Hybrid Associate Director, Corporate Affairs

at Biogen

• Job title: Associate Director, Corporate Affairs
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $159,000 - $219,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cambridge, United States

About the role

• Associate Director of US Corporate Affairs crafting internal communications and supporting organizational culture initiatives. Collaborating with senior leaders to engage and motivate employees.

Responsibilities

• Be highly creative in driving the development of communications that inform and inspire employee action, belonging and commitment.
• You will lead production of written materials, videos, presentations, imagery and other assets for a range of distribution platforms including Town Halls, organization-wide emails, intranet, industry keynotes, and executive social media platforms.
• Develop a deep understanding of the US organization to effectively align communications with the strategic direction of the organization and the current sentiment of employees.
• Work closely with the Head of US Corporate Affairs while ensuring coordination with global corporate affairs colleagues.
• Ensure appropriate reviews of content and campaigns in collaboration with legal, regulatory and compliance colleagues.
• Identify tangible employee stories or teams to spotlight. These stories will celebrate the efforts of individuals and teams in the organization who embody our cultural aspirations and support change management efforts.
• Support corporate brand campaign by identifying and executing activations in the US Organization, in alignment with global corporate affairs CSR team.
• Drive US President’s external thought-leadership strategy by overseeing editorial content, including articles, speaking opportunities and social media copy.
• Lead the production of presentations for large audiences (~1,000 - ~5,000+) on behalf of the US President, with a focus on understanding her voice and communication style.
• Continually assess metrics and impact of communications, to inform future channels and content formats.

Requirements

• 7+ years of journalism, content, internal communications or other storytelling experience in progressively senior roles in terms of responsibility
• Ideally, experience with writing on behalf of executives or other leaders
• Executive presence and business acumen to engage leadership teams and align content needs to the business strategy
• Understanding of distribution channels and best practices for engaging audiences (i.e. social media, email, intranet, etc.)
• Ideally, experience with social media strategies including content development
• Ability to focus on execution and follow-through with a sense of urgency
• Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders in a matrixed environment to develop strategies and tactics while ensuring excellence in implementation
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, ability to quickly understand business context and company culture
• Demonstrated good judgment and ability to effectively prioritize workload
• Creative, innovative, agile and flexible

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
• Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
• 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
• 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
• Employee Resource Groups participation