**Passion for Innovation.
Compassion for Patients.
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With over 120 years of experience and more than 17,000 employees in over 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.
In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life.
In Oncology, we strive to become a global pharma innovator with competitive advantage, creating novel therapies for people with cancer.
Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 13 European countries and Canada.
Director Governmental Affairs Italy (M/F/x)
Daiichi Sankyo Italy
**The position**:
The Governmental Affairs & Strategic Partnerships team represents our interests and promotes our goal to become a leading global healthcare company contributing to the sustainable development of society.
The Director Governmental Affairs Italy works with the Daiichi Sankyo Leadership Team in Italy and the Head of Governmental Affairs & Strategic Partnerships Europe to contribute to shaping the healthcare landscape in Italy.
The goal: pave the way for current and future therapeutic innovation to benefit patients and support Daiichi Sankyo in realizing its 2030 vision.
The role informs about developments in policy, makes risks and opportunities visible, and defines, manages, and executes comprehensive stakeholder strategies and their corresponding activities and messaging.
One focus here is building relationships with key political, societal and industry stakeholders to ensure the DS's priorities are reflected in the healthcare discussion.
**Reporting**:
Reports to the Head of Governmental Affairs & Strategic Partnerships Europe
**Key responsibilities**:
- Supports the execution of the global and regional Governmental Affairs strategies in Italy
- Works closely with the Managing Director, the Head of Oncology, and other members of the Leadership Team in Italy
- Develops and implements the national GA strategy aligned with the local needs of the BUs
- Creates stakeholder management programs and drives their activities in Italy
- Collaborates at all levels of the organization and drives project implementation and message consistency
- Analyzes and actively follows trends and changes in the political and healthcare environment and develops position and messaging papers for countries
- Supports and prepares DS-representatives' participation in key events, speeches, including round tables, negotiations, and industry conferences
- Leads by example and builds trustful relationships with stakeholders and institutions
- Manages external agencies and monitors their performance
- Works closely with Market Access, Communications, Medical, and Commercial on interdisciplinary approaches
- Fosters an open and creative information and engagement culture through a coherent approach across the organization
**Education and professional experience**
- University degree (e.g.
Master's degree in Political Science, European Studies, Public Affairs, Law, Journalism, Economics, or similar)
- At least 8 years of work experience in a company or institutional PR position in the healthcare sector, preferable in an advanced position
- Experience in working with a diverse set of stakeholders to impact political and policy engagement programs and campaigns
- In-depth experience in developing collaborations for roundtables and other events
- Deep understanding of the political environment
- Extensive external personal network
**Personal and technical skills**
- Passion for people and extensive experience in collaboration
- Personal values matching Daiichi-Sankyo values: integrity, collaboration, commitment and courage in day-to-day interactions with customers and colleagues
- Ability to work independently and set priorities
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to manage and drive multiple tasks, priorities, and deliver on deadlines and budgets
- Excellent Italian and English language skills (written and spoken) with other languages being an advantage
Willingness to travel required
**Why work with us?
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