Head of Government Affairs España y Portugal (Healthcare)

Location: Madrid, Spain. Flexible workplace policy with a required minimum number of days onsite each week.

Base salary: €120,000–€180,000 annually, with potential discretionary bonuses, commission and/or long-term incentives.

Company

hirify.global is a healthcare company focused on products and services that support patient care and its mission to save and sustain lives.

What you will do

• Own Government Affairs and Market Access strategy for Spain and provide structured support for Portugal, Austria and Switzerland.
• Lead Western Europe strategies for Advanced Surgery, Compounding Services and OPAT across reimbursement, procurement, funding, tenders, evidence and policy.
• Build relationships with ministries, authorities, payers, procurement and assessment bodies, healthcare stakeholders, industry, professional and patient organizations.
• Translate political, payer and healthcare-system developments into portfolio strategy, investment priorities, resource allocation and risk mitigation.
• Align Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Finance, Supply Chain, Communications and Legal functions across country and portfolio plans.
• Represent hirify.global externally, establish governance and escalation practices, and protect compliance and reputation.

Requirements

• Significant senior-level experience in Government Affairs, Market Access, reimbursement, health policy or public affairs within regulated healthcare.
• Proven success developing multi-country strategies across complex healthcare systems and stakeholder environments.
• Experience advancing product- and service-based models through reimbursement, procurement, evidence and policy strategies.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and convert external insights into portfolio, investment and risk decisions.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional and cross-country initiatives through matrix influence.
• Established credibility with senior government, payer, procurement, industry, professional and patient stakeholders.
• Advanced relevant degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Fluent professional English and Spanish required.

Nice to have

• Portuguese or German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible workplace policy combining onsite collaboration with workplace flexibility, subject to local laws and business needs.
• Opportunity to influence healthcare policy, patient access, market development and sustainable growth across multiple European healthcare systems.
• Role includes executive-level representation, cross-country leadership, coaching and development of scalable practices.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and interview process.