Senior Director, Global Solid Tumor Communications

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned communications leader to drive a comprehensive global strategy for the Solid Tumor portfolio, aligning with Innovative Medicine priorities and enterprise standards.

You will advise franchise leadership, shape the global narrative across products and pipelines, manage launches and data readouts, partner with Public Affairs, and mentor a high‑performing team to elevate impact across markets.

Qualifications

• Fifteen or more years in communications, public affairs, or related external engagement roles.
• Experience leading communications for global pharmaceutical portfolios or therapeutic areas, preferably oncology.
• Trusted advisor to senior business and scientific leaders.
• Deep understanding of the biopharmaceutical environment, including commercialization, access, policy, and reputation dynamics.
• Proven experience in issues and crisis management within a highly regulated environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, executive presence, and influencing skills in matrixed organizations.
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing global teams.
• Ability to integrate enterprise, regional, and market perspectives into cohesive strategies.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute a global communications strategy for the Solid Tumor portfolio.
• Advise Solid Tumor leadership on external positioning, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement.
• Shape the global narrative for Solid Tumors across disease areas, products, pipeline assets, and scientific platforms.
• Oversee communications strategy for launches, data readouts, lifecycle milestones, and growth brands with partners.
• Partner with Public Affairs to drive policy and advocacy strategies for market access.
• Guide integrated planning across media relations, issues management, congresses, campaigns, and executive visibility.
• Align with regional leaders to adapt global strategy for Top 10 markets.
• Anticipate and manage reputational risks with enterprise and regional teams.
• Build relationships with media, experts, advocacy groups, and policy influencers in oncology.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing Solid Tumor communications team.
• Contribute as a senior leader within Innovative Medicine Communications & Public Affairs.

Skills

Strategic communications

Executive presence

Influencing skills

Crisis management

Leadership of global teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree in Communications/Journalism/Public Policy/Life Sciences

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive global communications strategy for the Solid Tumor portfolio, aligned with Innovative Medicine business priorities and enterprise standards.
• Serve as primary strategic communications advisor to Solid Tumor franchise leadership, providing counsel on external positioning, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement.
• Shape the global narrative for Solid Tumors across disease areas, marketed products, pipeline assets, and scientific platforms, ensuring clarity, consistency, and differentiation.
• Oversee communications strategy for priority launches, major data readouts, lifecycle milestones, and key growth brands, in close partnership with local market leads, Launch Communications and Performance Accelerator teams.
• Partner closely with Public Affairs to drive market‑shaping, policy, and advocacy strategies that enable access and improve the operating environment for Solid Tumor medicines.
• Guide integrated communications planning across media relations, issues management, scientific congresses, disease education campaigns, and executive visibility.
• Align with regional and market communications leaders to ensure global strategy is effectively adapted, shaped and executed locally, particularly in Top 10 markets.
• Anticipate, assess, and manage issues and reputational risks affecting the Solid Tumor portfolio, in close coordination with Enterprise and regional teams.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including media, scientific experts, advocacy organizations, and policy influencers within the oncology community.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing Solid Tumor communications team, fostering collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute as a senior leader within the Innovative Medicine Communications & Public Affairs organization, elevating standards, capabilities, and impact across therapeutic areas.

Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of professional experience in communications, public affairs, or related external engagement roles.
• Significant experience leading communications for complex, global pharmaceutical portfolios or therapeutic areas, preferably in oncology.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted advisor to senior business and scientific leaders.
• Deep understanding of the biopharmaceutical environment, including commercialization, access, policy, and reputational dynamics.
• Proven experience in issues and crisis management within a highly regulated environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, executive presence, and influencing skills in matrixed organizations.
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing global teams.
• Ability to integrate enterprise, regional, and market perspectives into cohesive strategies.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Policy, Life Sciences, or a related field preferred.