Your responsibilities will include:
- In close partnership with marketing and corporate communications colleagues, manage integrated communication plans and advocate for new and creative ways to tell compelling stories across audiences and channels in support of Endoscopy business objectives, with a primary focus on endobariatrics.
- Manage proactive public relations programming and media outreach in support of regulatory approvals, product launches, reimbursement efforts, clinical data, patient awareness and education programming and more.
- Serve as a point of contact for public relations agency partner to ensure the execution of high-quality communications within budget parameters.
- Advise business partners and senior leaders on communications surrounding issues management and unexpected clinical, commercial or regulatory outcomes. Implement reactive communication plans with organization and composure.
- Serve as a trusted adviser to and maintain regular interactions with cross-divisional business partners in marketing, clinical, regulatory, legal, health economics and market access and investor relations.
- Support media trainings to equip business leaders as insight-driven storytellers to engage and inspire internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with corporate communications teammates to enable cohesiveness across regional, divisional and functional communications.
- Provide input regarding social media strategies and content, promoting business-specific opportunities relevant for corporate channels.
- Serve as a steward of the Boston Scientific brand, evaluating proactive and reactive programming through the lens of enhancing and protecting the company’s reputation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or equivalent.
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant PR and communications experience in a corporate, agency or news-based environment, with a focus on health care (e.g., medical devices, medical technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology). Direct to patient PR experience highly desired.
- Broad experience developing and executing strategic communication plans and correlating metrics while managing competing priorities.
- Strong media relations capabilities and experiences. Relationships with key media contacts is highly desirable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills with the ability to articulate complex information in simple and relatable terms.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented work style with outstanding follow-through skills and dedication to producing quality work.
- Regarded as a proven and respected business strategist and trusted adviser to key leaders within an organization.
- Adept at working in a team environment while also displaying independence, initiative and enterprise; ability to maintain high productivity while balancing tight deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence; adept at consensus-building and incorporating differing viewpoints into recommendations.
- Ability to travel as needed in support of medical congresses, internal team meetings and campaign initiatives.
Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements. As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.