Chief Government & Public Affairs Officer

Winixx Health
Chief Government & Public Affairs Officer Washington, DC, US Hybrid Full-time $225,000 – $375,000
About Winixx Winixx Inc. is a technology holding company building an integrated portfolio of technology platforms, infrastructure, and consumer products. Winixx Health is being developed as a healthcare infrastructure platform designed to make preventive healthcare broadly accessible, make early detection a default part of healthcare, and coordinate the transition from detection to clinical review, referral, intervention, emergency response, and follow-up. The long-term vision is to build Winixx Health as an operating layer for healthcare — connecting people, clinicians, laboratories, pharmacies, emergency services, hospitals, devices, and other healthcare institutions into a coordinated system while preserving appropriate clinical authority, privacy, consent, and regulatory safeguards.
Role Summary The Chief Government & Public Affairs Officer leads Winixx Health's direct engagement with federal, state, and local governments and helps translate the healthcare architecture into practical public policy, government programs, regulatory relationships, and public‑sector partnerships.
What You'll Do Develop and execute Winixx Health government‑affairs strategy
Establish relationships with federal agencies, Congress, state governments, governors' offices, legislatures, and relevant public institutions
Translate Winixx Health technical and healthcare architecture into understandable policy proposals
Coordinate legislative and regulatory engagement
Support development of public‑sector programs and partnerships
Build internal government‑relations capabilities rather than relying primarily on external intermediaries
Coordinate with Legal & Regulatory Affairs on lobbying, ethics, disclosure, and compliance requirements
Prepare executive leadership and subject‑matter experts for government meetings and testimony
Monitor relevant legislative, regulatory, and public‑policy developments
Develop briefing materials, policy positions, and government proposals
Coordinate government communications with Communications & Public Engagement
Establish long‑term institutional relationships based on credibility, transparency, and measurable public outcomes
What We’re Looking For Required: Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Government, Law, Public Administration, Healthcare Administration, Communications, Economics, or a related field
Demonstrated ability to understand complex policy issues and communicate them clearly
Strong writing, negotiation, relationship‑management, and strategic reasoning skills
Ability to work with technical, clinical, legal, financial, and operational experts
Demonstrated understanding of government institutions is strongly valued
JD, MPP, MPA, MPH, MBA, or equivalent advanced education is valued
Prior federal lobbying or government‑affairs executive experience is valuable but not required
Competitive base salary commensurate with demonstrated ability, educational background, and role scope
Performance bonus program tied to individual and company milestones
Visa sponsorship available for the right talent
Full‑time executive leadership position
Opportunity to help build a new category of healthcare infrastructure
Collaborative, mission‑driven executive environment
Paid time off and company holidays
Professional development and continuing education support
Opportunity to participate in a long‑term national‑scale healthcare initiative
Winixx Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate applicants on the basis of qualifications, demonstrated ability, education, professional judgment, and ability to perform the responsibilities of the role without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
These are founding‑stage leadership positions for a long‑term healthcare infrastructure initiative. Candidates will be evaluated primarily on their ability to understand the mission, reason through complex systems, make sound decisions, lead teams, and execute against ambitious objectives. Direct experience in an identical role is not required where a candidate can demonstrate equivalent capability through education, professional accomplishments, research, technical work, leadership, entrepreneurship, or other substantial evidence.
Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate how they would translate the Winixx Health mission into practical systems, programs, standards, organizations, and measurable outcomes.

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