Boston Scientific Director Business Partner Global Corporate 

United States, California, Santa Clarita 

739196478

Kelly Leadem
Frances Jacobsen

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead overarching, global external and internal communications strategies and plans based on divisional annual operating plan objectives, while securing stakeholder alignment, program funding and functional resourcing.
• Support divisional president and franchise marketing VPs to create deliberate communications strategies that advance the commercial organization’s overarching goals and deliver impactful and timely content to respective audiences.
• Drive strategic alignment with marketing organization and oversee the development of proactive public relations programming and in support of patient education and business priorities.
• Anticipate and manage communication needs related to issues and crises that have potential reputational impact.
• Pro-actively implement data-driven communication plans, working closely with cross-functional divisional, corporate and regional colleagues.
• Provide strategic counsel and a solution-oriented and adaptable mindset while pushing back on recommendations when necessary.
• Serve as a media spokesperson for the company representing the Neuromodulation business.
• Develop talking points, statements, FAQs and preparation of executives for media and investor relations needs surrounding M&A, product milestones, issues management, etc.
• Enable new and effective methods for developing compelling and interactive employee communications around strategy, business priorities, organizational changes and culture.
• Supervise senior communications manager, with a strong focus on mentoring and professional development.
• Manage agency/third-party professionals to develop and deliver communications programming and measure impact.
• Serve as an active member of the Global Corporate Communications team, pursuing consistent, high-quality communications through collaboration and best-practice sharing.
• Partner with regional communications leads in EMEA, APAC and LATAM to drive strategic alignment and execution on key product communications initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong commitment to company values and furthering a diverse and inclusive team environment.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or related field
• 12+ years of communications experience within a corporate or agency environment
• 10+ years of issues management experience
• Experience with both external and internal communications (i.e., external: media relations, product milestone communications, issues management, PR programming for direct-to-patient and physicians; internal: engagement, executive communications and organizational change management)
• Demonstrated ability to lead people and teams regardless of reporting relationships or direct organizational authority
• Proven exceptional writer and multi-channel storyteller
• Ability to identify the “big picture” with attention to detail with all communications
• In-depth understanding of communicating with target audiences, as well as expertise in high-impact messaging to broad audiences
• Ability to distill complex information into compelling and simple terms, with an understanding of public and industry perception
• Demonstrated success at managing competing deadlines within tight timeframes and managing legal, clinical, regulatory reviews and approvals
• Ability to travel domestically in support of medical congresses and internal team meetings (appx 10%)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in both a corporate and an agency environment
• High degree of emotional intelligence and excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong executive presence with the ability to thoughtfully advise top executives, comfortably providing alternative points of view and influence decision making
• Experience in a highly matrixed environment
• Healthcare communication experience

Minimum Salary: $157,600

Maximum Salary: $299,500

Compensation fornon-exempt (hourly), non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation forexempt, non-sales rolesmay also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements.

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.