Robert Walters ★ 4.3

Corporate Affairs Director - HCM/Hanoi - Healthcare Salary: Competitive and based on experience Location: ho chi minh/Hanoi Keywords: Patient Access, Value Communication, Public Affairs, Government Affairs, Policy Shaping, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Counsel, Reputation Management, Healthcare System, Team Development

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Affairs Director to join a leading global pharmaceutical organisation in Ho Chi Minh. This pivotal role is designed for an accomplished professional who thrives on shaping policy, driving patient access, and influencing the healthcare landscape. You will be at the forefront of designing and executing comprehensive strategies that align with business priorities, particularly within diabetes and obesity care. The position offers the chance to work collaboratively across multiple functions, engage with high-level stakeholders, and make a tangible impact on public health outcomes. With a focus on flexibility, professional growth, and meaningful work, this role provides an environment where your expertise in corporate affairs, government relations, and communications will be highly valued and supported by a knowledgeable and dependable team.

• Play a key role in developing and implementing local Patient Access, Value Communication, and Public Affairs strategies that directly influence healthcare policy and patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with commercial goals while building strong networks with policymakers, payers, healthcare professionals, patient groups, and industry leaders.
• Benefit from flexible working opportunities, ongoing training initiatives, and the support of an inclusive leadership team committed to your professional development.
  
  

What You'll Do

As Corporate Affairs Director based in Ho Chi Minh City, you will play a central role in shaping both internal strategy and external perception for one of the world’s most respected pharmaceutical organisations. Your day-to-day responsibilities will see you collaborating across departments to design impactful strategies that advance patient access while ensuring all communications are aligned with commercial goals. You will act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on matters of reputation management and policy advocacy. By leveraging your established networks within government institutions, patient groups, pharmaceutical associations, academia, payers, media outlets, and other industry bodies you will help shape the local market environment. Your ability to monitor external trends will enable you to recommend timely strategic responses that support both short- and long-term business objectives. In addition to managing a talented team of direct reports—providing them with guidance and career development—you will also represent the company at high-profile events. Your efforts will be instrumental in fostering system change that ensures patients’ voices are included in policy development while maintaining compliance with corporate visual identity standards. Ultimately your success in this role will be measured by your capacity to build sustainable alliances that drive positive change for patients and the broader healthcare ecosystem.

• Design and execute local strategies for Patient Access, Value Communication, and Public Affairs in alignment with business objectives focused on diabetes and obesity.
• Deliver reimbursement submissions, HTA assessments, pricing strategies, and tender applications to maximise market access for innovative therapies.
• Shape external messaging to key stakeholders including policymakers, payers, healthcare professionals, patient groups, and the public to positively influence public affairs and government policy.
• Monitor the evolving patient access landscape as well as changes in the healthcare system to identify trends that inform strategic actions for local market access.
• Drive implementation of value communication tools to enhance recognition of product value propositions and ensure successful uptake in the local market.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as Marketing, Sales, Clinical, Medical & Regulatory to support government affairs priorities and secure seamless execution of aligned tactics.
• Develop and sustain partnerships with regional affiliates across Southeast Asia as well as internal teams to drive coordinated market access initiatives.
• Manage and develop a team of direct reports by setting clear annual objectives while providing coaching, recognition, and career development support.
• Represent the organisation at key external events including those related to government or industry activities to strengthen relationships with critical stakeholders.
• Lead crisis communication planning by proactively identifying potential business threats or opportunities and developing corresponding action plans.
  
  

What You Bring

To excel as Corporate Affairs Director you will bring extensive experience from senior roles within corporate affairs or public affairs—ideally gained in multinational pharmaceutical settings—where you have demonstrated your ability to navigate complex regulatory landscapes. Your background should include proven success managing teams; guiding their growth through coaching recognition career development support. A solid academic foundation—preferably in politics public administration social policy communications or life sciences—will equip you with the analytical skills needed for effective policy shaping advocacy. Your established network among key stakeholders such as patient groups government agencies industry associations academia payers media outlets positions you as an influential connector capable of forging mutually beneficial partnerships. You possess deep insight into how healthcare systems operate including an understanding of relevant policies regulations opinion leaders which enables you to anticipate challenges seize opportunities quickly. Your approach is grounded in empathy collaboration dependability; you thrive when working together towards shared goals while supporting others’ success along the way. As someone who values open dialogue transparency honesty your advice is sought after by executive leadership especially during times requiring reputation management crisis communication strategic counsel. Finally your commitment continuous improvement means you are always seeking new ways measure impact refine approaches deliver even greater value organisation patients alike.

• Minimum 10-15 years of experience in corporate affairs, communications or public affairs within multinational or global pharmaceutical companies is essential for this position.
• At least 3-4 years of people management experience is preferred as you will be responsible for developing a high-performing team.
• A degree in politics, public administration, social policy, communications or life sciences is highly desirable for understanding complex policy environments.
• Demonstrated track record of leading successful campaigns that have generated genuine change in policy or behaviour is required.
• Strongly established networks with patient groups, government institutions or pharmaceutical associations would provide a significant advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of corporate structures within healthcare systems along with familiarity regarding key stakeholders and opinion leaders is expected.
• Proven ability to analyse complex situations then recommend lead implement cross-functional strategies projects initiatives is crucial for success.
• Experience advising senior leadership teams on communication matters reputation management is necessary for this strategic advisory role.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are needed for building collaborative relationships both internally externally across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to oversee data insights measurement all corporate affairs activity ensuring continuous improvement informed decision-making.
  
  

What Sets This Company Apart

This organisation stands out as a global leader dedicated not only to advancing medical innovation but also championing improved access to care for patients worldwide. With a longstanding reputation for ethical practice inclusivity supportive leadership it fosters an environment where every employee’s contribution is recognised valued. The company places great emphasis on nurturing talent through structured training opportunities mentorship programmes generous pension contributions flexible working arrangements—all designed help individuals achieve their full potential while maintaining healthy work-life balance. Employees benefit from being part of a knowledgeable dependable team where collaboration sharing ideas are encouraged at every level; diversity inclusion are celebrated making it welcoming place under-represented voices perspectives alike. The organisation’s unwavering commitment social responsibility sustainability further enhances its appeal offering employees chance make meaningful difference both locally globally through their daily work strategic initiatives alike.

What's Next

If you are ready to take your career in corporate affairs to new heights while making a real impact on healthcare outcomes apply now for this exciting opportunity!

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