Senior Manager Communications, Boudry Site (75%) & R&D Communications Europe (25%)

Bristol Myers Squibb

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Key information

  • Publication date:

    28 March 2024
  • Workload:

    75%
  • Contract type:

    Temporary
  • Place of work:

    Boudry

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

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Position Summary

Fixed term contract - 24M.

As an integral member of the R&D Communications team, the Senior Manager Communications will manage and support site communications, employee and leader communications, content for local town halls and events (Site visits, panel discussions, global events e.g. Global patient week, country to country for patient event), internal communications (app. 75%). The person will also be involved in storytelling, development of messaging, elevator pitches, external communication activities e.g. media events, social media, developing internal content of external initiatives, creating awareness for BMS in Europe (25%) while supporting the Senior Director EU Science Communications.
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This role is a vital contributor to the Boudry leaders as well as the R&D communications team and will support the creation and execution of the overall integrated communications strategy to create awareness for BMS in Boudry/ Switzerland as well as BMS in Europe. Stakeholder management includes liaising with relevant Site leadership members, Leaders of all functions represented in Boudry as well as leaders from Research & Development globally, Corporate Affairs teams, and agency partners. This role requires an "enabling mindset" and a "can do attitude", skillful collaboration across all stakeholders within the BMS, writing skills, project management skills. Photography and video-skills are a plus.?

The role will report to the Senior Director of European Science Communications. This role is an individual contributor and does not have any direct reports. The position will be based in Boudry, close to Neuchatel in the French-speaking, western part of Switzerland.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with Senior Director EU science comms to elevate Boudry as an EU site of scientific excellence and to extend the reach of BMS science and innovation story.
  • Develop and implement communications activities for the BMS Boudry global collaboration hub, plans and updates the BMS Boudry narrative, messages that support corporate, local, R&D milestones, and other activities.
  • Create and oversees local communications calendar in collaboration with the BMS Swiss affiliate in Steinhausen and mailbox distribution calendar to ensure steady flow of communications that are well planned and timed with a focus on science and reputation building topics.
  • Drives engagement on local Viva engagement channels, manages updates of Boudry Portal
  • Prepare talking points for executives and mentors key BMS speakers for internal and external speaking opportunities at employee town halls, industry events and other forums.
  • Collaborate with various cross-functional teams to identify, develop, and execute communications strategies (e.g. PBRGs People Business Resource Groups)
  • Develop social and digital content for BMS-owned channels in CH / EU (LinkedIn, homepage, etc.) to promote company announcements, relevant stories to ensure information is accurate and up-to-date.
  • Evaluate communications efforts based on agreed metrics and key performance indicators
  • Swiss affiliate and EU teams as well as agencies).
  • Manage comms budget

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Qualifications & Experience

  • 7+ years of professional experience in corporate affairs, with a focus on pharmaceutical communications preferred. A successful candidate will have:
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field, including journalism, public relations, communications.
  • Past experience of working in a pharmaceutical or scientific industry. Agency and/or journalism experience strongly preferred.
  • Proven track record driving employee and leader communications in coordination with business partners.
  • Exceptional collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively within the department and the business.
  • Strong understanding of how to engage internal and external stakeholders with customer/patient-focused mindset.
  • Superior writing and editing skills and ability to craft corporate messages and strategies.
  • Proven strategic planning and project management capabilities.
  • Strong business acumen skills, ability to think strategically, in a creative and innovative manner.
  • Proven experience working in a matrixed environment and operating within a complex, fast-paced and changing environment.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as "Transforming patients' lives through science? ", every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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