Assoc Dir, Communications

Syneos Health, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 97,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

At Syneos Health, an Assoc Dir, Communications will lead the development and execution of comprehensive marketing strategies aimed at driving growth and building awareness. This role is key to collaborating with various business units and leveraging insights to ensure successful delivery of initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in communications, a strategic mindset, and a collaborative spirit.

Benefits

Company car or car allowance

Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Company match 401k

Eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible paid time off (PTO)

Sick time

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in communication or marketing roles.
• Proficiency in developing go-to-market strategies.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute annual go-to-market plans.
• Partner across Global Corporate Communications & Marketing functions.
• Develop annual communications and marketing strategies.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing or related field

Job description

Updated: May 30, 2025
Location: New York
Job ID:25001611

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know.

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

- Design and execute annual go-to-market plans, including awareness tactics, lead generation, and customer experiences, with measurable impact

- Collaborate with GTM functions to develop sales and lead generation strategies aligned with company prioritie

- Serve as key point of contact/partner for executives across various Business Units to understand business and market dynamics, key objectives and opportunities to drive growth

- Partner across Global Corporate Communications & Marketing (GCCM) functions to enable – through content development and direction with subject matter experts -

- marketing strategies designed to prime market for BD conversations, support sellers and generate leads by driving awareness of SYNH expertise and solutions

- Influence key stakeholders and drive accountability in a matrixed model across the organization to ensure high-quality delivery of initiatives and a return on investment

- Define metrics and dashboards and ensure regular reporting to alert business leaders to efforts and impact

- Determine budget needs and considerations for dedicated plans – work across GCCM functions to allocate appropriately

- Contribute to tools, templates and methodologies to speed impact, quality and effectiveness – making the GCCM team easy to work with and for Activities

- Acts as a central GCC&M contact and triage for business areas

- Partners with business leaders to develop annual communications and marketing strategy and plan

- Shares current business state and needs with GCC&M colleagues

- Proactively aligns GCC&M resources against priority business needs

- Understands key customer accounts/audience needs and behaviors and provides insight and counsel on market dynamics

- Collaborates across teams to understand and prioritize business needs

- Understands what competitors are doing and how that impacts business stakeholders

- Regularly assesses internal partnership and GCC&M program performance to drive quality improvement efforts

Qualifications

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Salary Range:

$97,300.00 - $170,300.00

Description

Assoc Dir, Communications

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know.

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Responsibilities

- Design and execute annual go-to-market plans, including awareness tactics, lead generation, and customer experiences, with measurable impact

- Collaborate with GTM functions to develop sales and lead generation strategies aligned with company prioritie

- Serve as key point of contact/partner for executives across various Business Units to understand business and market dynamics, key objectives and opportunities to drive growth

- Partner across Global Corporate Communications & Marketing (GCCM) functions to enable – through content development and direction with subject matter experts -

- marketing strategies designed to prime market for BD conversations, support sellers and generate leads by driving awareness of SYNH expertise and solutions

- Influence key stakeholders and drive accountability in a matrixed model across the organization to ensure high-quality delivery of initiatives and a return on investment

- Define metrics and dashboards and ensure regular reporting to alert business leaders to efforts and impact

- Determine budget needs and considerations for dedicated plans – work across GCCM functions to allocate appropriately

- Contribute to tools, templates and methodologies to speed impact, quality and effectiveness – making the GCCM team easy to work with and for Activities

- Acts as a central GCC&M contact and triage for business areas

- Partners with business leaders to develop annual communications and marketing strategy and plan

- Shares current business state and needs with GCC&M colleagues

- Proactively aligns GCC&M resources against priority business needs

- Understands key customer accounts/audience needs and behaviors and provides insight and counsel on market dynamics

- Collaborates across teams to understand and prioritize business needs

- Understands what competitors are doing and how that impacts business stakeholders

- Regularly assesses internal partnership and GCC&M program performance to drive quality improvement efforts

Qualifications

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Salary Range:

$97,300.00 - $170,300.00

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your pastexperience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we take intoconsideration transferrable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Discover what our 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improvespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health is a leading integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients. We support a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture.

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