Senior Communications Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Development and implementation of Therapy Area/product internal and external communications strategy in collaboration with patient advocacy and policy cross functional teams

• Provide strategic brand communications counsel and support for Global Therapeutic Areas teams on pre-launch and growth priority brands.

• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with key functions and partners within International TAs, marketing, medical, value and access.

• Co-creation with Top 3 markets on strategy, execution and measurement

• Implementation of OGSM framework, KPIs and A&I measures to consistently monitor and predict product performance management above country and for Top 11 market, in alignment with Corporate Affairs Strategy and Operations.

• Strategic communications counsel and best practice sharing across Top 11 and Rest of world including, audience and disease insights, measurement and execution learnings. 

• Lead the development and execution of content for branded and non-branded communications strategies, patient activation, disease awareness, therapy area narratives, across all media channels including social, to support business objectives to achieve patient and healthcare system impact. 

• Manage media strategy, content creation, crisis communications and congress activity. 

• Identify and engage key stakeholders, including journalists, influencers and healthcare providers, including development of communication strategies to build and maintain positive relationships

• Stay abreast of key environmental and policy issues impacting the company’s ability to operate in International geographies and with consideration of media relations strategy

• Primary point of contact for external communication agencies that partner to support innovation, insights, message testing and best practice sharing across markets

• Exemplifies a predictive mindset; seeks multidirectional insights to understand our environments and stakeholders, and embraces iterative, measurable experimentation and action.   

Essential  Requirements:

• Degree/university diploma required, preferably in management, legal, business, or finance or equivalent.

• Extensive years of experience in communications preferably with a healthcare and/or pharmaceutical background.

• Ability to influence at a senior level and navigate complexity.

• Management of agency partners and budget management.

• Understanding of diverse policy landscapes.

• Product PR communications, social media strategy and implementation.   

• Crisis and issues management.    

• Excellent people, written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to influence at a senior level and navigate complexity.    

• Business and organisational awareness, enterprise perspective.

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation:

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