Hybrid Associate Director, Internal Communications – Culture

at Bristol Myers Squibb

• Job title: Associate Director, Internal Communications – Culture
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $166,139 - $221,454 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Diego, United States

About the role

• Associate Director shaping internal communications and culture at RayzeBio, a biotech innovator. Fostering collaboration, managing content, and building engagement across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Development of company “voice” that maintains biotech-feel while supportive scaling of the company across two locations
• Institute mechanism for measurement and feedback that reduces burden on employees while providing actionable feedback that measures impact and allows for real-time adjustments
• Support synergy creation between San Diego and Indianapolis sites while supporting unique and individual characteristics of each
• Support and manage company-wide intranet that facilitates knowledge sharing and information management
• Develop and draft corporate newsletter to elevate content, informing employees of necessary information
• Partner with HR to streamline communications ensuring essential information is shared
• Develop comprehensive internal communications framework and leverage AI capabilities and agents to maintain and operate.
• Leadership of company culture-based committees focused on building engagement, encouraging onsite participation and building a corporate culture that employees and talent want to be part of
• Partner with Corporate Affairs and MSL lead to share patient stories, successes with RayzeBio team in creative, informal ways, making patients a priority
• Manages process with BMS for RayzeBio corporate giving, including liaising with internal stakeholders and managing BMS review, vetting and payment process
• Working closely with BMS, support LinkedIn content management and creation, including posts, responses and engagement
• Understand and determine essential information to be conveyed to RayzeBio while reducing noise, distraction and information
• Execution of graphical needs for RayzeBio.com, BMS to support Corporate-Affairs led content creation
• Apply AI to improve team execution and decision‑making

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or a related field
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in healthcare communications or similar field
• Demonstrated experience working in highly matrixed environments
• Experience working with early stage and rapidly advancing research and development companies
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently in a fast-paced and cross-functional environment with evolving priorities
• Excellent professional ethics, integrity, and ability to maintain confidential information
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Prefered Experience: 10 years of experience in healthcare communications or similar field.

Benefits

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.
• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.
• Work-life benefits include: Paid Time Off US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees).
• Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.