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Job Description

Provides expert support in one or more areas related to Vaccine & External Communications as part of the Comms team. Develops effective Vaccines & External communication campaigns and activities for one or more categories/ departments and acts as an expert resource on Vaccine & External communications as an expert contributor to a major area of the function. May lead or participate in global or regional project teams responsible for developing major communications campaigns or global strategies and vaccine & External communication policies. Implements policies and strategies within own country.

Typical Accountabilities

• Ensures all communications share are unified, on-brand look and feel that reflect the company’s business priorities and strategy
• Prioritises Vaccine & external messages and act as gatekeeper
• Helps ensure Vaccine & External communications are on-message and pushed through the appropriate channels
• Helps leaders (managers) deliver highly engaging communications (i.e. newsletter, social media…)
• Participates in cross-functional collaboration and information exchange across the company to create comms opportunities both Vaccine & external
• Strong engagement with key journalists in trade media and also general media (print, TV and radio)
• Monitors and assists in gaining journalists feedback through formal and informal communications
• Provides feedback on the needs and issues of the audience to influence corporate deliverables and new opportunities
• Identifies and develops content from clients and client projects to imbed into ongoing corporate communications

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communication, public relations or related field
• 5 years communications experience
• Experience managing relations with media and key journalists
• First-rate coordination, collaboration, organization and multi-tasking skills
• Good level of English
• Leadership (non hierarchical)
• Good project management
• With social skills
• Open to innovate ways of worki

Desirable

• Experience with multinational companies
• Experience with pharmaceutical industries
• External and vaccine communications experience
• Experience in a leadership support role
• Experience managing PR agencies

Key Relationshisp

Internal

• Colleagues within other Corporate Affairs functions

• Global Colleagues
• Colleagues in the marketing company

External

• Communications service providers
• Journalists
• KEE’s
• Payors

AstraZeneca es una empresa que promueve la igualdad de oportunidades. AstraZeneca tendrá en cuenta a todos los candidatos que reúnan el perfil para el puesto sin discriminación por motivos de discapacidad, sexo u orientación sexual, embarazo o periodo de maternidad/paternidad, raza u origen (nacional o étnico), edad, religión o creencias, identidad de género, estado civil o pareja de hecho y/o cualquier otra característica protegida por ley. AstraZeneca sólo emplea personas con permiso de trabajo en el país o países donde se anuncia la posición.

Date Posted

Closing Date

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.