies while maintaining compliance, credibility, and reputational integrity.

Policy Development, Analysis, and Communications – 60%

• Partner with UW Medicine leadership to develop UW Medicine's institutional positions on legislative and regulatory issues, including legislative agenda items, rule making priorities, and state budget priorities.
• Track, research, and analyze federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory proposals affecting UW Medicine, with attention to academic medicine, health care delivery, biomedical research, and operational impact.
• Draft high-quality policy memos, briefing materials, comments, testimony, talking points, summaries, and leadership reports that translate complex issues into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Support implementation planning for new laws, rules, and policy requirements across UW Medicine departments by identifying risks, impacts, dependencies, and opportunities for alignment.
• Maintain tracking systems and policy monitoring tools to ensure leadership and partners have accurate, current information on emerging policy issues and advocacy opportunities.

Budget and Fiscal Policy Management – 25%

• Serve as a key UW Medicine point of contact for fiscal analyses related to legislative and regulatory proposals, coordinating with University budget and finance offices and internal subject matter experts.
• Develop or coordinate fiscal notes, cost estimates, and impact analyses that help UW Medicine assess financial, operational, compliance, and strategic implications of proposed policy changes.
• Prepare budget and fiscal policy briefings for UW Medicine leaders, highlighting decision points, risks, opportunities, and recommended next steps.

Stakeholder and Legislative Session Support – 10%

• Coordinate with University partners in state, federal, and community relations to align policy positions, messaging, and strategies across levels of government.
• Provide responsive legislative session support, including bill tracking, rapid policy research, fiscal analysis, communication drafting, and issue escalation during peak workload periods.
• Prepare briefing materials and talking points for UW Medicine leaders participating in legislative, agency, association, and external stakeholder meetings.

Special Projects – 5%

• Support ad hoc projects and initiatives as assigned by the Senior Director of Public Policy or Chief External Affairs Officer. These projects will include strategic planning sessions and research for government officials, community organizations, and UW Medicine leaders.

To be considered for this opportunity your application must demonstrate you meet both the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in political science, public policy, economics, public administration, or a related field.
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