Senior Manager, External Communications, Ireland

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Senior Manager, External Communications, Ireland

Apply locations Ireland - Dublin - Ringsend time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id 4912682 Do you want to join an industry-leading Corporate Affairs function in an international, innovative, world-class pharmaceutical company? Be part of an organization committed to putting patients first and recently ranked number one employer in the Republic of Ireland by the Sunday Independent and Statista? Pfizer has always evolved with the changing needs of the people who rely on us to create a healthier world. Guided by our four values – courage, Joy, Equity and Excellence – our breakthrough culture supports our dedication to transform millions of lives. ROLE SUMMARY The communications team is responsible for developing and delivering campaigns that celebrate the value and impact of Pfizer’s medicines and vaccines, our role in transforming health and care, and the significant contribution of our breakthrough science to society. In this role, the successful candidate will lead the design and delivery of local external communications activity in Ireland. The communications senior manager is responsible for establishing and promoting Pfizer’s positive reputation in the local market, through core comms activities including active and reactive media relations, social media activities, medicine and vaccine communications (as per local regulations), profiling of the Pfizer sites and senior leader engagement. The successful candidate takes ownership for developing and securing funding for the annual communications operating plan, ensuring impactful activities which support our corporate, policy and trust-building priorities across all Irish sites and business areas. They will also provide ongoing strategic comms advice to the Country Manager, Country Leadership Team and other site leads, optimizing external engagement opportunities and containing reputation challenges. The communications strategy in country takes place in coordination within the regional comms team (as a direct report) as well as in the country leadership team (dotted line to the country manager) and alignment with other site leads to ensure a coordinated, All Ireland approach to external engagement. The role also coordinates closely with other local Corporate Affairs colleagues in the policy and public affairs team and aligns activity with the designated Corporate Affairs SPOC (single point of contact). Key areas of focus include:

• Active and reactive media relations; media pitching; developing top tier relationships
• Market lead for issues, crisis and corporate reputation management
• Content creation for corporate digital channels (social media, country website(s); if applicable: ownership of corporate social media channels including CEPs
• Identification of opportunities and preparation of executives for external activities related to public or media
• Development of strategies for corporate comms and Pfizer sites as well as selected priority brands
• Oversight and coordination of corporate communication agencies
• Secure and oversee local comms budget
• Administrative responsibilities like material approvals, contracting and use of all compliance systems and processes (as appropriate and required)
• Co-ownership of local corporate affairs plan with policy and public affairs
• Act as guide and approver for in-market public facing activities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the conversation in an external environment, with a key focus on media and social media, to build and protect the company’s reputation and trust base.
• Act as key company spokesperson to media and provide communications support to other key stakeholder engagements.
• Translate global/regional guidance into local strategies and activities, aligned to the existing local corporate affairs strategic plan and policy areas of focus.
• Build relationships across all Pfizer sites (R&D, manufacturing, commercial and global business services) – and their global partners – to secure an aligned All Ireland approach to external activities and leverage all assets to support our common goals
• Create and deploy communications for corporate & brand specific initiatives to deliver outcomes aligned to: local corporate affairs strategic plan; regional comms vision and mission; and above-market R&D, manufacturing and global business services’ goals
• Define relevant KPIs for comms campaigns & activities, measure them and derive learnings. Share outcomes within reporting line and with CLT/Country Manager/Site leads.
• Guide executives/ site leads / CLT members for external engagements and develop talking points and briefing materials.
• Lead content development for local corporate website.
• Ensure high-quality cooperation with our agency partners.
• Monitor media and share outcomes.
• Anticipate issues and manage them on a local level.
• Act as thought partner to marketing organization, as requested, on disease awareness and other above-brand external communications

KEY SKILLS

• Working and multi-tasking under pressure, respond quickly to changing situations in complex project environments, prepare responses/narrative quickly.
• Ability to apply needed compliance processes including relevant approval processes.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills adapted to suit needs of all communication channels with excellent attention to detail, consistency and quality
• Strong networker with a demonstrated ability to leverage a complex internal matrix to deliver aligned results
• Strong project management skills

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate or Graduate equivalent
• Communications background, with ~8 years’ experience, preferably in health/pharma
• Established working relationships with national level health and business journalists
• Understanding of measurement and metrics across traditional and digital channels
• Native English language speaker
• Strategic thinking capability
• Knowledge of local healthcare system

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree preferred

Make a difference today! All suitable candidates should apply through the link with CV provided. We are looking forward to hearing from you! In order to be considered for this position you need to be legally eligible to work in the EU. Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates. Due to the high volume of applications we will be contacting successful candidates only. Additional Information

• In order to be considered for this position in Ireland you need to be legally eligible to work in Ireland.
• Please note there is no relocation support available for this position

How to apply

• Make a difference today, all suitable candidates should apply with CV below. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Purpose Breakthroughs that change patients' lives ... At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values: courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives. Digital Transformation Strategy One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy. We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience. Equal Employment Opportunity We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business. As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms – allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve. Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees. Public Affairs & Communication #J-18808-Ljbffr