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Overview Site locations: USA - New York (Albany), USA - Burlington, Vermont; USA - Delaware (Wilmington); USA - Maine (Portland); USA - New Hampshire (Concord); USA - New Jersey (New Jersey City). Posted Date: Mar 27 2026. The Director of State Government Affairs is responsible for influencing changes to state laws and regulations by lobbying the state governments in the assigned region on GSK priorities and issues related to public health and the pharmaceutical industry. The position is preferred to be based in New York but may be based anywhere within the assigned region. Responsibilities Lobbying and Advocacy: Engage patient advocacy groups, health professional societies, state Departments of Health, and trade associations to support GSK\'s business unit needs. Strategic Leadership: Oversee those representing GSK\'s interests before state governments; serve as the company\'s registered lobbyist in state legislatures and executive branch agencies; manage senior executive engagement with government officials and key business groups. Policy Influence: Influence state legislation and regulation affecting GSK\'s business interests in Oncology, Vaccines, Specialty, Respiratory and HIV with an emphasis on prevention policy. Objective Setting: Identify and establish annual legislative and policy objectives in coordination with Government Affairs management. Policy Awareness: Develop and maintain thorough knowledge of existing state policies affecting GSK, including product access and reimbursement, sales and marketing restrictions, and Public Health initiatives. Awareness of key business and tax-related policies that could impact the corporate footprint in Montana. Contract Lobbyists: Manage GSK\'s contract lobbyists or other consultants in key states; ensure they advocate GSK priorities and stay compliant with GSK rules and values. Coalition Building: Build legislative coalitions and perform functions to ensure a legislative and regulatory environment that supports innovative medicines and disease prevention. Opportunity Identification: Identify legislative and regulatory opportunities that support GSK\'s priorities or could impact GSK over multi-year planning horizons. Industry Engagement: Influence industry trade associations to align their priorities with GSK\'s. Stakeholder Alliances: Establish alliances with patient advocacy groups, health professional organizations, business associations, or other groups to further GSK\'s priorities with transparent and values-based funding, strategy, and relationship development. Strategic Relationships: Build long-term relationships and communicate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver value through strategy, alignment, and execution. Matrix Teams: Participate with matrix teams and task forces with GSK business units and external organizations to advocate GSK priorities. Internal stakeholders include Policy, Federal Government Relations, Patient Advocacy, Medical, Legal, Compliance, and Business Unit Sales/Marketing teams. Political Action Committee (PAC): Represent the GSK Employees Political Action Committee and interface with the PAC board as needed. Qualifications Basic Qualifications Bachelor\'s degree. At least 7 years of professional experience in government or government relations with familiarity with political and policy processes in the Northeastern United States. Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to process complex information and summarize it concisely in writing or verbally in a time-sensitive environment. Experience developing working relationships with diverse individuals and groups. Demonstrated ability to work with numerous internal and external stakeholders in a values-compliant manner. 50% travel within the geographic footprint is expected. Preferred Qualifications Direct lobbying experience and familiarity with patient advocacy groups, Departments of Health and health care provider organizations. Pre-existing relationships with policy and legislative leaders in New York and New Jersey. Extensive exposure to health care policy with emphasis in the public health sector. Expertise in building alliances and coalitions with third-party and patient advocacy groups. #LI-GSK The US annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $171,000 to $285,000. The salary ranges consider factors including work location, candidate skills, experience, and market rate. The position offers an annual bonus and eligibility for a share-based long-term incentive program. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits for employee and family, retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed for a specific country, compensation will be discussed during recruitment. Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program for US employees. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company focused on uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade through innovation in vaccines and specialty medicines. Our four therapeutic areas are respiratory, immunology and inflammation, oncology, HIV and infectious diseases. We value an environment where people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture emphasizes ambition for patients, accountability for impact, and doing the right thing. If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact Recruitment Staff by emailing us at usrecruitment.adjustments@gsk.com. GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or any basis prohibited by law. Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses or agencies for vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies must contact GSK\'s procurement/human resources department for prior written authorization before referring candidates. This is a condition precedent to any agreement between the employment business and GSK. 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