Associate Director, Strategic Communications and Organizational Engagement, Remote

Job Description

The Associate Director, Organizational Engagement reports to the Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO) and plays a key role in shaping and executing the strategic communications for GCTO's global workforce of over 10,000 employees. Serves as strategic advisor to the GCTO leadership team, this role is responsible for developing and implementing enterprise-wide communication strategies that enhance organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and change readiness across a highly matrixed and regulated environment.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional communicator with deep expertise in strategic communications, change management, cross-functional and workforce engagement with exceptional digital acumen skills, including the responsible use of AI. This role engages with the SVP, GCTO and the leadership team as a strategic partner and advisor, develops engagement and change management strategies in alignment with GCTO's strategic priorities, goals and branding guidelines Responsible for the development and maintenance of GCTO's communications framework;

supports planning and delivery of GCTO events; and serves as a day-to-day partner to GCTO leaders to support internal messaging, executive communications, and presentation materials.

• Executive Engagement and Advisory Serves as a strategic communications partner to GCTO leadership, crafting executive-level messaging that drives clarity, alignment, and action. Diagnosing communication gaps and design interventions that enhance leadership visibility and effectiveness
• Strategic Communications Leadership Develops, plans, and executes the global engagement and internal communications strategy for GCTO ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and communication guidelines. Collaborates with the GCTO leadership team, GCTO's and GCD's Project Management Office (PMO) in the development of communications for special initiatives. Manages vendor relationships and deliverables to ensure quality, timeliness and alignment with GCTO communication objectives. Develops and executes the GCTO enterprise employee engagement strategy,