Job Summary: 
Leads efforts to proactively assess, determine impacts of, and envision and create strategies for the spectrum of healthcare and pharmacy policies of importance to Walgreens. Ensures the company is influencing and properly informed and engaged on the latest trends and developments, leading coordination of policy issues with other members of the government affairs team, as well as key business, compliance, legal, and other internal units. Leads tactical deployment and engagement with government and third-party stakeholders around key pharmacy and healthcare policies.

Job Responsibility:Identifies, assesses, and creates strategies to address a broad-spectrum of current, in development, and new healthcare and pharmacy public policies of importance to Walgreens.Collaborates with key business, compliance, legal and other leaders within Walgreens to communicate and validate the public policy strategy plan, the methodology that will be employed in the assessment of actual policy analysis, the commitment of continuous feedback and updates on initiatives, and the creation of comprehensive financial and operational impact models on the business.Develops strategies and tactics to assist Walgreen’s government affairs team in influencing legislators, regulators, trade associations, and/or professional organizations on matters of public policy, including creating background materials, Walgreens positioning, key messages and other information.Engages, advises, and provides subject matter expertise to members of Walgreens government relations team to ensure their engagement and understanding of key issues impacting pharmacy and healthcare.Coordinates collecting, synthesizing, analyzing, and reporting on public policy matters via trade association engagement, legislative proposals, agency rules and regulations, lobbyist intel, and other publicly available sources to ensure optimal internal collaboration and communication.Represents Walgreens with state and federal elected officials and their staff, regulatory agencies, trade associations, industry partners, lobbyists, and other public policy influencers to stay informed, collaborate, and influence public policy discussions. Identifies and communicates information and intel collected with government affairs, as well as senior leadership and other business units as appropriate.Utilizes networks of connections and resources to determine impacts on Walgreens and probable outcomes for public policy issues, regulations, and legislation, and shares any relevant and timely information as necessary and appropriate.Drives key enterprise healthcare and pharmacy policy strategies and provides solutions consistent with business goals in partnership with the Senior Director of Policy.About Walgreens 

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities. 

  
Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.