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Public Citizen serves as the peoples voice in the nations capital. Since 1971, we have proudly championed citizen interests before Congress, the executive branch agencies, and the courts. We have successfully challenged the abusive practices of industries such as pharmaceutical, nuclear, and automobile sectors.

Public Citizens access to medicines group challenges the drug corporations monopoly power to ensure access to medicine for everyone, everywhere. We analyze news, build coalitions, strategize, organize, and provide technical assistance to partners across the United States and around the world. We help develop new policy and legislation, including efforts to make medicine more affordable, such as defending and expanding Medicare price negotiations.

Position Overview

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION : The Research Director reviews legislation, academic literature, and policy developments, producing reports, analysis, and expert testimony. The role involves identifying research lines that support advocacy goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to partners including public agencies and civil society organizations.
• Write reports and analyses on developments in access to medicines policy and pharmaceutical practices, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and logical argumentation. File FOI requests, submit comments to agencies, or testify before legislatures as needed.
• Develop strategic research agendas in priority areas related to pharmaceutical law and policy in collaboration with the group Director.
• Analyze and suggest improvements to legislation; draft proposed legislation.
• Supervise complex research projects involving staff, fellows, interns, and allies.
• Represent Public Citizen and the groups strategic interests in discussions with partner organizations. Speak at public events and to the press.
• Assist in drafting grant proposals and reports.
• Recruit and supervise staff and interns in coordination with the group director.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Subject matter expertise in areas such as access to medicines, prescription drug pricing, health systems, intellectual property, procurement, contracts, licensing, health rights, and health justice.
• Seven years of post-graduate professional experience or equivalent; advocacy experience preferred.
• Excellent research, writing, and analysis skills; advanced research skills required. Strong communication, strategy, and advocacy skills preferred. Cross-cultural and language skills are a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively; supervise research projects; attention to detail; discretion; ability to meet deadlines; commitment to public interest; flexibility and quick responsiveness.

Salary and Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience, with a comprehensive benefits package. This is a one-year grant-contingent position, with salary range $105,789 $129,080. Public Citizen staff are represented by SEIU Local 500, and salaries are set via collective bargaining.

Benefits include:

• Excellent medical and dental coverage, including for children
• Three weeks paid vacation, plus five personal days
• 401K with 5% employer contribution after one year
• 12 weeks paid parental leave after one year
• Sabbatical after 8 years
• Student loan reimbursement program

Application Process

Interested candidates should send a statement of interest, resume or CV, a writing sample (edited solely by the applicant), and two or more references to pmaybarduk@citizen.org . People of color and members of underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.

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