Senior Director, Boston Corporate Affairs and Communications

Senior Director,Boston Corporate Affairs and Communications

Location:

Boston, US

At AstraZeneca (AZ), science compels us to push the boundaries of what is possible to turn science into life-changing medicines for patients who need them most.

We deliver breakthrough science by creating thriving, vibrant and open sciencecentreswhere our scientists are free to pursue their ideas and collaborate both with colleagues and our academic and industry partners.

Across our global footprint, we have a total of six strategic sites, which play a critical role in delivering our portfolio and driving our reputation.

These sites are oftenlocatedin vibrantinnovationecosystems andaredesignedtoallow us to strengthen collaboration,attracttalentand encourage an entrepreneurial approach toour science and our business operations.

The
Senior Director,Boston Communications
will define anddriveactivities that enhance our reputation in Bostonand strengthen relationships with those within this thriving ecosystem, in the USandglobally.

You willbecomea key representative of AZ in the community and utilize this roleand relationshipstoguidethedevelopmentandexecution of a robustprogrammeof activities, aligning broader corporate affairs activities, tosupport the company’s strategy andmaximisestheimpact of Astra Zenecain Boston ;bringing together diversestakeholderneedsto optimize and amplify our voice.

You willbe a key member oftheR&D Communications teams,working closely with internal stakeholders across Global Corporate Affairs (GCA) and the broaderorganisationtobuild the reputation of AZ in Bostonandshowcaseour most exciting science and benefit to the ecosystem and beyond. Positioning Astra Zeneca  as the best science-ledorganisationin the industry, a business leaderinvestingforthe futureand the partner of choice.

• Act as a key representative of AstraZeneca within
  
  Boston,aligningcontributingand also learning from others in the wider ecosystem, and translating these insights into activities
• Leads the development and delivery ofanintegrated corporate affairs strategy and planthatshowcases
  
  AstraZeneca’sleadership andpositiveimpacttoenhancereputationand collaboration sin
  
  Boston,including internal, external andpolicy / Government affairs activities.
  
  Aligning activities with internal stakeholders tomaximisethe broader impact within the USand globally.
• Reinforces and leadsthe company's approach to external / strategic stakeholder engagement in Bostonand serves as an effective ambassador in the community.
• Ensures Boston milestones, events and external news flow are maximised/effectively managed to achieve
  
  Boston objectives.
• Identifiesandmobilisesinput and output from key groupsincmedia relations, government affairs, community relations, R&D, digital/social media, internalcommunicationsand recruitment marketing, to deliver reputation enhancing communicationsprogrammesand events
• Works as part of a matrix and community of practice, sharing learnings, bestpracticeand knowledge
• Anticipates and manages reputational issues in addition to playing a corporate affairs leadership role in business continuity/incident management if required.
• Leveragespositiveimpact of AZSTEM activities locally(as appropriate)
• Aligns activities with other
  
  Boston community support programmes(managed in Ops BAU) which focuses predominantly onscience education in the community
• Provides coaching and counsel on corporate affairs topics to internal stakeholders including the senior leaders on theBoston
  
  Leadership Team
• Establishes measures of success and implements relevant evaluation tools. Ensures external environment ismonitoredtoidentifylocal and national communication opportunities and risks.

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in communication, public health, life science
• More than 10 years of experience in communication in pharma industry
• Established track recordof delivering impactful,integrated corporate affairs strategies and plans in support of business priorities across multiple channels and stakeholders with demonstrable measures of success
• Hasa track recordofcreating and developing networks, with an entrepreneurial approach and desire to…