Job Title: Senior Director, Global Media Relations

Central Cambridge, UK

Competitive salary and benefits (CL G)

Introduction to Role:

Join AstraZeneca as the Senior Director of Global Media Relations and become the media spokesperson for one of the most high-profile pharmaceutical companies in the world. This role is an outstanding opportunity to craft the reputation of AstraZeneca in key markets, establish relationships with key media contacts, and advise partners at a Group level. With a focus on proactive communication of our global corporate narrative including our sustainability leadership, you will play a crucial role in engaging media at Group level announcements and strategic events. Are you dynamic, news-hungry, and high-reaching? We're looking for someone like you to raise AstraZeneca’s profile across this key therapy area and in key media markets around the world.

Accountabilities:

As the Senior Director of Global Media Relations, you will be responsible for acting as a spokesperson for the company to secure coverage that drives the company’s strategy enabling the business to achieve its targets for 2030 and beyond. Your role engages media to shape how the media understand and support the company across key corporate topics and issues at global level while supporting regional and country media teams as appropriate. You will develop active news gathering intelligence, handle media proactively, and lead responses to incoming media requests. Your role will also involve developing and implementing proactive and reactive media relations strategies that support AstraZeneca’s objectives and mission. You will form relationships with key business and trade media contacts around the world, develop and run communications programs, coordinate interviews and press conferences with executives and other key personnel, supervise and analyse media coverage of the company, directly brief and advise Senior Executive Team members on messaging and media relations strategies, handle crisis communications, and work with other GCA departments to ensure consistent messaging across all channels. As a Senior Director, you will also deputise for the Head of Global Media Relations as required.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Hands-on experience leading proactive/reactive global media relations programmes (broadcast, print and digital) involving sophisticated regulatory, financial and scientific topics
• Experience in engaging global media in a highly regulated sector
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working with senior leaders including around media interviews and visibility in other executive external engagements (identifying opportunities, securing interviews, pre-briefing, hosting, and follow up)
• Expertise in management of geopolitical affairs
• Global experience
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical and/or healthcare industry, preferably including financial communications
• Public relations background, or journalism experience

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, we are committed to investing in our growth and development. As part of our Global Media Relations team, you will be part of a team of specialists that is valued and essential to the growth of AstraZeneca. We encourage entrepreneurial and innovative thinking to make things happen in a creative, yet rigorous environment. Our strength is in our global, diverse network. We work together seamlessly to solve challenges and make a meaningful impact. Here you have the remit to work on things that you wouldn't get at other large organizations. It means there's even more potential to impact the business through specialist capabilities, technical expertise, and strategically important work.

Are you ready to challenge the status quo? Apply today to join our team at AstraZeneca!

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