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Job Details

The Manager, U.S. Public Policy is responsible for coordinating Cencora's federal and state policy priorities and related internal and external grassroots and grasstops communications strategies in coordination with Cencora's federal and state advocacy and political operations teams. The Manager, U.S. Public Policy will help develop and execute policy and advocacy objectives for one of Cencora's commercial business segments.

• Assist Senior Director, Head of U.S. Public Policy with Cencora's Policy Committee, including helping with meeting facilitation (ie, setting/ coordinating the agenda with core group of Global Policy Committee (GPC) business leaders and U.S. Public Policy and Advocacy team members) as well as outreach to Committee members on general and focused matters.
• Assist Senior Director, Head of U.S. Public Policy with developing a U.S. risk register for policy priorities and risks in the U.S. and maintain the ongoing policy analysis with trade associations and associations.
• Craft and coordinate development and implementation of policy-focused internal-facing and customer-facing communications across Cencora businesses, as well as provide policy solutions for internal business, and legislative responses such as QFRs, congressional inquiries.
• Coordinate regulatory review and comment consideration/development across businesses as needed for both State and Federal agencies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally internally to develop messaging, external positions and presentations for public policy, and be able to cogently present issues in a succinct manner.
• Identify and analyze public policy trends, and as it relates to healthcare policy in coordination with the Head of U.S. Public Policy and develop solutions to align with business interests.
• Work collaboratively with business leaders and subject matter experts to develop public policy positions on important issues to our businesses and functional units, and develop one-pagers, and public facing materials to explain Cencora positions.
• Monitor, analyze, and prioritize proposed changes in law or policy that impacts our businesses, developing internal alignment with business unit leaders regarding those issues.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in areas of pharmaceutical supply chain and distribution, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, drug pricing mechanisms and other marketplace changes affecting pharmaceutical distribution and provider and patient access to drug therapies
• Serve as a conduit to policy contract consultants and internal advisors assisting our work in policy.
• Work with U.S. Public Policy and Advocacy team and business unit leads to identify opportunities for Cencora to be a thought leader on meaningful public policies, and identify opportunities to present at various conferences, roundtables, and panels.
• At the direction of the Senior Director, Head of U.S. Public Policy, represent Cencora in various member organizations and policy-focused venues.
• Serve as a relationship manager internally with commercial business and functional leaders.
• Work with other departments across our company in partnership so as to influence regulators and legislators as appropriate.

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to manage internal and external relationships
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Ability to identify issues, offer solutions, and communicate processes
• Excellent written, verbal communication and advocacy skills
• Excellent judgement and strong political acumen
• Demonstrated ability as a project manager and collaborator
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to resolve issues quickly and efficiently
• Ability to represent a positive and professional image
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
• Ability to implement processes resulting in satisfactory audit practices