Junior Public Affairs Specialist

Company Description At Docplanner Group, we’re on a mission to help people live longer, healthier lives. As the world’s largest healthcare platform, each month, we connect 24 million patients with 280k doctors across 13 countries (through brands like ZnanyLekarz, Doctoralia, MioDottore, DoktorTakvimi, and Jameda). Our marketplaces, SaaS and AI tools simplify daily tasks and help doctors, clinics and hospitals work more efficiently, so they can focus on what really matters: caring for their patients. MioDottore, TuoTempo, Noa and GIPO are our brands in the Italian market. Learn more about our products here: http://pro.doctoralia.es/docplanner.com http://docplanner.com and http://pro.doctoralia.es/miodottore.it http://miodottore.it. http://pro.doctoralia.es/ Why join us? 📊 Real impact – We help doctors help patients. Your work truly makes a difference. 📈 At scale, yet agile ~3,000 employees globally (of which 400+ in the Italian market), but still fast, flexible, and hands-on. ✨ Shape the future, sustain growth – Make a difference now and build for long-term success. Job Description We are looking for a Junior Public Affairs Specialist to join MioDottore’s team in Italy, supporting the company’s public affairs, institutional relations and stakeholder engagement activities. The person will report directly to the Head of Public Affairs & Public Market Access, Italy and will contribute to the management of key institutional and regulatory dossiers relevant to the business, with a particular focus on digital health, healthcare innovation, artificial intelligence in healthcare, public-private partnerships and public market access. How will you make an impact? You will support the team in: - monitoring political, institutional and regulatory developments at national and regional level; - analysing legislation, parliamentary acts, institutional initiatives and regulatory developments relevant to the business; - preparing summaries, briefings, internal memos, policy briefs and management updates; - supporting the drafting of position papers, institutional positioning documents and public affairs materials; - contributing to stakeholder mapping and engagement across institutions, trade associations and the broader healthcare ecosystem; - supporting the organization of institutional meetings, working tables, events and stakeholder engagement activities; - contributing to the development of projects and partnerships with public entities, associations, scientific societies and other healthcare stakeholders; - supporting the function in public market access activities and in initiatives related to institutional and territorial projects; - working cross-functionally with internal teams to help align business priorities, regulatory developments and institutional positioning opportunities. Qualifications What will help you thrive? We are looking for someone with 2–3 years of experience in areas such as: - public affairs - institutional relations - strategic consulting or public affairs consultancy - trade associations - companies operating in regulated sectors, ideally in healthcare, pharma, digital health or innovation-related environments Requirements - 2–3 years of relevant professional experience; - strong knowledge of the Italian institutional and political environment; - interest in healthcare, digital health, innovation and public policy; - strong analytical and synthesis skills; - excellent writing skills, especially in drafting institutional and policy-related materials; - ability to manage multiple tasks and work across complex dossiers; - strong teamworking skills and ability to interact with different internal and external stakeholders; - good level of English; - degree in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Economics or related fields. What we would particularly value - previous exposure, even at an early stage, to healthcare or pharma-related dossiers; - familiarity with lobbying activities, stakeholder mapping and…