Senior Manager, Business Communications and Operations

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As a member of the Business Communications and Operations Team, the senior manager will be responsible for “rhythm of the business” activities and related communications across the seven functions of the Specialty and U.S. Therapeutics Operations commercial business unit. This position will partner with function VPs and their leadership teams to drive operational rigor, efficient coordination, and alignment that ultimately helps accelerate key business decisions, employee engagement opportunities, and progress on critical initiatives/goals. To excel in this role, a candidate will be a highly organized and collaborative problem solver who can see the big picture and distill a variety of inputs into decisions and succinct communications.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identify opportunities to create operational excellence around business unit-wide priorities (e.g., key business updates/decisions, awards and recognitions, annual planning and goal development, employee engagement opportunities, etc.); own the design and implementation of process improvements, templates/resources, and governance to support these priorities.
• Manage annual “rhythm of the business” calendar for the business unit and oversee end-to-end execution of key activities (e.g., communicate instructions and deadlines, distill and clarify inputs, facilitate alignment discussions and decisions with VPs/leadership teams, and assemble final deliverables).
• Support the Business Communications and Operations team across a variety of strategic communication and employee engagement needs, such as:
  • Assemble stakeholder maps and distribution lists, deploy leader emails via StaffBase to broad internal audiences, and track the associated metrics.
  • Write and edit broad audience messages and coordinate business-unit wide message cascades (e.g., business unit awards, surveys, employee giving and volunteer opportunities, etc.)
  • Coordinate logistics and create content for key business unit/function events, such as Town Halls.
  • Coordinate photo and b-roll capture across the business unit/functions.
  • Build and maintain a repository of communications materials that enable consistent pull-through across the business unit (e.g., templates, key messages, speaking engagement transcripts, photos, videos, creative/logos, and function/capability descriptions).

• A bachelor’s degree in business, communications, or a related field.
• At least 8+ years of industry experience (pharma/healthcare/life sciences preferred) with a proven record of driving cross-functional business operations activities and strategic communications initiatives.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (written and verbal) across a variety of mediums and stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with senior leaders, influence without authority, and navigate complexities in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and to intended outcomes, iterating or changing course when required.
• Strong business acumen and project management skills with an ability to anticipate team, function, and business unit needs.
• Excellent command of MS PowerPoint and Excel.
• A highly organized, team-oriented, collaborative, self-starter with an interest and ability to learn quickly.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​ Salary: $121,000 - $230,000
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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