Job Description

Job Summary
Coordinates efforts with members of Walgreens government affairs team to ensure the company is influencing and properly informed and engaged on trends and developments for US public policy. Facilitates engagement and input from key business units and provides them and government affairs with policy support and analysis of legislative bills, regulatory developments and trends impacting Walgreens.
Job Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Walgreens government affairs team and provides policy support and analysis around issues important to Walgreens and the people we serve.
Engages, advises and provides policy background to members of Walgreens government relations team, including federal, state and local affairs, to ensure their engagement and understanding of key public policy issues impacting the company.
Tracks, researches and stays informed about policy trends that could impact Walgreens and ensures team members and internal business units are aware and understand emerging issues.
Engages with stakeholders, both within and outside Walgreens, about policy issues through participation in trade associations and other third-party groups and coalitions.
Drafts policy communications on key legislative and regulatory issues, including internal summaries, briefing memos, presentations, and comment letters, among other items.
Supports key enterprise policy issues and provides solutions consistent with business goals under the direction of Public Policy leaders and in partnership with other Policy colleagues.
Provides input on public policy issues to internal colleagues and external consultants as needed.
Monitor and notify stakeholders of regulatory updates for publicized rules and guidance and maintain updates to new laws, regulations and compliance requirements via maps and charts (for example, state maps detailing pharmacist and pharmacy tech scopes of practice).

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.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com . Walgreens is an equal opportunity employer.

External Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of experience in government relations, trade association and/or a healthcare public policy environment OR a High School diploma/GED and at least 4 years of experience in government relations, trade association and/or a healthcare public policy environment.
Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
Experience analyzing, assessing and communicating policy research.
Experience developing ways of accomplishing goals with little or no supervision, depending on oneself to complete objectives and determining when escalation of issues is necessary.
Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community & with vendors.
Willing to travel up to/at least (25%) of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s, MBA, JD or PharmD
Experience in a corporate, retail, and/or healthcare setting (e.g., retail chain, hospital, etc.)
Experience assisting in the development and execution of public policy strategies.
Experience analyzing, assessing and communicating policy research.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.