Lead, Global Corporate Communications

2022-10-10 | po-021170

Company description

One of the top 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue

Responsibilities

Support Lead, Corporate Communications Japan and other members in developing and executing the media relations activities, including developing relationships with reporters, managing response to media inquiries and serving as a corporate spokesperson.
Support Lead, Corporate Communications Japan in planning and executing owned media strategies to enhance company's corporate brand.
Support executing the branding campaign including contents creation contents in line with key messages of the branding campaign, progress monitoring of each project, external vendor management and knowledge sharing with other GCB&C team for a broader execution.
Be a member of Annual Integrated Report project and support project management, progress monitoring, stakeholder engagement including the review requests and update the contents.
Support developing media activities including quarterly earnings media call/conference, press conference, media briefings, media engagement activities and execute them with excellence.
Collaborate with other team members as necessary beyond the reporting line.
Support developing impactful messaging and communications materials with excellence including stand-by statements, reference documents, among other materials for all key questions and stakeholders' engagement when issues arise in the Japan market.
Develop and maintain relevant information about the company in Japanese for use with external audiences, including fact sheets, messaging documents, infographic copy, boilerplates, leadership bios and other written external materials
Curate the content and translation review on Japan external corporate website, when needed, while collaborating with the function in charge of technical management.
Align closely with other departments, including attending internal communicator meetings, understanding communication goals/objectives, managing issues proactively and responding to requests promptly.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Media Relations or a related field, with a minimum of 5-8 years of experience.
Experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology or healthcare industry communications environment, with a thorough grounding in the complexities and issues relating to operating in the global pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
Copyediting and proofreading experience.
An exceptionally strong eye for detail, with solid strategic, analytical and planning skills, as well as a creative approach to problem solving.
Strong communication and presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to influence and persuade stakeholders.
Native level of Japanese with excellent writing skill is required. Business level of English is preferred.