META Government Affairs and Reimbursement Senior Manager

This is where you save and sustain lives

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Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

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Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

At Baxter, we are driven by our mission to save and sustain lives. Our portfolio of essential medical products touches millions of lives every day across hospitals and healthcare systems worldwide. As we grow in the dynamic META region, we are looking for a strategic and collaborative leader to help shape healthcare policy, improve patient access, and drive sustainable reimbursement models across diverse healthcare systems.

The META Government Affairs & Reimbursement Head will lead and execute public affairs, health policy, and reimbursement strategies across the Middle East and Africa. This role is critical in shaping an enabling policy environment, fostering strong relationships with government stakeholders, and ensuring patient access to Baxter’s innovative therapies and technologies.

Essential duties and responsibilities

Government Affairs & Policy Advocacy

• Develop and execute a cohesive government affairs strategy for the META region aligned with global and regional business objectives.
• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with key policymakers, regulatory authorities, health ministries, and trade associations.
• Monitor and influence public policy developments affecting the healthcare, medtech, and reimbursement landscape.
• Lead Baxter’s representation in policy dialogues, multi-stakeholder forums, and public-private partnerships.

Reimbursement & Market Access

• Collaborate cross-functionally with regional market access, pricing, medical, and commercial teams to develop and implement reimbursement strategies.
• Drive evidence generation and health economics initiatives to support the value proposition of Baxter’s products.
• Work with local teams to shape payer engagement, funding pathways, and successful health technology assessments (HTA) or reimbursement submissions.
• Identify and pursue innovative access solutions tailored to each country’s healthcare financing model.
 

Strategic Leadership & Alignment

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the META leadership team on public affairs and market access matters.
• Lead a team of market access/government affairs professionals in select META countries.
• Build internal capabilities and ensure best practices are shared across the region.
• Collaborate with related counterparts to align strategies and ensure cohesive execution.
 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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