Communications Associate

CK Group- Science, Clinical and Technical; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Basingstoke is seeking a Communications Associate on a contract basis for 12 months. The role involves leading press office operations, developing strategic media activities, and collaborating with global teams. Candidates should have a relevant degree or equivalent experience and familiarity with the UK healthcare landscape. This position offers a salary range of £20.84 to £27.78 per hour.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant degree or equivalent working experience.
• Familiarity with UK healthcare and political landscape.
• Previous experience in pharmaceutical, health care or biotech.
• Experience in developing communications campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily press office operations.
• Develop strategic media activities for clinical trial data.
• Collaborate with global communications teams.
• Create content that profiles senior leadership.
• Drive employee engagement through messaging.

Skills

Strong writing and storytelling skills

Media monitoring

Proactive outreach

Communications strategy development

Education

Relevant degree in journalism, communications, public policy

Job description

Overview

CK Group are recruiting for a Communications Associate to join a company in the pharmaceutical industry on a contract basis for 12 months.

Salary: £20.84 to £27.78 per hour PAYE

Responsibilities

• Lead daily press office operations, including media monitoring, response coordination, and proactive outreach.
• Develop and execute strategic media activities for clinical trial data and regulatory milestones across several therapeutic areas.
• Collaborate with EU and global communications teams to align messaging and support regional priorities.
• Develop engaging content that profiles the senior leadership team, and amplifies key external milestones internally.
• Drive employee engagement through consistent, transparent, and inspiring internal messaging.

Your Background / Qualifications

• Hold a relevant degree (journalism, communications, public policy, political affairs etc), or have equivalent working experience.
• Familiarity with the healthcare and political landscape in the UK and/or Nordics.
• Previous working experience in pharmaceutical, health care or biotech.
• Experience developing and executing communications and/or public affairs campaigns.
• Strong writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor messages for diverse audiences.

Company

Our client is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. They focus on finding answers for some of the world's most urgent medical needs.

Location

This role is based at our clients site in Basingstoke 3 days per week with the remaining 2 days remote working.

Apply

For more information, or to apply for this Communications Associate please contact the Key Accounts Team on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). Please quote reference (Apply online only).

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.

Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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