Senior Manager Government Affairs & Market Access, Europe South

About the role

Stryker, a leading medical technology company, is looking for a Senior Manager Government Affairs & Market Access (GAMA) for its South European region (Spain, Italy, Portugal). The role reports to the Senior Director GAMA Europe & EEMEA and sits on the regional leadership team. It is a hybrid position with 20% travel, based in Madrid.

Key responsibilities

• Implement a government affairs and market access strategy with the South European leadership team to build the company's brand and advance commercialization of key products.
• Lead government affairs and advocacy projects supporting product adoption across South Europe.
• Lead trade association engagement and support Stryker's representatives on trade association boards.
• Position Stryker as a thought leader and build relationships with lawmakers and policy influencers.
• Identify risks and opportunities in public policy and advise on clinical and economic study designs to meet payer requirements.
• Drive market access and reimbursement opportunities for new and existing technologies, including health economic data collection and analysis, hospital negotiations and budget impact.
• Support tender, pricing and payer requirements, and share market access and health economics expertise with leadership teams.

Required profile

• Degree in medicine, science, technology, politics or business, or a master's in political science, law, health economics, health sciences or a comparable field.
• 6-8 years of related experience in politics, government or the life sciences.
• Prior experience in a government agency, legislative office or in government affairs at a company, trade association or multi-client firm is essential.
• Fluent English and Spanish/Italian.
• Experience representing a company before trade associations and government officials, and a track record of leading government affairs projects.
• Understanding of payers, reimbursement bodies, health authorities and KOLs, and strong negotiation and influence skills.

Required skills

• Expertise in how policy is developed and implemented, and knowledge of the health policy landscape (medical technology policy strongly preferred).
• Analytical, project management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead teams across competing organizations and communicate at executive level.

What we offer

• Pay ranges: Spain €75,300 - €125,500 per year; Italy €70,600 - €117,600 per year.
• Possible incentive compensation such as bonus and/or commissions.
• Comprehensive benefits package.