Associate Director, Communications

[Job Description]

Lead the Corporate Affairs strategic initiatives as a communication representative:
- Establishes corporate affairs strategy and programs to position the company as a trusted partner of Korean society and contributes to generating business impact through strategic media outreach
- Employs expertise of internal communication to effectively disseminate AstraZeneca strategies, policies and other key information to a geographical or functional area

May act as an expert resource on external communications for a functional area or geography.

[Typical Accountabilities]

Corporate Reputation Management
- Contributes to building a corporate reputation among the public, patients, medical society, and the Korean healthcare industry by effectively leveraging media opportunities
- Plans and leads strategic media outreaching activities to strengthen corporate reputation including market leadership, R&D, GPTW, and ESG initiatives
- Crisis management plan and strategy for the most expected scenarios
Internal Communications
- Develops internal communications strategies and programs in line with the annual business calendar while seeking ways to encourage a better understanding of the company’s vision.
- Supports and leads leadership teams’ communications to engage with employees

Brand PR
- Contributes to brand strategy development as appropriate
- Collaborates with sales and marketing team to ensure delivering consistent and effective messages to external audiences

[Skills and Qualifications]

- 15+ years of communications experience (internal communication experience and patient advocacy required)

- Experience working effectively with and managing Public Relations agencies and other vendors
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, or a related field
- Ability to understand and interpret scientific and medical data
- Excellent writing skills both in Korean and English
- Proficient communication ability with related stakeholders
- Knowledge and experience in handling scientific and medical data
- A collaborative mindset to engage with multiple stakeholders
- First-rate coordination, collaboration, organization, and multi-tasking skills
- Thorough knowledge of budget management

[Desirable]

- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry and / or strategic function
- Knowledge of industry, academia, and patient associations
- Public relations background, or journalism experience

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.