Associate Director, U.S. Communications, Vaccines

Role Summary

Associate Director, U.S. Communications, Vaccines. Location: Morristown, New Jersey. The role will support internal and external communications for the Vaccines business unit, and communicate Sanofi’s leadership, innovation, and commitment to public health including in-market products, pipeline, and advocacy efforts. The position reports to the Head, U.S. Communications, Vaccines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage comprehensive communication strategies internally and externally to support the business unit’s brand priorities, including partnering with the Global Media Relations team members dedicated to U.S. efforts, to ensure aligned messaging and positioning.
• Provide strategic leadership in the creation and implementation of impactful communication programs, internally and externally, across brand areas. This will include but is not limited to disease awareness/brand integration programs; thought leadership content; branded communication activity; digital communications; new product (Vaccine) entries.
• Possess a good working knowledge of the overall digital and social media landscape with the ability to deliver innovative approaches and plans within this growing and important space.
• Manage the work executed by the agency of record for communications.
• Liaise and partner with U.S. and global Corporate Affairs colleagues and cross functional teams.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree; preferred in Communications, Business Administration, English or Journalism
• Required: Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Required: Excellent collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills; demonstrated ability to work with senior leaders
• Required: Strong issues management capabilities
• Required: Strong organizational skills
• Required: Experience in internal and external communications
• Required: Ability to collaborate in a heavy matrix environment
• Required: 6-8 years of corporate communications experience in the healthcare space or pharmaceutical industry; Vaccines experience preferred, but not mandatory
• Preferred: Strong ability to work effectively across functions, levels and business units; proven collaborator
• Preferred: Ability to counsel and work successfully with senior executives and communications peers
• Preferred: Ability to research, develop, deliver and measure communications strategies and plans with a goal of showcasing communications successes to internal and external audiences
• Preferred: Expertise in communications concepts, practices, strategies and tactics based on understanding of key audiences and corporate objectives
• Preferred: Ability to assess risk and manage issues effectively
• Preferred: Proactive, self-starter with the ability to work independently and in team environment
• Preferred: Excellent networking and relationship-building skills and the ability to interact with confidence with various levels and functions