Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs Austria

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Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) is a global biopharmaceutical company firmly focused on its mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a pharmaceutical communications professional to join the Switzerland and Austria Corporate Affairs (CA) team.  The role Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs, Austria covers corporate reputation, employee engagement, patient advocacy and portfolio communications for the Austrian team of BMS. We are looking for a professional who is familiar with the healthcare industry and has a track record of working independently.

The role incorporates responsibility for the successful delivery of high profile external and internal communications programs.  A critical need of the role is to partner across a complex matrix team of highly skilled individuals.  The role requires experience of paid, earned, owned and shared communications and working with external stakeholders such as patient advocacy groups.

The position reports to the Head of Corporate Affairs CHAT (Switzerland and Austria), who is based in Steinhausen/Switzerland and therefore also offers an opportunity to network with the team in Switzerland and to share and develop ideas and best practices. CHAT is part of the EU Cluster which offers additional opportunities to collaborate across fifteen countries.

Member of the CHAT Corporate Affairs (CA) Team

• Be an active member of the CHAT CA on topics specific to the internal and external environment in Austria and to contribute thinking to the overall direction
• Support the development and execution of the communications strategy across corporate reputation, product communications, employee engagement and patient advocacy
   

Corporate reputation

• Aligned to the CHAT commercial strategy execute the Corporate Affairs strategy to build our corporate reputation drawing upon the global company’s framework whilst reflecting local market strengths and needs
• Support the Head of CHAT CHAT / Act as a back-up media spokesperson for CHAT
• Manage and prepare for issues impacting our reputation in Austria
• Ensuring local Corporate Affairs activities comply with company standards of business conducts and ethics, the Science Industries Code of Conduct and legal requirements
• Review and track effective measurement for CA Austria

Product communication

• Support the top priority product launches through execution of the CHAT integrated communications plan
• Support shaping of the local the market access environment (e.g. regulatory milestones) for forthcoming launches (e.g. disease awareness, third party engagement, education)

Employee engagement

• Co-develop an internal communications plan, tailored to Austrian associates, own local execution of employee engagement to drive our company mission and culture and support company change initiatives – in agreement with the Head CA CHAT

Patient Advocacy

• Partner with local teams including Market Access & Government Affairs to implement an integrated external engagement plan targeted towards patient advocacy organizations, media, and other relevant groups (eg, trade associations, HTA) who influence the public discussion around the environment for optimal therapeutic innovation and market access.
• Act as first-line contact person and liaison manager for key patient advocacy groups
• Facilitate the inclusion of the patient and caregiver voice among cross-functional projects (e.g.  access, medical affairs, employee engagement)

• 5-10 years of related communications experience in relevant positions, preferably in the pharmaceutical / biotech sector experience
• Well established network of contacts across the external environment including media
• Good understanding of the political environment and the ability to translate and interpret
• Demonstrated strategic thinking & analytical ability including ability to innovate; good judgement, problem solving & management skills
• Discretion when handling sensitive matters
• Experience in working for large global organizations, and strong ability to collaborate across the matrix with access, regulatory, medical and legal teams
• Commitment to an ethical organization, able to demonstrate BMS values and integrity
• Proactivity & high level of personal accountability
• Be fluent in German and English.
• Self-awareness of working styles and ability to adapt and support others

Based on your function, department or individual position, you will have the opportunity to discuss with your Manager the option to work remotely up to 50% of the time, over a two-week period, with the flexibility to choose the days that align with your collaboration needs.

For this position, a collective agreement minimum salary applies from € 3.360,00 gross per month. An overpayment in line with the market, depending on qualification and experience, is offered.

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On-site Protocol
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

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