Head of Government Affairs & Policy Southeast Asia Sub-Cluster Malaysia, Singapore Indonesia and Brunei

• Lead and foster strategic stakeholder relationships with government and politicians, government agencies, industry groups and advocacy groups.
• Drive thought leadership and maximize J&J impact in shaping the external environment by ensuring appropriate representation in and engagement with trade associations, advocacy organizations, international forums and non-traditional stakeholders.
• Strategically build and strengthen J&J’s credibility externally, position J&J as a key partner and secure J&J’s seat at the table in key government initiative and discussions
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the drivers for each of the five key stakeholder groups: physicians, patients, providers, the payers and the policy makers.
• Contribute to the development of business sector’s short and long-term strategy by providing insights on external landscape analysis from perspectives of government and policy impact.
• Prioritize government affairs and policy opportunities that are aligned to each sector’s business growth and in strengthening J&J’s reputation, based on deep understanding of business insights
• Provide advice to and collaborate with sector business leaders and key functional leaders on governmental issues to develop contingent strategies business and or crisis management.
• Monitor the internal and external environment to ensure corporate integrity is established and fostered consistently across the products and services, leadership and all operational aspects of the business.
• Proactively work with both internal and external stakeholders on all legislative and regulatory matters from policy development, interpretation and implementation that are relevant to J&J
• Establish strong working relationships and communications with business leaders and key functional leaders to ensure consistent alignment of goals and priorities in a collaborative, thought-provoking and productive manner.
• Maximize GA&P integration with business and other internal partners by facilitating discussions especially in challenged situations, and ensure sound corporate governance is achieved.
• Deliver results by inspiring and empowering people to act with speed and agility
• Build a work environment that nurtures talent development, brings out the best in everyone, encourages culture of learning and continuously raising the bar in everything we do.
• Play a key role in talent development strategy in local and regional context
• Develop a budget plan and implement budgetary control policies to establish financial accountability in the sub-cluster
• As a key member on the Malaysia local Leadership Teams and APAC GA&P Team to spearhead and lead special initiatives across the enterprise to further J&J reputation at local and regional levels.

• Deep understanding of the political system and policy development processes.
• Proven ability to master complex regulatory and policy issues, and to translate them into clear strategies and actions that are relevant to J&J businesses.
• High level of strategic thinking, business acumen, strong analytical skills combined with critical and creative thinking.
• Have extensive experience in formulating and leading significant issues management and government relations.
• Extensive experiences in leading and influencing cross-functional teams of experts, and ability to engage and influence senior executives in a clear and concise manner
• Be highly articulate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Working competency using IT applications relevant to the role, including knowledge of document sharing platforms and cloud-based services and virtual conferencing

• Have strong leadership presence, outstanding interpersonal skills, excellent leadership and influencing skills, an established level of credibility and strong business acumen.
• Key analytical and problem-solving skills in developing policy, shaping communication strategies, understanding business implications and recommending actions.
• Requires a high degree of independent judgment and decision making.
• Demonstrate a mature, adaptive and flexible disposition to credibly and effectively interact with a range of senior level executives across the global business and broader market segment.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a matrix environment and establish positive working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders
• Ability to anticipate emerging issues of importance to the company and the sector, and to prioritize appropriately.
• Enterprise mindset.
• Strong passion for talent development and driving the culture of inclusivity across the organization.

• 8+ years of professional experience
• Education and/or additional training: BA required.
• Advanced degree in public policy, health policy or related field preferred.
• Experience in working with political systems, policy issues, and government (Healthcare policy is preferred)
• Experience with analytical and creative approach to policy issues
• Proven coalition-building and external representation and negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Bahasa Melayu and English,
• Commitment to ethical business practices
• This position will be located in Selangor Darul Ehsan , Malaysia.

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