Bausch Health Companies
Senior Manager, External Communications
Bausch Health Companies, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, us, 02324
If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.Join a team! We are a global diversified pharmaceutical company enriching lives through our relentless drive to deliver better health outcomes. We develop, manufacture and market a range of products, primarily in gastroenterology, hepatology, neurology, dermatology, and medical aesthetic devices. Our 7,000 employees share a common goal and values, propelling us to provide essential care to millions of people globally. We seek dedicated individuals who share our sense of urgency, unity, and excellence.
We are looking for a trustworthy and respectful individual who consistently does the right thing. Someone who is imaginative and proactive, with a keen eye for what is possible. A perceptive and adaptive person who is action-oriented. We need a disciplined, focused, and accountable team member. If you embody these values, come join our company and help us shape the future.
In partnership with key leaders and under the management of the Director, Corporate Communications, the Senior Manager, External Communications will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive, integrated external communications strategy that builds and protects the company's reputation, engages key external stakeholders, and aligns the organization behind a common corporate narrative for external communications. Specifically, this role will:
Assist in the writing and editing process for press releases, aligning key messaging with stakeholders and releasing to media.
Collaborate with key leaders to share and refine the company's external narrative and execute media relations strategies.
Leverage media to portray a positive and favorable external image for the company and reduce news coverage that negatively depicts the company.
Develop communications materials that accurately portray the company.
Execute a comprehensive external communications strategy.
Liaise with IR, Legal, and business teams to develop and execute issues and crisis management/response teams that minimize disruption to the business.
Create and maintain a digital/online engagement strategy and establish a unified policy/approach for social media programs for product brands.
Collaborate with the business and BD teams to communicate about BD/M&A activities around the company.
Assist in managing and directing public and media relations agency partners to assure maximum impact in reaching desired communications goals and objectives.
Participate as a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and provide messaging support for the annual publication of the company's CSR report.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required or 8 years communication experience equivalency.
Minimum 8 years of communications experience required - including media and/or public relations.
Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and health care industry preferred.
Proven ability to advise, counsel, and coach top corporate leaders in a fast-paced environment.
Works with a sense of urgency and is a self-starter.
Crisis management experience preferred.
Experience with the use of social media.
Strong oral and presentation skills; ability to negotiate and persuade.
Proven writing and communication skills.
Proven ability to adapt and execute in a challenging and rapidly changing environment.
Track record of collaboration, with established ability to work cross-functionally in a complex matrix management environment.
Ability to interact with all levels of management and manage staff and vendors.
Excellent interpersonal skills; enthusiastic, team player, and self-starter; serious commitment to hard work and excellence.
This position may be available in the following location(s): Bridgewater, NJ.
Bausch Health Companies Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates collaboration.
If a candidate needs a reasonable accommodation/adjustment due to physical or mental health impairment for any part of the application process, they are encouraged to send their request to humanresources@bauschhealth.com or call 908-927-1400 and let us know the nature of the request and their contact information.
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We are looking for a trustworthy and respectful individual who consistently does the right thing. Someone who is imaginative and proactive, with a keen eye for what is possible. A perceptive and adaptive person who is action-oriented. We need a disciplined, focused, and accountable team member. If you embody these values, come join our company and help us shape the future.
In partnership with key leaders and under the management of the Director, Corporate Communications, the Senior Manager, External Communications will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive, integrated external communications strategy that builds and protects the company's reputation, engages key external stakeholders, and aligns the organization behind a common corporate narrative for external communications. Specifically, this role will:
Assist in the writing and editing process for press releases, aligning key messaging with stakeholders and releasing to media.
Collaborate with key leaders to share and refine the company's external narrative and execute media relations strategies.
Leverage media to portray a positive and favorable external image for the company and reduce news coverage that negatively depicts the company.
Develop communications materials that accurately portray the company.
Execute a comprehensive external communications strategy.
Liaise with IR, Legal, and business teams to develop and execute issues and crisis management/response teams that minimize disruption to the business.
Create and maintain a digital/online engagement strategy and establish a unified policy/approach for social media programs for product brands.
Collaborate with the business and BD teams to communicate about BD/M&A activities around the company.
Assist in managing and directing public and media relations agency partners to assure maximum impact in reaching desired communications goals and objectives.
Participate as a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and provide messaging support for the annual publication of the company's CSR report.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree required or 8 years communication experience equivalency.
Minimum 8 years of communications experience required - including media and/or public relations.
Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and health care industry preferred.
Proven ability to advise, counsel, and coach top corporate leaders in a fast-paced environment.
Works with a sense of urgency and is a self-starter.
Crisis management experience preferred.
Experience with the use of social media.
Strong oral and presentation skills; ability to negotiate and persuade.
Proven writing and communication skills.
Proven ability to adapt and execute in a challenging and rapidly changing environment.
Track record of collaboration, with established ability to work cross-functionally in a complex matrix management environment.
Ability to interact with all levels of management and manage staff and vendors.
Excellent interpersonal skills; enthusiastic, team player, and self-starter; serious commitment to hard work and excellence.
This position may be available in the following location(s): Bridgewater, NJ.
Bausch Health Companies Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates collaboration.
If a candidate needs a reasonable accommodation/adjustment due to physical or mental health impairment for any part of the application process, they are encouraged to send their request to humanresources@bauschhealth.com or call 908-927-1400 and let us know the nature of the request and their contact information.
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