Associate Director, Corporate Affairs

Biogen•Cambridge, MA

About The Position

About This Role The Associate Director, US Corporate Affairs is primarily responsible for internal communications for the US Organization. The Associate Director works closely with the US leadership team to support the organization’s business strategy, advance culture objectives, and reinforce change management efforts through clear and compelling messages that move and motivate employees. Success in this role requires business acumen, storytelling and writing skills to creatively engage audiences while reinforcing a consistent narrative aligned to the organization’s vision and values. This role will work closely with senior leaders, including the president of the US Organization, to communicate sensitive, timely and complex business updates while identifying and highlighting employee stories that demonstrate a culture of purpose and performance. What You’ll Do Be highly creative in driving the development of communications that inform and inspire employee action, belonging and commitment. You will lead production of written materials, videos, presentations, imagery and other assets for a range of distribution platforms including Town Halls, organization-wide emails, intranet, industry keynotes, and executive social media platforms. Develop a deep understanding of the US organization to effectively align communications with the strategic direction of the organization and the current sentiment of employees. Work closely with the Head of US Corporate Affairs while ensuring coordination with global corporate affairs colleagues. Ensure appropriate reviews of content and campaigns in collaboration with legal, regulatory and compliance colleagues. Identify tangible employee stories or teams to spotlight. These stories will celebrate the efforts of individuals and teams in the organization who embody our cultural aspirations and support change management efforts. Support corporate brand campaign by identifying and executing activations in the US Organization, in alignment with global corporate affairs CSR team. Drive US President’s external thought-leadership strategy by overseeing editorial content, including articles, speaking opportunities and social media copy. Lead the production of presentations for large audiences (~1,000 - ~5,000+) on behalf of the US President, with a focus on understanding her voice and communication style. Continually assess metrics and impact of communications, to inform future channels and content formats. Who You Are The ideal candidate will have an interest in working with a strong, purpose-driven senior executive to create inspiring communications that have a meaningful impact on our culture and the organization’s performance. You recognize that we are competing for employee’s attention and the hybrid workplace has added a new level of complexity to communications, which drives your interest in creating digestible and memorable experiences that breakthrough and engage employees. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and have high-emotional intelligence to collaborate with senior leaders and inform messaging. You are highly collaborative, comfortable with scenario planning, and can switch between leading content independently or overseeing writers and agencies that support you.

Requirements

7+ years of journalism, content, internal communications or other storytelling experience in progressively senior roles in terms of responsibility
Executive presence and business acumen to engage leadership teams and align content needs to the business strategy
Understanding of distribution channels and best practices for engaging audiences (i.e. social media, email, intranet, etc.)
Ability to focus on execution and follow-through with a sense of urgency
Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders in a matrixed environment to develop strategies and tactics while ensuring excellence in implementation
Outstanding interpersonal skills, ability to quickly understand business context and company culture
Demonstrated good judgment and ability to effectively prioritize workload
Creative, innovative, agile and flexible
Bachelor’s degree is required, ideally in Communications, Marketing or Journalism or a degree in liberal arts

Nice To Haves

Ideally, experience with writing on behalf of executives or other leaders
Ideally, experience with social media strategies including content development
Healthcare or biotech

Responsibilities

Be highly creative in driving the development of communications that inform and inspire employee action, belonging and commitment.
Lead production of written materials, videos, presentations, imagery and other assets for a range of distribution platforms including Town Halls, organization-wide emails, intranet, industry keynotes, and executive social media platforms.
Develop a deep understanding of the US organization to effectively align communications with the strategic direction of the organization and the current sentiment of employees.
Work closely with the Head of US Corporate Affairs while ensuring coordination with global corporate affairs colleagues.
Ensure appropriate reviews of content and campaigns in collaboration with legal, regulatory and compliance colleagues.
Identify tangible employee stories or teams to spotlight.
Support corporate brand campaign by identifying and executing activations in the US Organization, in alignment with global corporate affairs CSR team.
Drive US President’s external thought-leadership strategy by overseeing editorial content, including articles, speaking opportunities and social media copy.
Lead the production of presentations for large audiences (~1,000 - ~5,000+) on behalf of the US President, with a focus on understanding her voice and communication style.
Continually assess metrics and impact of communications, to inform future channels and content formats.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
80 hours of sick time per calendar year
Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
Employee Resource Groups participation