Communications Business Partner, Sleep & Respiratory Care (Cambridge, MA)

Philips•Cambridge, MA

7d•$184,000 - $292,000•Onsite

About The Position

As our Communications Business Partner, you will drive world-class integrated communications programs for Philips’ Sleep and Respiratory Care (S&RC) business within Connected Care (CC). You will work on positioning Philips as a health technology leader and boost employee engagement through high quality internal/ external communication services. Your role: Develop and drive strategic communications plans, narratives, and content for S&RC and CC, supporting employee engagement, reputation, and our mission to provide better care to more people across B2B, clinician, and internal audiences. Lead thought-leadership programs and communications for key S&RC initiatives and events, partnering closely with senior business stakeholders and the broader Communications and Brand team. Serve as a trusted communications advisor to the Business Unit Management Team, building communications capability and leading internal and external programs across reputation, brand, culture, and transformation—including issues and crisis communications, M&A integration support, and management of agencies and measurement. You're the right fit if: You’ve acquired 8+ years of experience with Bachelor's OR 6+ years of experience with Master's in areas such as Media and Trend Analysis, Internal and External Communications, Content Creation, Brand Management, Digital Marketing preferably in Healthcare or Technology domain or equivalent. Additionally, will have direct experience in strategic B2B communication/marketing within a multi-national/matrixed environment – required. Your skills include the ability to shape and guide a communications strategy in a fast-paced, complex environment; strong senior stakeholder management skills as a confident advisor to leadership and trusted strategic partner; high energy and creativity with a demonstrated ability to build key relationships that positively influence stakeholders and drive effective collaboration; and strong project and agency management skills, with a track record of leading strategic, complex programs and planning processes to ensure timely, effective execution of communications strategies. You have a Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Brand Management or equivalent. You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position. You're an excellent communicator (verbal and written) with experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives proven ability to write and steer work for impactful speeches, presentations, blogs, opinion pieces; etc, leveraging a strong understanding of/ affinity with healthcare innovation topics. Additionally, you have the drive to remain current on rapidly evolving technology and trends, including adoption of AI in daily work. How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations. This is an Office role. About Philips We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others. Learn more about our business. Discover our rich and exciting history. Learn more about our purpose. Learn more about our culture. Philips Transparency Details The pay range for this position in Cambridge, MA is $184,000 to $292,000. The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives, may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here. At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. Additional Information US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA. This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace. At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success. It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. 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Requirements

8+ years of experience with Bachelor's OR 6+ years of experience with Master's in areas such as Media and Trend Analysis, Internal and External Communications, Content Creation, Brand Management, Digital Marketing preferably in Healthcare or Technology domain or equivalent.
Direct experience in strategic B2B communication/marketing within a multi-national/matrixed environment – required.
Ability to shape and guide a communications strategy in a fast-paced, complex environment
Strong senior stakeholder management skills as a confident advisor to leadership and trusted strategic partner
High energy and creativity with a demonstrated ability to build key relationships that positively influence stakeholders and drive effective collaboration
Strong project and agency management skills, with a track record of leading strategic, complex programs and planning processes to ensure timely, effective execution of communications strategies.
Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Brand Management or equivalent.
Excellent communicator (verbal and written) with experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives proven ability to write and steer work for impactful speeches, presentations, blogs, opinion pieces; etc, leveraging a strong understanding of/ affinity with healthcare innovation topics.
Drive to remain current on rapidly evolving technology and trends, including adoption of AI in daily work.

Responsibilities

Develop and drive strategic communications plans, narratives, and content for S&RC and CC, supporting employee engagement, reputation, and our mission to provide better care to more people across B2B, clinician, and internal audiences.
Lead thought-leadership programs and communications for key S&RC initiatives and events, partnering closely with senior business stakeholders and the broader Communications and Brand team.
Serve as a trusted communications advisor to the Business Unit Management Team, building communications capability and leading internal and external programs across reputation, brand, culture, and transformation—including issues and crisis communications, M&A integration support, and management of agencies and measurement.