Director - Public Affairs

Director - Public Affairs page is loaded Director - Public Affairs Apply locations Netherlands - Amsterdam time type Full time posted on Posted 7 Days Ago job requisition id R0040836 For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job. At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world's biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.We empower our leaders to step up, share ideas, listen, learn, and lead. We're welcoming bright, diverse, and imaginative minds; we're nurturing them to foster an environment of inclusion and growth where innovation is encouraged. We expect our people leaders to model that environment, and to focus on creating inclusion, developing talent, and enabling teams.Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we're looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.Job DescriptionDirector Public Affairs, BeNeLuxLocation: NetherlandsGilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercialises innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. With each new discovery and investigational drug candidate, we seek to improve the care of patients living with life-threatening diseases around the world. Gilead's therapeutic areas of focus include HIV/AIDS and emerging viruses, liver diseases, cancer, and inflammation. Gilead has 18 000 employees globally and over 100 are based in the BeNeLux cluster.The PositionReporting to the Public Affairs head of Australia, Canada & Europe Mid-Sized Markets (ACE MM), this role is responsible for corporate and brand communications of the BeNeLux cluster (Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg), based in Amsterdam. This includes the conception and delivery of strategic branded and unbranded communication programmes, community engagement, patient advocacy, corporate giving, plus corporate and employee communication intended to protect and enhance Gilead's corporate reputation while helping us to become the biotech employer and partner of choice.This role sits on the BeNeLux Leadership Team and works closely with the General Manager of the BeNeLux cluster and will work in collaboration with the cross-functional team (including Medical Affairs, Marketing, Government Affairs and Market Access). In addition, the role works closely with Public Affairs colleagues in ACE and globally, to communicate the value that our medicines deliver throughout their lifecycle.Job DutiesResponsible for the development and execution of Gilead's communications strategy for the BeNeLux cluster, in alignment with global direction and local leadership, in support of the product portfolio and business objectives. Components include: media relations, digital, reputation management, leadership communications, issues and crisis management, brand/therapeutic area communications, corporate communications, and employee engagement.Design and implement strategic programmes and narratives that proactively communicate Gilead's perspective and shape corporate reputation.Coordinate with cross-functional colleagues to ensure alignment and collaboration on business priorities, execution, and messaging across different stakeholdersExamine complex issues from a broader organization perspective, determine communications opportunities and develop and implement risk mitigation strategiesPrepare communication materials, including strategic programmes, key messages, Q&A documents, press releases and presentationsDevelop/strengthen relationships with a wide variety of community advocates and organizations, championing patient engagement in appropriate cross-functional projectsEnhance Gilead's profile among industry associations, media, and other influential organizations across the three marketsDevelop strong relationships with key media and respond to media requests and arrange interviews with management and opinion leader spokespeople, as appropriateResponsible for Gilead's corporate giving initiatives in the three marketsDrive internal communications and employee engagement by proactively driving ideas and programmes that support culture evolutionEffectively manage all aspects of public relations agency relationships, including direction and project managementManage budgets to targetUnderstand the regulatory framework in the three markets and compliantly manage internal approvals and interactions with the review teamKnowledge, Experience and Skillssignificant, demonstrable and proven experience in communications, product communications, media, and patient advocacy group relationsExperience in pharmaceutical industry or biotech companies would be preferred.Must have experience implementing public relations plans and understand the relationship of those plans to other roles and functions, including Marketing, Medical Affairs, Government Affairs and Market AccessDemonstrated experience in media relations (traditional and social), issues management; knowledge of healthcare and industry media.Experience managing multiple projects (timelines, budgets, priorities) simultaneously; flexibility and results-oriented focus are essential. Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, both in the role of team member and as a project manager, preferably with experience working in a matrix settingExcellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.Ability to interact with senior management and high-profile experts appropriately, with confidence and ease.Knowledge of the political/health policy environment, including processes and key stakeholders across the three marketsFluency in EnglishTypically requires a BA degree in communications, liberal arts, business, or science-oriented field (or International Equivalent) proven relevant experience, which includes ten years healthcare public relations experience.BehavioursAbility to engage and manage multiple stakeholders to achieve objectives.Curious with a strong learning agility (the ability to rapidly study, analyse and understand new situations and business problems)Operationally excellent and resilient in the context of a rapidly changing environmentOrganised with systematic approach to prioritisation.Collaborative attitude and process orientated to achieve the business objectives.Gilead Core ValueIntegrity (always doing the right thing),Teamwork (collaborating in good faith),Excellence (working at a high level of commitment and capability)Accountability (taking personal responsibility).Inclusion (encouraging diversity) Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual's gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws. For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors: Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job. Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

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