Job Details
Merck & Co, Inc
Associate Director, Global Manufacturing Communications
Job Description
Our Company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Our Company’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum and an inspiring mission to save and improve lives.
The Global Communications function helps the organization achieve its objectives by optimizing our function resources toward high-value work.
The Associate Director, Global Manufacturing Communications is an important part of the Global Communications and Manufacturing team, focused on communications for our manufacturing sites in Durham (NC) / Wilson (NC) and Elkton, (VA) regions. (comprising approximately 2,700 employees)
The ideal candidate has strong expertise in site communications, change management and workforce engagement with diverse employee populations.
The position requires a candidate who is highly adaptable and can balance multiple priorities. The Associate Director partners closely with colleagues across corporate (enterprise) communications, manufacturing divisional communications and functional leaders at the site.
This position reports to the Global Site Communications Director, Manufacturing Division.
Scope of work and core responsibilities include:
Boost employee performance by developing communications plans that help site colleagues understand how their role and work connects to the site, divisional and corporate strategies; utilize most effective platforms and channels and implement innovative solutions to reach both “wired” and “non-wired” manufacturing employees.
Enable Leader Effectiveness by improving site leader communication through advancing site leaders’ core communication skills and crafting leader communications that empower employee decision making and increases their engagement, diagnosing communication breakdowns at the site and supporting site leaders by creating materials for site events and news.
Reduce Organizational Risk Exposure by creating communications that effectively educate employees on formal and informal policies, escalating potential risks that could impact our reputation and partnering with divisional communications to identify, assess, address and prioritize actions.
Differentiate Organization from Competitors by supporting efforts to differentiate our corporate brand at the site level.
Travel-Commute Requirements:
This position offers Hybrid Work Model with In-Office/Onsite presence required for min 2/3 days a week along with up to 25% travel to our sites in Durham (NC), Wilson (NC) and Elkton, (VA) region.
Qualifications:
Education minimum requirement
Bachelor’s Degree with 6 or more years of communications experience OR a minimum of a high school diploma with at least 10 years of equivalent experience which could include: communications, media, and/or military.
Required:
Minimum 6 or more years of proven track record of success in the Communications field.
Expertise in Internal and External communication with fluency in Social Media and other Digital communications channels.
Strategic thinker and hands-on individual who can take projects from concept to implementation in a team environment.
Demonstrated capabilities to drive organizational change, ensure employee engagement and manage cross-functional projects.
Demonstrated success in collaborating across functions.
Proven ability to translate science/business/technical information, developments and challenges into compelling communications for key stakeholders.
Strong collaborator with effective relationship and partnership skills.
Preferred:
Experience within a highly regulated industry; deep business knowledge, solid understanding of manufacturing across a global enterprise
Experience managing the site communication in a manufacturing site
NOTE:
*Candidates that do not meet ALL of the skills indicated as “required” do not meet the basic qualifications and will not be considered (in the U.S.) due to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) regulations.
Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.
Who we are …
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, 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 …
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.
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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
50%Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not SpecifiedShift:
Not IndicatedValid Driving License:
NoHazardous Material(s):
Requisition ID:R223324