Founded in 2002 in New Jersey, GenScript Biotech Corporation accelerates innovation in biotech and healthcare by providing researchers and companies with the building blocks needed to develop groundbreaking treatments and products. Guided by its mission to Make People and Nature Healthier Through Biotechnology, and its role as a well-recognized biotechnology company, GenScript has a team of approximately 6,165 employees and has served more than 200,000 customers across over 100 countries and regions.
Position: Associate Director, US Government Affairs
Location: Piscataway, NJ (Onsite)
Reporting to General Manager, US Site
The estimated salary range is $150,000 - $160,000 based on experience level.
Role Description:
The Associate Director, US Government Affairs is responsible for monitoring legislative and regulatory activities that might affect GenScript and ProBio. Based on priorities, the role will develop key message points which can be used by Government Affairs, senior leaders, and relevant external facing roles (e.g., commercial colleagues). The role is also responsible for identifying and connecting with key elected officials and their staff at the federal, state, and local levels.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitoring GenScript Government Affairs Issues: Develop monitoring systems that enable GenScript to know what key issues, possible laws, and regulations are being considered at the federal, state, and local levels.
- The role will provide periodic reports and escalate to senior leaders all critical time sensitive matters.
- Communications: Develop presentations, message points, and internal updates.
- Lead and control the development of Government Affairs messages based on the specific issues being addressed with elected offices and regulatory agencies.
- External Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with government officials, industry stakeholders, and community leaders to understand critical issues.
- Organize appropriate activities (e.g., tours and onsite/offsite meetings) to build and maintain relationships.
- Internal Relationship Management: Inform and involve internal key leaders on risks to the business based on possible regulatory or legislative activities and develop and execute appropriate plans.
- Support GenScript USA Political Action Committee activities to increase employee involvement in government affairs activities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Communications, Marketing, International Relations, Political Sciences, Scientific disciplines, or related fields.
- Minimum of 5 years of government affairs experience with demonstrable measures of success or equivalent experience as a legislative assistant or political operations.
- Pharmaceutical/biotech or healthcare experience preferred.
- Excellent written/verbal communication and presentations skills in English, with professional proficiency in writing press releases, media pitches, and executive speeches.
- Global perspective, cultural agility, excellent interpersonal skill and influencing skills with flexibility to adapt to complex situations.
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Benefits:
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one. We offer paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment, and a paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and company holidays. Additional benefits include flexible spending and health savings accounts, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, legal assistance, and supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance. We also provide commuter benefits, well-being initiatives, and peer-to-peer recognition programs; demonstrating our ongoing commitment to building a culture where our people feel empowered, supported, and inspired to do their best work.
GenScript USA Inc/ProBio Inc. is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the Company's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
GenScript USA Inc./ProBio Inc. maintains a drug-free workplace.
Please note: Genscript USA Inc./ProBio Inc. will only contact candidates through verified application sources. GenScript/Probio does not request personal information from candidates through individual email or any other platform.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or above in Communications, Marketing, International Relations, Political Science, a scientific discipline, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years government affairs experience or equivalent experience as a legislative assistant or in political operations
- Experience analyzing legislation and regulations and preparing briefing materials for senior leaders and elected officials
- Experience using monitoring tools such as Meltwater and online search (Google) to track legislative and regulatory activity
- Proven ability to build and manage relationships with government officials, industry stakeholders, and community leaders
- Experience translating scientific/technical content for broad audiences
- Pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills in English, including drafting press releases, media pitches, and executive speeches
- Strong crisis management awareness with ability to respond quickly to overseas media issues
- Ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed, global organization and manage stakeholders across functions and geographies
- Proactive, adaptable, highly organized, and capable of leading multiple projects under pressure
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What We Do
Founded in 2002 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2015, GenScript has an established global presence across Greater China, North America, the EU, and Asia Pacific. Today, over 300,000 customers from over 160 countries and regions worldwide have used GenScript’s premier, convenient, and reliable products and services. GenScript currently has over 5,000 employees globally, 33% holding master’s and/or Ph.D. degrees. In addition, GenScript has a number of leading commercial technologies developed in the fields of synthetic biology, immunotherapy, antibody design, chemical synthesis, and bioinformatics, including more than 100 patents and over 270 patent applications. As of June 2022, GenScript's products and services have been cited by 74,700 scientific papers worldwide. GenScript is committed to striving toward its vision of being the most reliable biotech company in the world to make humans and nature healthier through biotechnology.
