Government Affairs Intern

**Government Affairs Intern / Public Affairs Intern** Huntress have been appointed to source a Government Affairs Intern or a Public Affairs Intern to join this Pharmaceutical Giant. **Key Info**: Role: AAA Government Affairs Intern Duration: 12 months Schedule: Hybrid **Salary**: £25k Knowledge of the high-level structure of Parliament and NHS England **Description**: Thousands of people die of cancer around the world every day. At Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA), a company, our mission is to transform lives through radioligand therapy in nuclear medicine to fight several leading types of cancer. How will we continueto be on the cutting edge of medicine? We believe new ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working. We believe our potentialcan thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world's toughest medical challenges. Because thegreatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying **The Role**: The Government Affairs (GA) intern will support the Government Affairs Director for AAA UK, Ireland, Nordics & Baltics in supporting strategic partnerships, policy creation and driving the healthcare system changes required to establish radioligand therapy(RLT) as a new cancer care paradigm across the UK. This includes activity on the following areas: 1. Support the GA Director with external stakeholder engagement, including meeting with parliamentarians, patient groups, clinicians and senior NHS England stakeholders. The GA intern will assist in drafting materials and diarising meetings. The intern willattend external meetings with these stakeholders when required, both virtually and present in the Houses of Parliament. - Support the GA Director to develop policy that advances UK health system readiness for RLT. This will include desk based research, attending wider company meetings, developing briefing materials for internal purposes. - Assist the GA Director with securing internal alignment with other AAA functions (commercial, access, patient engagement, regulatory, medical, legal etc) and with, to bolster impact for the RLT platform. - Assist the GA Director with the compliance approval process of relevant materials including external letters, infographics, event planning materials. - Support other activities undertaken by members of the GA Director's team, including 5x Service Development Manager. This includes compliance approval processing of relevant materials and meeting support as well as various administrative support" - Lead research projects into associate target markets across Ireland, Nordics & Baltics to help inform Government Affairs strategies in those regions. **Core competencies/ The person we are looking for must be**: - A good team player keen to share information and learn from colleagues across the business - Demonstrates a high level of energy and vigour to the team and is willing to have a 'hands-on' role in the business - Plan their own work, under the guidance of the GA Director, and meets all commitments. You must be able to plan your work around changing deadlines and ensure you attend all relevant meetings - Demonstrate the ability to respond to requests promptly and move forward with confidence - Feel confident in working with different team members on a number of live project requests at any one time - Is passionate about and has good knowledge of UK health policy and is willing to learn more as part of the role. In particular: - **Knowledge of the high-level structure of Parliament and NHS England - Has the ability to research and grasp new issues at pace Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.