Director, Internal Communications
About The Position
The Director, Internal Communications leads the strategic development and execution of global internal communications programs for DBV Technologies employees in France and the United States. Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Communications, this role owns the internal communications strategy and helps employees understand the company’s mission, priorities, and progress. The Director partners with HR, executive leadership, and functional teams to deliver consistent, transparent, and compelling communications that support understanding and engagement across geographies. The role supports DBV as a late-stage biopharmaceutical company preparing for potential regulatory review and commercial launch. The position is based in Warren, New Jersey, with a minimum of three days on site and periodic travel to France and other company locations. The Director will establish scalable communications processes and standards, oversee internal content and channels, lead change and executive communications, support employee engagement and measurement, and ensure communications comply with company policies and applicable requirements. The role also partners across Corporate Affairs and with HR, Legal, Regulatory, Medical, IT, and other functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, International Business, or a related field.
- 8 to 10+ years of progressive internal communications experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or another regulated industry.
- Demonstrated track record developing and executing communications strategies for multi-country organizations.
- Experience supporting companies through growth phases or product launches.
- Experience advising senior leadership and providing context and recommendations on employee communications.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail.
- Experience measuring communications effectiveness and using data to drive continuous improvement.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with French corporate culture and labor practices.
- Working proficiency in French.
- Experience in a publicly traded company, including familiarity with disclosure and insider-trading considerations.
- Experience leading internal communications through a regulatory submission or commercial launch.
- Prior people-management experience.
Responsibilities
- Own the company’s internal communications strategy and annual plan, aligning employees around business objectives, company culture, and mission.
- Develop internal narratives that explain regulatory milestones, clinical achievements, and commercial-readiness activities.
- Build scalable processes for message intake, prioritization, approvals, and translation between English and French.
- Establish and maintain internal communications standards, guidelines, and best practices, and build team and vendor support as the company grows.
- Oversee content strategy and production for internal channels, including the intranet, email newsletters, video content, and collaboration platforms.
- Write and edit internal announcements, newsletters, talking points, FAQs, and presentation materials, ensuring they reflect the company’s brand voice and commitment to transparency.
- Lead communications for organizational transformation, including headcount growth, new functions, and evolving ways of working.
- Create internal campaigns that drive understanding and adoption of new processes and ways of working.
- Collaborate with Commercial, R&D, Regulatory, and other functions to communicate business updates, product milestones, and clinical developments to employees.
- Support onboarding and integration communications as new teams, including commercial and field roles, join the company.
- Partner with the executive team to plan and deliver all-hands meetings, town halls, leadership messages, and employee Q&A forums.
- Equip people managers with talking points, toolkits, and guidance to cascade key messages consistently.
- Advise senior leadership on timing, tone, and approach for employee communications, including sensitive or high-stakes topics.
- Develop proactive communication plans with HR and the Global Corporate Affairs Strategy office for HR- and strategy-related information.
- Translate employee survey insights, manager feedback, and other listening-channel input into action-focused communications.
- Define and track communications-effectiveness measures and use data for continuous improvement.
- Partner with IT and other stakeholders to use and optimize internal channels and platforms.
- Ensure communications about regulatory, clinical, and financial developments are accurate, consistent with public disclosures, and compliant with policies on material non-public information and insider trading.
- Ensure communications about investigational products are factual and do not make claims about safety or efficacy beyond what the company has communicated publicly, coordinating with Legal, Regulatory, and Medical.
- Partner with HR and Legal on communications involving French labor practices and employee representative body consultation requirements.
- Partner with External Communications, Investor Relations, Patient Advocacy, and other Corporate Affairs functions to align and appropriately time internal and external messages.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
