About the Organization:

Founded in 1988, the Goldwater Institute is a free-market public policy research and litigation organization dedicated to advancing the principles of limited government, economic freedom, and individual liberty, with a focus on education, free speech, healthcare, equal protection, property rights, occupational licensing, and constitutional limits.

About the Role:

The Goldwater Institute is in search of a Director of Healthcare Policy who will lead the Institute’s efforts to expand patient choice, access, and affordability by crafting, promoting, and defending policies that protect healthcare freedom and the right to make one’s own medical choices. The Director will author and commission studies, draft legislation, and coordinate legislative activity with other policy staff. The ideal candidate will be innovative and entrepreneurial, with the ability to transform principled policy goals into practical, actionable healthcare policy reforms.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

  • Set and execute the Institute’s research and legislative agenda for state-based and national healthcare reform.
  • Author, co-author, or commission policy studies and commentaries.
  • Build and manage strategic relationships and meet regularly with public officials and other partners to promote the Institute’s healthcare policy agenda.
  • Provide expert testimony to government bodies, track and review legislative proposals, and respond to inquiries from legislative staff.
  • Represent the Institute at policy conferences, speak at public events, and communicate with the media.
  • Oversee Institute staff and policy interns assigned to healthcare policy work.
  • Assist the policy, legislative, litigation, communications, and development teams as necessary and contribute to the Institute’s mission to advance liberty.

Qualifications:

  • At least 3-5 years of experience in public policy at the state or national level and a general understanding of the laws governing healthcare policy.
  • Strong writing and speaking skills.
  • Demonstrated research experience.
  • Passion for, and alignment with, the mission of The Goldwater Institute.
  • Ability to travel up to 10%.

Benefits and Location:

The Goldwater Institute offers competitive salaries, bonuses and benefits including employer-paid group health insurance, health savings accounts, a 403(b) plan with an employer match, long-term disability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, life insurance, and generous vacation and leave policies.

This role can be based in-office in Phoenix, AZ or virtual from anywhere within the U.S.

The Goldwater Institute is an equal opportunity employer.

To Apply:

Qualified candidates should submit the following application materials (in order) in one PDF document:

  • Resume
  • Cover letter detailing your interest in the position and Goldwater Institute’s mission.

Applications should be submitted to Talent Market via this link: talentmarket.org/apply-for-your-dream-job/.

Questions can be directed to Savannah Murphy, Project Manager, who is managing the search process: [email protected].

There is no application deadline for this position. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. This job will remain posted on our site until it is filled.

While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.

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