Job Description

Job Description

Our Policy & Communications team collaborate with governments and policy organizations at local and national levels. We address legislative and regulatory issues that promote and protect the discovery of innovative medicine, vaccines and animal health products while improving and protecting patient access to care. We take great care to monitor and manage the reputation of our company communicating the work we do to improve lives.

Position Description

We are looking for a highly skilled communications professional to join our global media relations team. This high profile role is responsible for supporting the development and activation of our media strategy to tell our companys formidable scientific story in a cohesive way to enhance understanding among key stakeholder groups. This will be a key role within the Corporate Communications team, working closely with Policy, Manufacturing, Research, Product, and Investor Relations teams as well as many high-level executives to support business critical initiatives that impact the companys reputation. This position reports to the Head of Global Media Relations.

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

* BA degree required, Degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations or Public Policy preferred. MBA or Masters in related area preferred. Healthcare experience is required.

Required Experience and Skills:

* Accomplished scientific/product communications professional with a minimum of 10 years experience in corporate communications, media relations, public relations agency or related field. Experience in healthcare required.
* The ideal candidate will have strong relationships with key top-tier and biopharmaceutical trade media and a track record of working successfully to build relationships with emerging scientific and biopharmaceutical outlets.
* Key competencies of the role include having an exceptional understanding of product and pipeline communications, excellent written and verbal communications skills, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and a passion for storytelling.
* Proven experience developing and driving successful corporate reputation and thought leadership initiatives in coordination with business partners in support of company objectives.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

* Superior interpersonal communications skills. Strong presentation and facilitation skills; ability to engage with and persuade a wide variety of audiences.
* Strong understanding of the technical side of the healthcare business, including regulatory environments, pricing and access.
* Media and message training of executives at various skill levels.
* Excellent writing and content creation skills required; able to quickly produce clear, compelling, motivating communications.
* Able to quickly learn the business and operate within a complex, fast-paced and changing environment.
* Proficiency with web-based, digital communications and internal/external social media tools preferred. Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills with strong ability to develop new, innovative ways to drive communications in a rapidly changing environment.
* Excellent project management skills, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
* Strong experience operating within a matrixed, global corporate environment.

Our Human Health Division maintains a patient first, profits later ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

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If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

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Number of Openings:

1
Requisition ID:R90902