Develop GA Strategies

• Engage with internal stakeholders to understand priority areas for advocacy on policy and issue resolution.
• Utilize experience and expertise to develop issue specific engagement/advocacy strategies, including identification of tools and stakeholders.
• Develop all advocacy material (such as position papers, representation, presentations, white papers etc.) to be utilized to advance GA goals.
• Work collaboratively with other Corporate Affairs functions to achieve common goals.

Internal Stakeholder Engagement

• Bringing GR related insights, updates, amendments and to have a better alignment with the commercial leaders..
• Periodic review / deep dive with Commercial leaders to assess the opportunities and integrate in the GR strategy.

Lead external stakeholder engagement

• Identify and build engagement and relationships, within the Pfizer framework, with key stakeholders in all relevant Departments and Ministries, including DoP, MoH, Commerce, Finance, Niti Aayog, DPIIT and others.
• Stakeholders universe may include Government officials, Ministers and Ministers of State, Members of legislative bodies and Chairpersons of relevant task forces and working groups.
• Maintain high frequency of agenda and non-agenda information sharing engagements.
• Gain good understanding of new policies and initiatives of the Government that may be of relevance to the industry in general and Pfizer in particular.
• Ensure multi-level and multi-stakeholder approaches to advocate on policies and resolve operational matters that enable Pfizer to operate in a positive and enabling environment.
• Conduct policy analysis and plan relevant interventions.
• Maintain high degree of awareness and insight on expected policy developments.
• Take note and provide analysis of new policy developments that impact the industry.
• Prepare action response plans were needed to put out Pfizer positions on key policies.
• Lead Pfizer’s industry association engagements.
• Represent Pfizer in all relevant industry associations – including domestic (FICCI/CII/ASSOCHAM), sector specific (OPPI) and geographically oriented (USIBC/USISPF) associations.
• Lead important workgroups on select issues of interest, build coalition of support, ensure requisite action from associations to advance desired advocacy outcomes.
• Identify partnership opportunities with the most relevant associations to advance key policy goals.
• Lead Pfizer visibility and reputation.
• Identify opportunities to showcase various aspects of Pfizer’s commercial, non-commercial and scientific work and accomplishments to enhance company visibility and reputation.
• Identify and act on strategic sponsorship opportunities, participation in conferences, roundtables and other platforms.
• Collaborate with functions such as Corporate Responsibility, Medical, R&D and Manufacturing to showcase Pfizer’s work in India to relevant stakeholders.
• Utilize Pfizer’s work in India to establish the company as a partner to relevant national priorities and initiatives (such as Make In India, Start-up India etc.).
• Support and engage Pfizer senior management in Government Relations strategy and outreach.
• Support India leadership engagement with Government and non-Government stakeholders – identify and initiate engagements, support through requisite briefing notes and position papers, document outcomes and actions.

Candidates with strong consulting experience for above industries or someone from non-pharma industry who has managed critical breakthrough projects with Central Ministry may also be considered.