Director Global Communication Immunology, Ophthalmology and Neurosciences

Job Description

Director, Global Pharmaceutical Communications

The role of Director, Global Pharmaceutical Communications – New Products is a unique opportunity to join our Company, one of the world’s premier biopharmaceutical companies, as a key member of the Global Pharmaceuticals Communications team. The role is dedicated to managing day-to-day communications related to our Company’s broad pipeline and portfolio of immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmology assets and other hospital & specialty brands, including support on new assets acquired through strategic business development. The candidate selected for this role will work under the guidance of the Executive Director, Global Pharmaceutical Communications, in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. 

This position is based in Rahway, NJ.

Responsibilities include but will not be limited to the following key activities:

• Manage communications activities in support of our Company’s immunology and hospital & specialty portfolio and pipeline, as well as oversee our Company’s collaborators in this space with a heavy emphasis on milestone communications (regulatory approvals, data releases, medical meeting communications).

• Provide strategic oversight and drive ongoing support and execution of signature U.S. unbranded patient/consumer programs including engagement with patient advocacy organizations; work closely with country communicators to enable local activations of unbranded campaigns. 

• Manage communications for new products in the pipeline, including neuroscience, ophthalmology and hospital/specialty products in the General Medicine pipeline and Global Pharmaceuticals portfolio, as needed.

• Serve as primary liaison with our Company’s Patient Innovation & Engagement team and U.S./global Marketing teams; our Company Research Labs and other cross-functional stakeholders.

• Responsible for communication to internal and external audiences in alignment with the company’s corporate narrative and Global Pharmaceuticals business strategy for your areas of responsibility while continuously partnering with various stakeholders to develop strategic communications aligned with key business priorities.

• Proactively evaluate innovative and creative omni-channel strategies to engage with internal and external stakeholders aligned with key priorities; ensure that the strategies are robust and complementary.

• Develop and communicate strategies, programs and materials for use by the markets, regions and subsidiaries worldwide; help advise regions and subsidiaries for franchise and product communications issues.

• Serve as a liaison to third party groups (including advocacy organizations) and external experts (including researchers) and to trade and local news media.

• Work directly with public relations agencies and help manage related budgets.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• A minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in a communications or public relations role within the pharmaceutical or a related industry (hospital, public health, etc.)

• Product communications experience preferred …