Corporate Communications Manager

Sumitomo Pharma • Marlborough, MA

8d • Remote

About The Position

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is the U.S. operation of Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., a global pharmaceutical company focused on patient needs in oncology, urology, women's health, rare diseases, cell and gene therapies, and CNS. The Corporate Communications Manager is a key communications partner across the company and reports to the Vice President, Corporate Communications. This writing- and production-intensive role develops and delivers content supporting the company’s reputation, corporate narrative, strategic priorities, business milestones, culture, and employee engagement.

Working with Corporate Communications colleagues and cross-functional partners, the manager produces written, visual, digital, social, and video content; manages assigned communications projects and channels; and supports media relations and employee engagement initiatives. The role combines writing and editorial judgment with hands-on production, project management, and consistent application of messaging and brand standards.

The position is primarily remote, with periodic on-site office meetings, and requires domestic and international travel as needed. Domestic travel is up to 10%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field.
• At least five years of communications experience in-house, at an agency, or in a related setting.
• Demonstrated success creating content across multiple channels, including social media, digital content, presentations, newsletters, and corporate storytelling.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and content development skills, including the ability to simplify complex topics, identify newsworthy material, and tell a story.
• Experience managing corporate social media channels, editorial calendars, content creation, and native platform campaigns.
• Experience supporting internal communications and employee engagement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of corporate reputation management, brand positioning, messaging, and communications best practices.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, agencies, and vendors.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Proactive, self-directed approach, with the ability to anticipate needs, take initiative, move work forward with limited direction, and manage deadlines.
• Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to use a personal computer for extended periods.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed; domestic travel is up to 10%.

Nice To Haves

• Experience communicating in a complex legal and regulatory environment.
• Experience supporting media relations, media monitoring, and coverage reporting.

Responsibilities

• Create and edit communications materials for corporate priorities, business milestones, culture, employee engagement, and reputation across email, intranet, newsletters, and other corporate channels.
• Partner with product marketing teams and other stakeholders to amplify disease awareness initiatives and product and R&D pipeline milestones.
• Apply approved messaging, brand standards, and the corporate narrative consistently across internal and external communications.
• Own internal communications intake requests, timelines, approvals, and project status.
• Support employee engagement initiatives through planning and content creation.
• Monitor and improve communications metrics and KPIs, using performance insights to refine content, channel selection, and audience engagement.
• Partner on the company’s corporate social media program, including content creation, publishing, community management, and analytics.
• Monitor social media trends, conversations, risks, and opportunities to inform strategy and content development.
• Analyze social media performance metrics and industry benchmarks to optimize audience engagement and content effectiveness.
• Partner on media relations activities related to company milestones, announcements, scientific developments, and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor media coverage and prepare coverage summaries.
• Monitor and triage media and other stakeholder requests submitted through website and corporate email accounts.
• Ensure alignment among external communications, internal messaging, and the corporate narrative.
• Manage communications projects from concept through execution in partnership with stakeholders across the organization.
• Assist in managing external agencies and vendors developing communications materials and content assets.
• Partner on promotional copy review and legal copy review processes as needed.
• Provide communications support for company meetings, employee events, leadership engagements, and other corporate activities.
• Lead assigned communications projects as needed.
• Achieve and maintain compliance with applicable regulatory, legal, and operational rules and procedures, following industry practices and ethical standards.

Benefits

• Opportunity for merit-based salary increases.
• Short incentive plan participation.
• Eligibility for the company’s 401(k) plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Leaves provided in line with the employee’s work state.
• Flexible paid time off.
• 11 paid holidays plus additional time off for a shutdown period during the last week of December.
• 80 hours of paid sick time upon hire and each year thereafter.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level