Summary
About the Role
Major Accountabilities
- Yearly integrated/aligned plans for brand communications, corporate communications, internal communications, social media, and patient relations.
- Successful implementation of communications plans in close cooperation with key business partners.
- Identification, anticipation, and management of issues by working with appropriate functions and counsel management.
- Profile country leadership team by sharing stories that bring our philosophy to win for patients to life.
- Strong and successful cross-functional collaboration within the country GCC and APMA region.
- Management of PR agencies and communications/patient relations budget.
- Facilitate/support patient organization events and align expectations with common areas of interest focused on improving patient outcomes through a patient centric approach.
- Incorporate the patient voice into the franchise/brand integrated product strategy as well as communications and social media plans.
- Ensure consistency of Novartis brand and market position in external communications, by ensuring alignment brand levels, and by putting in place necessary communication-control processes.
- Develop crisis-management communication planning, readiness and response capabilities.
Minimum Requirements
- A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in similar communications roles, with added value from experience in patient advocacy.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, backed by a minimum of 6 years in a managerial capacity.
- Direct understanding of communication challenges within the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in relation to public, media, investor, and internal stakeholder engagements highly preferrable.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Media, Journalism, Marketing, or a related discipline.
- Language Proficiency: Fluent in both English and Arabic, with excellent verbal and written communication skills in both languages.
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