Associate Director – Specialty & Pharma Communications

Responsibilities

• Strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams to develop integrated communication strategies and campaigns aligned with the overarching corporate and franchise priorities.
• Co‑develop campaigns and ongoing news flow to continually reinforce the value of our company’s medicines among employees, the public, scientific liaisons, investors, healthcare professionals, payers, and advocacy partners.
• Stay current on trends in consumer engagement, digital activation and media and pop culture around the world to engage in new approaches to reach consumers on important disease awareness initiatives.
• Monitor the competitive landscape, ecosystem and media environment to identify emerging issues relevant to assigned therapeutic areas and opportunities to position our emerging pipeline and portfolio.
• Support communications around expansion of current product portfolio and new product launches.
• Manage public relations agency and related program budgets to implement best‑in‑class communications plans.
• Manage high volume of materials (press releases, social media content, core response documents, etc.) through medical and legal review process, developing strong and collaborative relationships with review boards.
• Identify opportunities for partnerships with key external organizations and experts in support of business and reputational goals.

• Minimum five years’ experience in communications or public relations; healthcare and pharmaceutical experience (agency or in‑house) strongly preferred.
• Background in pharmaceutical product communications – including managing communications for a high volume of data and regulatory milestones ‑ highly desirable.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills across various mediums/channels (e.g., digital, print, video) for U.S. and global audiences.
• Ability to work successfully across teams and reporting structures in a matrix environment.
• Strong project management skills with proven success managing and executing major projects.
• Keen eye for detail, with demonstrated experience managing a high volume of communications through a medical/legal review board.
• Team player, collaborative spirit, ability to succeed in a fast‑paced, high‑visibility environment.
• Skilled at leading traditional and social media and global communications programs.
• Excellent budget management skills, demonstrated ability to work across multiple agencies.
• Minimum of a BA required