External Communications Specialist - BE or LU

Flen Health; Kontich; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Flen Health, an international family-owned company in the pharmaceutical and medical device technology sector, seeks an External Communications Specialist to strengthen our reputation and brand in Belgium or Luxembourg.

You will develop and implement external communication strategies, translate complex scientific information for diverse external audiences, and collaborate with Marketing, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Leadership teams to deliver impactful communications across healthcare

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, PR, journalism, marketing, life sciences, or equivalent.
• Initial experience in a medical or pharmaceutical environment.
• 5-7 years of experience in external communications, public relations, marketing communications or corporate communications.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong storytelling and editorial capabilities.
• Experience managing external communication campaigns.
• Knowledge of digital communication channels and social media platforms.
• Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Proactive, creative and solution-oriented mindset.
• Understanding of healthcare industry communication requirements.
• Fluent in English; other languages such as Dutch, French, German, Italian, or Spanish are assets.
• Experience within health sector is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement external communication strategies that support business, brand, and reputation objectives.
• Create and manage engaging content across media, digital, corporate, and customer communication channels.
• Translate complex scientific, clinical, and technical information into clear and compelling messages.
• Support product, brand, and corporate communications, including launches, innovations, and key business updates.
• Manage media relations, including press materials, stakeholder inquiries, and visibility opportunities.
• Oversee external digital channels, including website and social media content, campaigns, and performance monitoring.
• Support communication activities for industry events, congresses, webinars, and exhibitions.
• Ensure all communications comply with applicable medical device regulations, company standards, and approval processes.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver consistent, effective, and impactful communications.

Skills

Communication skills

Storytelling

Editorial capabilities

Digital channels

Proactive mindset

Multilingual optional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, PR, journalism, marketing, life sciences, or equivalent

Job description

Flen Health is an international, family-owned company with ambitious growth plans in the pharmaceutical and medical device technology domain. Flen Health has a range of products for wound and skin care, several new products in the pipeline and research cooperation agreements in Europe and the USA.

At Flen Health, we focus on people with topical inflammatory and infectious diseases. Our vision is to shape a world where wounds and skin disorders do not stop patients from living the life they love by developing innovative technologies and distributing them across the globe.

At Flen Health, we expect you to show grit, take ownership of your initiatives, to go for it, and we guarantee that you will then appreciate the result of your work, whether individually, as a team or company-wide at Flen Health. As an intrapreneur, you will enjoy working in a multicultural, diverse environment where trust and open communication are key, and where a dynamic can-do attitude drives sustainable growth. We offer a positive and engaging workplace, enthusiastic colleagues, and an attractive remuneration package.

We are looking for an External Communications Specialist to start immediately, based in our office in Belgium or Luxembourg and reporting to the HR Director.

As an External Communications Specialist, you will develop and implement communication strategies that strengthen the company's reputation, increase brand awareness, and support business objectives across key external stakeholder groups. This role focuses on creating compelling and compliant communications related to the company’ wound care portfolio, ensuring that all content aligns with applicable medical device regulations and industry standards.

The successful candidate will work closely with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Commercial, and Leadership Teams to deliver impactful communications that enhance the company's visibility among healthcare professionals, distributors, customers, industry partners, media, and other external audiences.

This position will suit you perfectly if you have a taste for challenges and the desire to make things happen!

Your responsibilities:

• Develop and implement external communication strategies that support business, brand, and reputation objectives.
• Create and manage engaging content across media, digital, corporate, and customer communication channels.
• Translate complex scientific, clinical, and technical information into clear and compelling messages.
• Support product, brand, and corporate communications, including launches, innovations, and key business updates.
• Manage media relations, including press materials, stakeholder inquiries, and visibility opportunities.
• Oversee external digital channels, including website and social media content, campaigns, and performance monitoring.
• Support communication activities for industry events, congresses, webinars, and exhibitions.
• Ensure all communications comply with applicable medical device regulations, company standards, and approval processes.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver consistent, effective, and impactful communications.

Your qualifications & experience:

• Ideally, you hold a bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, or equivalent based on relevant experience
• You can demonstrate initial experience in a similar position in a medical or pharmaceutical environment
• 5-7 years of experience in external communications, public relations, marketing communications or corporate communications
• You have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong storytelling and editorial capabilities
• Experience managing external communication campaigns
• Knowledge of digital communication channels and social media platforms
• Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Proactive, creative, and solution-oriented mindset
• Understanding of healthcare industry communication requirements
• You are fluent in English (or a native speaker); other languages such as Dutch, French, German, Italian or Spanish will be considered an asset
• Experience within the healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences sector is strongly preferred.

What we offer:

• Excellent working conditions
• An innovative and inspiring work environment
• Independent project work & responsibilities within a professional team
• Career prospect
• Learning and development opportunities
• Competitive remuneration according to experience