Director – Federal Government Affairs

Bachelor’s Degree or 10+ years experience in fast-paced public policy environments at the federal level, with at least 4+ years experience managing a function critical to business growth.
5+ years experience in healthcare policy.
5+ years combined experience as Congressional staff on a committee with jurisdiction over health policy, an applicable executive agency or entity with jurisdiction over health policy (HHS, OMB or the White House) or as a lobbyist engaged with such entities.
5+ years experience providing strategic counsel to senior policy executives and C-Suite members.

Develop an understanding of our priorities and federal legislative trends to inform Oscar’s policy agenda at the federal level.
Work with Congress and executive officials on Oscar’s federal policy strategy.
Establish Oscar as a credible, trusted expert with Congress and executive officials on relevant federal policy issues.
Partner with industry associations, advocacy groups, and other partners to build coalitions and alliances that amplify Oscar’s federal advocacy efforts.
With support staff, track all federal policy proposals of significance to Oscar and ensure Oscar’s teams are informed of developments; Elicit policy feedback from business teams and deliver feedback to influence decisionmaking.
Author in-depth analysis, comment letters and talking points on proposed legislation and regulations.
Work collaboratively within the Public Policy and Communications teams and with internal partners to create federal policy positioning and advocacy materials.
Use an operational mindset, manage internal and external processes and partners.
Manage third-party consultants, driving weekly agendas and tracking progress towards federal advocacy strategy.
Manage federal government affairs analyst.
Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Other duties as assigned.