Associate Director Corporate Communications (m/f/d)

Stellenbeschreibung

As the Associate Director Corporate Communications (m/f/d), you will be responsible for developing and executing impactful communication strategies for both internal and external communications. These strategies enhance the organization's reputation, align with our corporate and market strategic priorities, and foster a data-driven, innovative and compliant communication approach. This role requires a strong leader with excellent communication skills, a deep understanding of corporate communications including earned media relations, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Reporting to the Director of Communications, you will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, act as the spokesperson for the company, and lead and mentor a team of corporate communications experts.

Your Responsibilities and Primary Activities:

• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement comprehensive corporate communication strategies that align with the organization's goals and objectives. Ensuring for all strategies and tactics high compliance standards.
• Media Relations: Focussing on corporate topics, build and maintain relationships with key media contacts, manage various media communications, and oversee media inquiries to ensure positive coverage of the organization. The role serves as spokesperson for Human Health Germany. Strong collaboration and alignment with the Communications Team for our different therapeutic areas.
• Issue Preparedness/Crisis Management: Contribute to the development and execution of issue preparedness and crisis communication plans to protect the organization's reputation during challenging situations. Including scenario planning and core messaging.
• Brand Management: Based on our global brand strategy, refine, and steward a compelling corporate brand strategy and positioning that promotes our company's reputation and builds trust among all stakeholders in our market.
• Internal Communications: Develop and execute internal communications strategies, build and maintain internal channels and events to enhance internal communication strategies, promoting a culture of transparency, employee engagement, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Agency Management and Content Creation: Edit and oversee the creation of high-quality corporate content for various internal and external channels and audiences. Manage agency partners and lead the development of impactful messages, narratives, and stories that effectively convey the corporate brand and values, ensuring alignment with overall communication strategies.
• Ensure Data-Driven Insights: Emphasize the importance of shaping environments by leveraging data to inform communication strategies and tactics, model trends, and anticipate upcoming developments, fostering a proactive and predictive mindset. Be aware of and incorporate new technologies and tools in corporate communications processes and executions.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of communication professionals, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with internal stakeholders (e. g. Marketing Communication, Therapeutical Area Communication, Policy, Marketing & Sales, HR, Medical, GCTO) to ensure consistent messaging that protect, defend, and enhance our corporate brand identity.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Political Science, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Corporate Communications, Public Relations, or a related field with a strong background in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and health sector.
• Proven record of influencing at a senior level and navigate complexity.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, in both German and English with the ability to convey complex information clearly and persuasively.
• Experience in crisis communication and reputation management is a plus.

To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following attributes/skills:

• Proactive: A self-starter who takes initiative and drives projects to successful completion.
• Collaborative: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across departments and engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Adaptable: Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities effectively.
• Execution Excellence: Translating strategic priorities into operational success; ensuring high compliance standards; establishing ongoing measurement systems to ensure that strategic priorities yield measurable and sustainable results.
• Networking & Partnerships: Initiating and maintaining strategic relationships with stakeholders and potential partners inside and outside the organization.

Our Benefits:

• Flexible working hours.
• Attractive compensation package (13 monthly salaries plus target bonus).
• Company pension scheme.
• Holiday allowance (€1.200 per annum).
• 30 days annual leave.
• Company car.
• Employee benefits.
• Company bike/bike leasing.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
People with severe disabilities and their equivalents will be given preference if they are equally qualified.
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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, auch als Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, bekannt, akzeptiert keine unaufgeforderte Unterstützung von Personalvermittlungsfirmen. Alle Lebensläufe, die von Personalberatungen an einen Mitarbeiter unseres Unternehmens gesendet werden, ohne dass eine gültige schriftliche Vermittlungsvereinbarung für diese Position besteht, gelten als alleiniges Eigentum des Unternehmens. Im Falle der Einstellung eines Bewerbers durch unser Unternehmen in Folge einer Agenturempfehlung wird keine Gebühr entrichtet, sofern keine entsprechende vorherige Vereinbarung besteht. Wenn Vereinbarungen mit der Agentur vorhanden sind, sind die Einführungen positionsspezifisch. Bitte keine Anrufe oder E-Mails.
Mitarbeiter-Status:
Fest angestellt
Umzug:
No relocation
Visa-Sponsoring:
No
Reiseanforderungen:
No Travel Required
Flexible Arbeitszeitvereinbarungen:
Hybrid
Schicht:
Not Indicated
Gültige Fahrerlaubnis:
No
Gefahrstoff(e):
N/A
Required Skills:
Anpassungsfähigkeit, Führung, Interne Kommunikation, Kommunikation, Kommunikationsprogramme, Kommunikationsstrategie, Kommunikationsstrategie-Entwicklung, Krisenkommunikationsmanagement, Krisen-PR, Management der Medienarbeit, Medienarbeit, Medienkommunikation, Online-Public-Relations, Personalführung, Planung von besonderen Veranstaltungen, Public Relations (PR), Public-Relations-Dienstleistungen, Social-Media-Kommunikationen, Soziale Kollaboration, Stakeholder-Beziehungsmanagement, Strategische Kommunikationsplanung, Strategische Planung, Strategisches Denken, Unternehmens-Kommunikationsstrategie, Unternehmens-Kommunikationsstrategien
Preferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
08/3/2025
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