Associate Director, U.S. Government Relations

Job Description Summary

The Associate Director, U.S. Government Relations supports the development and execution of integrated federal, state, and local advocacy strategies that advance the company’s healthcare policy and business objectives. This role serves as a strategic generalist, providing policy analysis, managing external lobbyists and industry partnerships, and coordinating cross‑functional alignment across Healthcare Policy, Market Access, Communications, Legal, and other internal teams. Responsibilities include monitoring legislative and regulatory developments, shaping policy positions, supporting external engagement with policymakers and stakeholders, and preparing clear, executive‑level communications and briefings.

The Associate Director ensures cohesive government relations strategies that mitigate risk, create policy opportunities, and strengthen the company’s reputation and stakeholder relationships in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

The healthcare and Med Tech environment is undergoing significant transformation, driven by rapid innovation, changing reimbursement frameworks, and heightened expectations around affordability, equity, and measurable value. In this increasingly interconnected policy and market access landscape, the company’s ability to integrate healthcare policy, market access, and U.S. advocacy is critical to enabling product adoption, patient access, and customer impact. Aligned with the company’s BU‑centric operating model, the Government Relations function is expected to operate as an enterprise partner, translating policy and reimbursement dynamics into business‑relevant strategies, mitigating risk, and creating long‑term opportunity across the portfolio.

The Associate Director, U.S. Government Relations plays a critical, highly visible role in advancing the company’s healthcare policy, advocacy, and government engagement objectives across federal, state, and selected local jurisdictions. This role is designed as a strategic generalist with depth, a connector who can move seamlessly between policy analysis, advocacy execution, relationship management, and internal alignment. The Associate Director will help shape and implement integrated government relations strategies that support business priorities, enable access and adoption, mitigate policy and reputational risk, and build durable policy opportunities.

The role will work closely with external lobbyists, trade associations, and coalitions, and will partner extensively with cross‑functional internal teams, including Healthcare Policy, Market Access, and U.S. Government Relations leadership, Communications, Legal, Marketing, and Integrated Supply Chain, to advance a unified Public Affairs agenda. The position reports to the Senior Director, U.S. Government Relations, and operates in close partnership with Healthcare Policy, Market Access & U.S. Government Relations leadership to ensure strategic coherence and enterprise‑wide impact, while enabling tailored execution across issues, jurisdictions, and business needs.

Success in this role requires strong judgment, adaptability, executive communication skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑moving, matrixed environment.

• Government Relations & Advocacy:
  Provides strategic support for the development and execution of comprehensive government relations and advocacy initiatives across federal, state, and select local jurisdictions. Monitors, analyzes, and interprets legislative,…