BD · 1 month ago
Associate Director, Communications
Covington, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
10+ years expBD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world, focused on advancing health through innovation. The Associate Director, UCC Communications will develop and implement communication strategies that drive business growth and enhance employee engagement while managing external public relations efforts.
Health CareMedical DeviceTechnical Support
Responsibilities
Lead community relations and engagement activities in partnership with local leadership and community investment partners and amplify storytelling around our BD Hometowns initiatives
Align efforts with UCC Marketing teams and Corporate Communications on customer-focused PR opportunities in both trade and consumer media that support product sales and marketing strategies
Act as UCC lead for issues management and crisis communication, working closely with the BD Corporate Communications team
Develop, manage and implement UCC organic social media in support of BD and UCC strategy and in line with the overarching BD Social Media approach to champion brand awareness, associate and customer engagement and advocacy
Act as a consultant and strategic thought partner to the business president and leadership team to develop, manage, execute and champion business-wide internal communication and change management strategies that drive associate engagement through improved awareness and understanding of business priorities and key initiatives
Enable and coach UCC President and the UCC Management Board as needed to ensure content aligns to high standards of excellence and effectiveness of delivery, including speaking engagements, external and internal presentations, etc
Research, write, edit and publish content for communication vehicles including intranet, town halls, video scripts, emails, presentations and others
Support business and cultural integration efforts for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, with Corporate Communication team
Support communication and engagement in Inclusion & Diversity initiatives and events in alignment and partnership with UCC HR
Analyze and report on the effectiveness of communication efforts, using data and metrics to drive continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Communication, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, Business or related field
Minimum 10 years professional internal and external communications experience required including experience working on transformation initiatives – communicating change and bringing people along a change journey
Experience in external communications/public relations, and social media, web and other digital communication technologies and tools is required
Strategic and proactive problem solver with ability to “see the big picture” and connect the dots across a matrixed organization required
Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills with strong editing capabilities required; expertise in AP Style writing highly preferred
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), Adobe, PR Newswire, Media Monitoring Services, LinkedIn experience required
Willing to travel up to 30%
You will be required to submit three writing samples during the interview process
Preferred
Experience in health care industry is highly preferred
Expertise in AP Style writing highly preferred
Company
BD helps advance clinical therapy with the process for patients and health care providers with innovative technology services and solutions.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$540MKey Investors
Steris
2023-08-02Post Ipo Equity· $540M
1962-04-23IPO
Leadership Team
Tom Polen
Chairman, CEO and President
Richard Byrd
Executive Vice President and President of the BD Interventional Segment
Recent News
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