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AstraZeneca · 19 hours ago

Director, Global Media Relations

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$144K/yr - $216K/yr

10+ years exp

AstraZeneca is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative medicines. The Global Media Relations Director leads external communications strategies, primarily focusing on media relations, and supports the BioPharmaceuticals Business by managing media engagement and shaping the company's external reputation.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Develops and implements media relations campaigns and ongoing communication for use with media across the global BioPharmaceuticals Business to promote AstraZeneca, our brands, and other initiatives

Builds and maintains relationships with global key top-tier regional and national, business, trade, and broadcast media outlets/reporters

Serves as spokesperson for company on key company topics, news flow, and issues, while proactively pitching media and responding to incoming media requests

Develops statements, press releases, and executive messages to reflect the company’s position on various proactive and reactive matters, including material/share-price sensitive events

Coaches senior leaders on media interview techniques/external speaking skills and supports on media and speaking engagements

Collaborates closely with internal Therapeutic Area (TA) colleagues to ensure brand messages are proactively shared with top-tier contacts and appropriately pulled through in all corporate external communications activities

Helps lead issues management and crisis preparedness activities for situations that could adversely impact AstraZeneca

Supports in developing and delivering a digital channels strategy for social, blog, and website

Develops and maintains, in close collaboration with the in-country affiliates, a media and social media measurement approach to evaluate progress against AstraZeneca’s corporate reputation objectives

Evaluates capabilities of in-country spokespeople and media relations capabilities and develops and manages capability building programmes

Qualification

Media relationsStrategic communicationsCrisis managementVerbal communicationWritten communicationDigital channels strategyGeopolitical competenceJournalism experienceRelationship building

Required

Bachelor's Degree

10-15+ years of hands-on experience in managing proactive/reactive media relations programmes on behalf of a multinational company, involving complex regulatory, legal, financial, etc. issues including litigation and business results

Previous employment in a global level role

Experience supporting a company within the STEM industry

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to craft clear and compelling messages across channels

Experience partnering with senior leaders to support media interviews and their effectiveness in other executive external engagements

Preferred

Experience in the pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry, with a track record of maintaining strong relationships with financial, pharma trade and consumer media

Prior journalism experience

Geopolitical competence

Benefits

Qualified retirement programs

Paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves)

Health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans

Company

AstraZeneca

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AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines. It is a sub-organization of Investor.

Founded in 1999

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GBR

10001+ employees