Director, External Communications

Vor 4 Tagen


Zurich, Schweiz NVGEN Vollzeit

If you find science, speed, and success exhilarating, you have come to the right place.

Novavax, Inc. is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland with additional facilities in Uppsala, Sweden, Bohumil, Czech Republic and Zurich, Switzerland.

**Responsibilities**
- Assist the Global leadership team in setting the strategy for our external communication efforts in Europe with the goal of growing Novavax’ profile and visibility across key audiences and supporting dose uptake through product PR/communications, as appropriate.
- Act as a thought partner to the European executive team and functional leads (including Policy, Government Affairs, and Advocacy teams), ensuring appropriate support with strategic messaging, media activation opportunities, and reputation management strategies.
- Liaise with the partner agency at the regional and local levels to monitor the status of ongoing activities, ensure alignment with Novavax Communications and business strategy, and execute regional and local communications activities.
- Partner with global communications team to ensure strategy is reflected in regional and local planning and execution and work in close partnership with global media team on interactions with top-tier, regional and local journalists.
- Provide support for strategic internal communications across the region.
- Collaborate with the regional Digital and Social Engagement team on effective online communication strategies and the online amplification of milestones and events.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 8 years of relevant communications experience in the healthcare industry (in-house or agency). Recent Experience in small/mid-sized biotech or Pharmaceutical required.
- Excellent cross-cultural communication skills and the ability to adapt approaches when working with international colleagues and interlocutors.
- Quality
- and results-oriented, a multi-tasker who prioritizes and executes with mínimal supervision while working in a highly entrepreneurial, ever-evolving business environment.
- A trusted advisor to cross-functional team and executive management leaders, providing support as a diplomatic and effective communicator.
- Previous experience and an interest in internal communications and employee engagement considered advantageous.
- A humble, pro-active, and hands-on personality.
- Willingness to travel for business-related trips (approx. 20% of the time).



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