Manager, Corporate Content & Reputation, External Communications

MilliporeSigma; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 103,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

Retirement contributions

Other perquisites

Job summary

MilliporeSigma seeks a seasoned Manager, Corporate Content & Reputation to shape external storytelling for Life Science. You will lead communications on priority topics, manage press releases, and coordinate financial results communications across global teams.

This onsite role can be based in Burlington, MA or St. Louis, MO, collaborating with Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, and Media Relations to drive AI-enabled improvements in external communications workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field, or 8 years of equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in external communications, corporate communications, public relations, or journalism.
• Experience in life science, healthcare, or another regulated industry.
• Experience developing and delivering external communications plans and materials.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply AI concepts in communications workflows, including bias, privacy, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver external communications for priority business and reputation topics.
• Manage press releases from initial story development through approval and publication.
• Coordinate Life Science communications for financial results.
• Create external materials including briefings, statements, Q&As, web content, thought leadership pieces, and core messaging frameworks.
• Contribute to corporate storytelling and reputation‑building programs.
• Coordinate communications for emerging issues and crises.
• Maintain core messages, fact sheets, boilerplate, and other communications resources.
• Partner with Media Relations to align announcements, content, and issues communications with media strategy.
• Develop and deploy approved AI tools and agents that improve external communications workflows.

Skills

External communications

Corporate communications

Public relations

Journalism

AI concepts in communications

Education

Bachelor's degree or 8 years experience alternative

Tools

AI tools in communications

Job description

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Your Role

As Manager, Corporate Content & Reputation, you will help shape how external audiences understand our Life Science business, our contribution to science and the priorities driving our growth. You will develop and deliver communications through corporate storytelling, business announcements, financial reporting, and reputation management. You will also serve as a key contributor to issues and crisis communications.

Balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, you will play an active role day‑to‑day communication projects. You will also collaborate closely with colleagues across Communications, Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, and other business areas.

In This Role, You Will

• Develop and deliver external communications for priority business and reputation topics
• Manage press releases from initial story development through approval and publication
• Coordinate Life Science communications for financial results
• Create external materials including briefings, statements, Q&As, web content, thought leadership pieces, and core messaging frameworks
• Contribute to corporate storytelling and reputation‑building programs
• Coordinate communications for emerging issues and crises
• Maintain core messages, fact sheets, boilerplate, and other communications resources
• Partner with Media Relations to align announcements, content, and issues communications with media strategy
• Develop and deploy approved AI tools and agents that improve external communications workflows

This is an onsite position which can be based in either Burlington, MA, or St. Louis, MO.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field, or no degree with 8 years of equivalent experience
• 7 or more years of experience in external communications, corporate communications, public relations, or journalism
• Experience in life science, healthcare, or another regulated industry
• Experience developing and delivering external communications plans and materials
• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply AI concepts, including practical applications in communications workflows and ethical considerations around bias, fairness, privacy, and accountability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on business announcements, reputation topics, and sensitive external issues
• Experience working directly with media and securing earned media opportunities
• Strong project management skills
• Experience in a global or matrixed organization
• Familiarity with financial results, annual reports, or other corporate reporting
• Experience using AI tools in communications

Pay Range for this position: $103,300 - $154,900

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job‑related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance‑based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites.

What we offer

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!