The External Affairs Manager for Slovenia plays a vital role in developing and implementing strategic government affairs, corporate affairs, and external communication activities. This role fosters positive relationships with government agencies, business and trade associations, policymakers, healthcare stakeholders, patient associations, media representatives, and the local community. The manager ensures alignment between AbbVie’s business objectives, corporate values and key legislative and policy developments while enhancing AbbVie’s reputation as a transparent, responsible, and innovation-driven organization.

Your responsibilities will be divided equally between Government Affairs and Corporate Affairs tasks.

Government Affairs

• Monitor and analyze legislative, regulatory, and policy developments affecting the pharmaceutical market in Slovenia.
• Develop and execute government affairs strategies to foster a patient-centered and innovation-friendly policy environment.
• Provide policy and stakeholder intelligence to inform strategic decision-making and identify risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with government officials, industry associations, healthcare authorities, and other stakeholders.
• Represent AbbVie in policy and system-level negotiations and discussions with government bodies and institutions such as with relevant Slovenian ministries, health authorities, public payers and insurance institutions.
• Work cross-functionally with Market Access, Medical, Legal, Communications, and Commercial teams to ensure strategic alignment and compliance.

Corporate Affairs

• Drive corporate communication and external affairs activities in Slovenia to build and protect AbbVie’s reputation.
• Design and deploy communication strategies that shape public and policymaker opinion using data-driven narratives and third-party support.
• Manage media relations and advocacy campaigns to support AbbVie’s policy objectives and business priorities.
• Support public representation of senior leadership through effective communication plans.
• Partner with local and regional healthcare stakeholders including patient advocacy groups, universities, and professional associations to build a positive corporate reputation.
• Collaborate with various internal teams to integrate external affairs initiatives into broader marketing and business campaigns.