MAI - US Government Affairs - Healthcare Lead

MAI - US Government Affairs - Healthcare Lead

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

At Microsoft AI, our health team is on a mission to help millions of people better understand and manage their health and wellbeing. We’re responsible for ensuring that Microsoft AI’s models and services are useful, trusted and safe across diverse user health journeys.

To that end, we are looking for a US Government Affairs representative, to build and maintain strong relationships with all relevant government, industry and professional bodies to achieve our policy and political goals in relation to healthcare.

Microsoft’s overarching mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic vision, leadership, and expertise in developing and executing programs for achieving policy and political goals in relation to healthcare.
• Lead efforts to create and sustain strategic partnerships and coalitions with highly complex governmental stakeholders, including across Congress, the Administration, CMS, and other relevant agencies, to significantly advance Microsoft’s policy, business, and political objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with all relevant non-governmental industry and professional bodies.
• Monitor and analyze public policy and CMS regulations, guidelines, and payment policies to assess their impact on the company’s efforts in healthcare, and provide internal strategic guidance as a result.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including legal, compliance, product development and research, to ensure alignment between advocacy efforts and the company's priorities and goals.
• By design, we are a lean team (albeit within a much larger organization), and as such you will need to be action orientated, self-sufficient and actively help to cultivate and promote a positive team culture.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Technology, Law, Liberal Arts, Engineering, or related field AND 8 years work experience developing and leading government affairs, corporate affairs, public policy, government, or a related area within the US healthcare sector at a national level.
• Established network of trusted contacts within government agencies, legislative bodies, and industry groups.

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Political Science, Business Administration, Technology, Law, Liberal Arts, Engineering, or related field AND 15 years work experience in government affairs, corporate affairs, public policy, government, or related area
• 8 years experience in developing and managing strategic relationships to advocate and influence public, regulatory, and technology policy priorities.
• Demonstrated experience working with an established network of contacts within CMS, including a strong understanding of Medicare and Medicaid policies, decision-making processes and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of public opinion and organized engagement to influence the political process. This includes skill in writing political communication materials and lobbying to compel or persuade key constituencies and elected officials to take action on behalf of the company.
• Experience representing regulated medical devices.
• Strong command of healthcare policy and exceptional communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze complex policy issues.
• Excellent negotiation, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay.

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 20th, 2025.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Savings and investments

Maternity and paternity leave

Generous time away

Giving programs

Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations .