Global Health Engagement & Communications Associate

US Pharmacopeia; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 87,330 - 108,400; Full time

Job summary

USP is seeking an External Engagement Associate to support external engagement, communications, and stakeholder outreach across USP's Global Health and Manufacturing Services (GHMS) portfolio. This role contributes to amplifying USP’s thought leadership, strengthening partner engagement, and supporting priority visibility and influence opportunities.

It is an individual contributor role with emphasis on strong writing, coordination, and project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public health, international affairs, public policy, marketing, or related field.
• 2–4 years of professional experience in communications, stakeholder engagement, event coordination, or related areas.
• Strong writing, editing, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with keen attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across teams in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain stakeholder trackers, engagement calendars, and coordination tools.
• Conduct research on organizations, events, and engagement opportunities to inform team planning.
• Prepare briefing notes, background materials, presentations, talking points, and summaries for meetings and engagements.
• Provide coordination and logistical support for conferences, webinars, roundtables, and other events including development, issuance, and tracking of invitations, development of event materials, onsite logistics, and other tasks as required.
• Assist in development of invitations, agendas, speaker briefs, run-of-show materials, and post-event summaries.
• Coordinate internal review and approval processes for event sponsorships and conference submissions.
• Draft and support development of communications materials including email invitations, newsletters, fact sheets, web content, talking points, and short-form content.
• Support development, review, and dissemination of communications collateral and thought leadership products.
• Coordinate editorial, design, and print processes and ensure timely delivery of high-quality materials aligned with USP standards.
• Draft social media content in support of GHMS priorities.
• Maintain editorial calendars and support execution of digital campaigns.
• Track and compile performance metrics for social media and digital activities.
• Monitor relevant social channels and accounts for developments, engagement opportunities, and external trends.
• Manage vendor selection, coordination, contracts, and invoicing processes.
• Update and maintain templates, trackers, and team resources including SharePoint and Teams sites and project management tools.

Skills

Strong writing

Editing

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, public health, international affairs, public policy, marketing, or related field

Tools

Constant Contact

Marketo

Canva

Adobe Creative Cloud

Hootsuite

Job description

USP is seeking an External Engagement Associate to support external engagement, communications, and stakeholder outreach across USP's Global Health and Manufacturing Services (GHMS) portfolio. This role contributes to amplifying USP’s thought leadership, strengthening partner engagement, and supporting priority visibility and influence opportunities.

It is an individual contributor role with emphasis on strong writing, coordination, and project management.