Associate Director, Policy & Communications (Oncology)- Fixed Term contract Until June 2027

Position Overview

Job Description This is a fixed-term contract (FTC) role on a full-time basis, for the period from appointment until June 2027. Short notice period will be preferred. This role is predominantly head office based, with some travel as required for meetings. Hybrid working applies to this role.Policy & Communications team reports to the Managing Director and is part of a worldwide network of communications and policy experts under the Strategic Access, Policy and Communications organisation. Policy & Communications leads and delivers our company's corporate and strategic communications (including staff / internal communications), social media and online presence, policy strategies including - central to this role - its franchise policy and communications. Reporting to the Director, Policy & Communications - Oncology, the successful candidate will be the strategic face of Policy & Communications in the Oncology Business Unit and with our external stakeholders.They will work closely with cross functional teams to assess, create and deliver policy and communications programmes and tactics that drive our business goals through a deep understanding of, and engagement with, the stakeholder and healthcare landscape. They will work in close partnership with other Policy & Communications colleagues to deliver an integrated, winning package of policy and communications. The role would suit an outcomes oriented individual who thrives on working in a fast paced environment and who combines a passion for strategic and creative communications programmes with a focused and disciplined delivery style.

Key Activities (Responsibilities)

• Represent and lead the Policy & Communications contribution to the Oncology Business Unit's success and the organisation overall.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the goals of the franchise, the wider business, critical success factors and challenges/opportunities that may impact them in the external and internal policy and communications environment.
• Identify and understand relevant internal and external stakeholders and audiences, prioritise and manage engagement with them.
• Create and deliver policy & communications programmes that advance company and franchise goals in a measurable way across therapy and corporate policy, brand and therapy area communications, media relations, stakeholder engagement, patient group relations, publications, social and digital media, and issues management.
• Support staff engagement where required.
• Manage tactical communications delivery and the management of suppliers, including business practices procedures governing all activities.
• Provide ongoing strategic counsel on communications and relevant business issues to colleagues across the organisation - particularly business and functional leaders and the Policy & Communications team.
• Contribute to broader Policy & Communications team initiatives, including key strategic and departmental projects.

Specialist Skills & Competencies

• Health policy and product knowledge: sound knowledge of health policy, pharmaceutical industry environment and levers for influencing policy change; understanding of portfolio, product lifecycle and ability to interpret external health policy.
• Enterprise brand management: understand mission, strategy, values and franchise plans and use internal and external engagement to champion them, mitigate risks and shape future business.
• Stakeholder analysis, engagement & influencing: identify key audiences, evaluate situations, connect with them based on deep strategic understanding and anticipate their needs.
• Policy and communications strategy & development: expert in developing communication and policy strategies; provide counsel to colleagues; create programmes and messages for diverse audiences; shape tone, style and direction of key communications or policy campaigns.
• Programme development & execution: design strategic programmes, develop project plans, secure resources, manage budgets, identify and mitigate risks, prioritise tasks, measure results.
• Compliance, ethics & risk management: understand and comply with internal and external standards, identify risks, raise issues, apply risk mitigation strategies using sound judgment.

Required Skills

• Adaptability
• Advertising communications
• Communications programmes
• Communication strategy development
• Content creation
• Educational materials development
• Marketing coordination
• Pharmaceutical policies
• Public health research
• Public policy development
• Public relations services
• Social media communications
• Special event planning
• Strategic communication planning
• Strategic thinking

Preferred Skills

• Current employees apply
• Current contingent workers apply