Director, Corporate Media Relations (6639) Job Details

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Liberal Arts or Business
- 10 years of progressive experience in corporate communications
- 5 years managing functional area of expertise
- Fluent in print, electronic, and digital media production
- Strengths with MS Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

- 10-15 years of progressive media relations in a high growth, public global company
- 5-10 years managing functional area of expertise
- Extensive knowledge of biopharmaceutical and healthcare industry, including emerging trends over next five years
- Demonstrated leadership skills and proven track record of successfully developing and executing plans/large scale projects
- Builds strong bond with internal partners, including senior leadership and Public Affairs team
- Career accomplishments of working on global projects; understanding/sensitivity to different cultures
- Professional confidence to work closely with CEO and executive team
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and pressure; responsive to needs of reporters
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation; highly polished, mature, and articulate
- Familiarity with and/or ability to excel in Sharepoint and social/digital media tools

Desired Competencies and Qualifications:

- Strategic thinking evaluate the internal and external business environment to develop a long-term vision and strategy
- Influence skills creating alignment horizontally and vertically by making a case for ones approach that resonates and brings people along by addressing not only facts but emotion
- External perspective maintaining a Cubist, rather than a functional, perspective and acting on the belief that solutions and plans are stronger when appropriate collaboration occurs across and beyond the organization
- Integration of ideas from a variety of perspectives

Work Environment:

- Office setting

Physical Demands:

- None

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily within the context of the representative work environment and physical demands described above. Likewise, qualifications listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the positions essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.