Director, Portfolio Communications

The Director, Portfolio Communications and Advocacy Relations is a strategic leader responsible for shaping and driving integrated communications and advocacy strategies across Ipsen's portfolio, including key growth brands and future launches.

Serving as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, this role translates business priorities into impactful corporate affairs initiatives that enhance Ipsen's reputation, strengthen stakeholder trust, support commercial objectives, and advance patient-centered outcomes. The Director will lead high-profile communications initiatives, influence cross-functional decision-making, and foster strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to maximize business and reputational impact.

• Provide strategic leadership for Corporate Affairs across multiple therapeutic areas, in-market brands and future launches, ensuring communications strategies directly support business objectives, growth priorities and corporate reputation goals
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, brand teams and cross-functional stakeholders, influencing key business decisions through strategic communications counsel and stakeholder insights
• Lead the development and execution of integrated communications and advocacy strategies that drive awareness, engagement and differentiation across Ipsen's portfolio with clear measurement of business and reputational outcomes
• Shape launch readiness and commercialization strategies by embedding Corporate Affairs into launch planning, market preparation, stakeholder engagement and reputation management activities
• Identify emerging opportunities, risks and marketplace dynamics, proactively developing strategies that protect and strengthen Ipsen's reputation while supporting organizational priorities
• Drive enterprise-wide alignment across Corporate Affairs, Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, Legal and other relevant teams to ensure a unified stakeholder engagement approach
• Create and implement innovative, multichannel communications programs that leverage multiple channels and platforms to maximize reach, engagement and impact
• Cultivate and maintain strategic relationships with external stakeholders to advance disease education, patient support and Ipsen's corporate reputation
• Partner closely with global Corporate Affairs to ensure alignment of global priorities while tailoring execution to the North American market
• Anticipate and lead responses to complex issues, sensitive stakeholder situations, and reputational challenges, providing strategic guidance to senior leadership and ensuring preparedness through scenario planning.
• Direct vendor partnerships, setting strategic expectations, evaluating performance, and optimizing investments to deliver measurable results and operational excellence
• Manage communications budgets and resource allocation decisions, ensuring effective prioritization of investments against business objectives and organizational goals
• Act as a visible Corporate Affairs leader and ambassador for Ipsen, representing the organization internally and externally while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and high performance

Knowledge & Experience (essential):

• 12-15+ years of progressive experience in biopharmaceutical, healthcare, or healthcare communications environments, including significant experience leading product communications, advocacy relations and launch communications
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior executives and influencing strategic business decisions through communications leadership
• Proven track record developing and leading integrated communications strategies that deliver measurable business, reputational and stakeholder engagement outcomes
• Deep understanding of the North American healthcare landscape, patient advocacy environment, media ecosystem and pharmaceutical company dynamics
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives, major product launches, issues management and reputation-building programs in a highly matrixed organization

Education / Certifications (essential):

• Bachelor's degree required

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