Senior Remote Corporate Communications Lead

Sumitomo Pharma; Dover; Remote; GBP 95,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Pharma America is seeking a Corporate Communications Manager to develop and deliver compelling content that supports reputation, corporate narrative, milestones, culture, and employee engagement. You will produce materials across written, visual, digital, social, and video formats while managing projects and coordinating with cross-functional partners.

The role emphasizes strong writing, project management, and brand-aligned messaging in a fast-paced environment with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience in communications in-house or agency or related setting.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and content development skills.
• Experience managing corporate social media channels and editorial calendars.
• Ability to simplify complex topics and tell a story.

Responsibilities

• Create and edit a variety of communications materials and content supporting corporate priorities, business milestones, culture, employee engagement, and corporate reputation objectives via channels including emails, intranet, newsletters, and other corporate communications assets.
• Partner with product marketing teams and other key internal stakeholders to amplify disease awareness initiatives and key product and R&D pipeline milestones.
• Maintain consistency across internal and external communications by applying approved messaging, brand standards, and the corporate narrative.
• Own Internal Communications intake requests, timelines, approvals, and project status.
• Support employee engagement initiatives through planning and content creation.
• Monitor and enrich appropriate communications metrics and KPIs, using performance insights to improve content, channel selection, and audience engagement.
• Partner on Sumitomo Pharma America’s corporate social media program, including content creation, publishing, community management and analytics.
• Monitor social media trends, conversations, risks, and opportunities to inform strategy and content development.
• Analyze performance metrics and industry benchmarks to optimize audience engagement and content effectiveness.
• Partner on media relations activities related to company milestones, announcements, scientific developments, and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor media coverage and create coverage summaries.
• Monitor and triage media and other stakeholder requests submitted through website and corporate e-mail accounts
• Ensure alignment across external communications, internal messaging, and the corporate narrative.
• Manage communications projects from concept through execution, partnering with stakeholders across the organization.
• Assist in managing external agencies and vendors to develop communications materials and content assets.
• Partner on promotional copy review and legal copy review processes, as needed.
• Provide communications support for company meetings, employee events, leadership engagements, and other corporate activities.
• Lead assigned communications projects as needed.

Skills

Writing and editing

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Content development

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or related field

Job description

Sumitomo Pharma America is seeking a Corporate Communications Manager to develop and deliver compelling content that supports reputation, corporate narrative, milestones, culture, and employee engagement. You will produce materials across written, visual, digital, social, and video formats while managing projects and coordinating with cross-functional partners.

The role emphasizes strong writing, project management, and brand-aligned messaging in a fast-paced environment with travel up to 10%.