Regional Government Affairs Director - Northeast (Healthcare)

Location: Harrisburg, PA; responsibility for approximately 12 Northeastern states; combination of office work and travel, with regular travel within assigned states and travel required 60% of the time.

Salary: $159,900–$200,000 per year, plus bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance.

Company

hirify.global operates in a service-oriented healthcare and transportation environment, supporting non-emergency medical transportation and personal care services.

What you will do

• Lead and execute government affairs strategies across approximately 12 Northeastern states, serving as the senior in-state representative before state legislatures, governors’ offices, Medicaid agencies, transportation program leaders, and personal care services administrators.
• Build relationships with legislative leaders, executive branch officials, regulators, policymakers, provider groups, community stakeholders, advocacy organizations, and industry associations.
• Lead legislative and regulatory advocacy, coordinate contract lobbyists, monitor policy and procurement activity, and communicate risks, opportunities, and recommended actions to senior leadership.
• Prepare testimony, comment letters, issue briefs, executive talking points, and regulatory or legislative analyses.
• Partner with Sales, Business Development, Operations, Product, Legal, Compliance, and Marketing on contract retention, procurement readiness, rate stability, and operational implementation of enacted requirements.
• Implement approved public affairs, grassroots, coalition, stakeholder-mapping, surrogate-engagement, and state political strategy initiatives, with regular business travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree in public policy, public administration, law, or a related field is preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in state government affairs, public policy, or public affairs, including direct work with state legislatures, governors’ offices, or executive branch agencies.
• Experience serving as a primary external representative before policymakers and regulators, and advancing state-level legislative and regulatory strategies supporting business objectives.
• Experience coordinating or managing contract lobbyists and external stakeholders.
• Strong project management, judgment, analytical, writing, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft testimony, comment letters, and executive briefings and interpret legislative language and regulatory guidance.
• Ability to collaborate professionally across Sales, Business Development, Operations, Product, Legal, Compliance, and Marketing, including under deadlines with limited supervision.
• Understanding of state procurement and rate-setting environments, particularly in Medicaid, non-emergency medical transportation, and personal care services.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior policymakers, agency leaders, and external stakeholders, with the confidence and presence to serve as the lead representative for a state or region.
• Ability to manage multiple states with differing political and regulatory environments while maintaining alignment with enterprise priorities; willingness and ability to travel regularly and travel 60% of the time.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in public policy, public administration, law, or a related field.
• Experience in healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, transportation policy, human services, or another regulated industry.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Service-oriented work focused on healthcare transportation and personal care services.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; employer-paid basic life insurance and AD&D; voluntary life insurance.
• Healthcare and dependent-care flexible spending accounts, commuter and parking benefits, and a 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, tuition reimbursement, and employee discounts.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.