AddressPosted Date: Feb 29 2024
Global Health External Communications Manager
Location: GSK House (Brentford/Tottenham Court Road)
‘We’re moving towards a more sustainable future with our new headquarters. With better public transport links and proximity to world-class science and technology institutions, we’re excited for our move to the vicinity of Earnshaw Street, London WC1A (“the New HQ”) by end H1 2024.’
Job Purpose
This role supports the Head of Communications Global Health on External Communications. This individual will be involved in developing and executing the Global Health teams’ External Communications and media engagement strategy, in partnership with the Global Health Corporate Media team, Government Affairs (where applicable) and colleagues within the Global Health organisation. The role will focus on building confidence in the Global Health strategy and R&D model to further our reputation as a Global Health leader.
Key Responsibilities
Manages day-to-day External Communications and engagement activity for Global Health, executing reputation-building initiatives, partnering with R&D teams to manage milestone news flow and work with the Content and Channels Director to build a cadence of external communication.
Issues management across the Global Health product and pipeline area, enabling rapid and appropriate response if needed, including development of reactive positions.
Partner with the Global Health leadership team, in particular the R&D leads, to provide strategic communications counsel and coaching.
Work with cross functional teams, in particular GA, to ensure that GSK’s Global Health team is visible and External Communications opportunities maximised as part of high level meetings and congress activity.
Develop and maintain relationships with key external partners and stakeholders, working closely with the Global Health Government Affairs team.
Build a bench of company spokespeople and subject matter experts and preparing spokespeople for media and speaking opportunities.
Support the development and delivery of the Global Health communications and engagement strategy aligned with Global Health business objectives; as part of the overall CGA objectives and plans.
Work alongside Global Health Internal Communications to raise internal awareness, engagement and pride across the enterprise, leveraging key LOC, regional and business communicators, as relevant to Global Health, to ensure alignment and reach and impact of Global Health content.
Where appropriate, manage agency support to ensure work meets brief, adds value and is delivered on time and on budget.
Defines clear, measurable goals and uses data to drive improvements; understands PR measurement and KPIs, leads tracking and reporting of key metrics.
Ensure all communications activity is compliant with GSK codes of conduct, ethics and values.
Why You?
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent experience
Extensive experience with product or corporate communications, media relations, and strategic communications.
Communications experience, within healthcare or another highly regulated industry.
Experience developing communications; adept at working across matrix organizations, particularly within global organizations.
Calm under pressure, resilient and flexible.
Effective, flexible team working with the ability to prioritise workload in an unpredictable environment with high personal accountability.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex scientific and medical information into clear and compelling messages for different audiences.
Experience with metrics-based communications planning, media strategy, and stakeholder relationship approaches.
Patient focused.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in creation and execution of content objectives and plans Leadership presence and confidence providing strategic counsel to peers and senior executives.
In-house experience, and well-versed in various aspects of the communications strategies deployed during drug development (e.g., disease awareness, drug launch/approval milestones).
Why GSK?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive.
Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our R&D focus is to deliver a new generation of vaccines and medicines using the science of the immune system, human genetics and advanced technologies to get ahead of infectious diseases, HIV, cancer and other immune-mediated and respiratory diseases. We do all this with a commitment to operate responsibly for all our stakeholders by prioritising Innovation, Performance and Trust.
Our bold ambitions for patients are reflected in new commitments to growth and a significant step-change in delivery over the next five years. This means more GSK vaccines and medicines, including innovative new products, will reach more people who need them than ever before.
We have long believed that building trust is key to stronger performance, helping to create value for shareholders, impact for patients and society and a reason outstanding people choose to work for and with us. That’s why being a responsible business is an integral part of our strategy. Taking action on environmental, social and governance issues is a key driver in our strategy.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together
Closing Date for Applications: 14/03/2024 (COB)
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Why Us?
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.
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We’re moving towards a more sustainable future with our new headquarters. With better public transport links and proximity to world-class science and technology institutions, we’re excited for our move to the vicinity of Earnshaw Street, London WC1A (“the New HQ”) by end H1 2024.
