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.