Philips
Director Communications, Monitoring_
Philips, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02238
**Director Communications, Monitoring (Cambridge, MA)**Drive world-class integrated communications program for Philips’ Monitoring Business. You have the overarching responsibility to deliver high quality internal/ external communication services to the leadership and the global employee base, including employee engagement, customer experience, thought leadership and transformation programs.You’ll be a part of The Business Communications team, which is part of Philips’ Communications & Brand organization that drives the company’s brand and reputation management and delivery of high-quality communication services to the leadership of Philips. You will be based in Cambridge Massachusetts and report to the Global Head of Business Communications and Communications Business Parter for Monitoring, and serve as a Leadership Team member in the Monitoring Business Unit(s). Monitoring is part of the Connected Care segment and comprised of three Business Units: Hospital Patient Monitoring, Ambulatory Monitoring and Diagnostics, and Emergency care. The Monitoring Business is the #1 market leader, creating the future of patient care management by connecting care inside and outside the hospital.**Your role:**+ Developing fully integrated communications plans that contribute to the success of Monitoring and its employee engagement.+ Working with a team of other senior communications professionals, synthesizing commercial objectives with reputation and brand objectives and co-building global comms plans and campaigns from a business and markets perspective.+ Providing overarching communications counsel and capability building to the Monitoring business leader and management team – taking an active role as a Communications representative in one (or more) Business Unit’s Leadership Teams, serving as a trusted advisor to their leader(s). Leading, developing and deploying the internal/ external communications plan, including support for the company’s reputation, brand, culture and transformation programs.+ Issues management and crisis communications in coordination with Philips’ central External Relations team and contribution to integration programs of mergers, acquisitions and divestments. Leading key Monitoring events, including participation in key trade/ business events and internal global webcasts.+ Supporting leaders to reach employee engagement scores through the delivery of communications guidance and community building through social channels. Managing annual program budget, agency and measurement of all programs.**You're the right fit if:**+ A results-oriented senior communications leader with 8+ years’ experience, in strategic B2B communications/marketing in an international/matrixed environment. Master’s degree is a nice to have.+ Strong understanding of/ affinity with technology, data, and healthcare innovation topics and strong senior stakeholder management skills: you are a confident and fact-based advisor to senior management and a trusted strategic partner.+ Proven track record of leading, building and coaching highly engaged and high performing global teams. Proven track record of driving strategic, complex programs and planning processes, with many moving parts, across a wide variety of organizational pockets.+ High energy, creativity and demonstrated ability to build key relationships and lead to positively influence stakeholders and drive effective collaboration. Ability to navigate a high paced business environment typical for a data and software driven business area which is preparing to globally scale its reach and activities.+ Native-level English (written and spoken); proven ability to write and steer work for impactful speeches, presentations, blogs, opinion pieces; etc. Strong project management skills and agency management experience.+ You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this Officeposition.**About Philips**We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.+ Learn more about our business.+ Discover our rich and exciting history.+ Learn more about our purpose.+ Read more about our employee benefits.If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.**Additional Information**US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.Company relocation benefits **_will not_** be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside within commuting distance to **Cambridge, MA.**It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to a diverse workforce. 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