Change Manager Associate Director

Responsibilities:

• Excellent employment opportunity for a Change Manager Associate Director in the Waltham MA and at Seaport Boston area.
• Waltham is a wellestablished R&D site delivering both Oncology & BioPharm discovery science.
• Develops and executes change management strategy and plan and activities in line with Company Global requirements and standards
• Develops deep understanding of stakeholder needs; counsels program site LT on strategies to meet these needs through effective change interventions including communications training engagement activities involvement in project activities
• Ensures that strategies employed by the program are inclusive and meet the diverse needs of the employed / contracted staff populations at the current and new sites
• Collaborates to consider current & future external collaborators including suppliers and articulates and executes suitable change strategies
• Establishes strong relationships with internal communications networks; executes communications activities through established Company & channels embracing new technologies and channels as they emerge
• Oversees engagement of agency support (e.g. design) and contract support for flexing communications and change management delivery resource
• Provides accurate and timely forecast and plans for activities needed and resource required to support
• May project manage and develop content & materials for signature change events (e.g. new site visit shared site socials building vision sharing move planning leaving celebrations mockup establishment commuter activities)
• Liaises with communications & change teams supporting business changes that happen in BAU during the programme timeline
• Offers appropriate coaching and support to local communications resources and/or other program team members to uphold the highest standards of program communication
• Provides direct supervision to assigned program resources as program workload requires
• Liaises with BusinessAsUsual communications network and communications specialists on other relevant projects
  

Experience:

• Graduate Degree in change management or communicationsrelated field
• Demonstrated track record in change or communications management in a complex multiworkstream / multiyear program
• Confidence working with multiple stakeholders with competing demands
• Experience working with external agencies for content development and delivery
• Experience supporting senior leaders through communications counsel
• Keen to use innovative technologies to achieve your goals
• Be a collaborative teammate have excellent organizational skills and strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to embrace change and seek creative solutions to challenges.
• Introduce pioneering and groundbreaking ideas.
• Ability to coordinate plan and prioritize tasks or projects.
• Uphold the highest ethical and scientific standards including handling confidential and sensitive information under NDA or communications embargo

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working with R&D labbased teams
• Established network within Oncology or BioPharm R&D or Rare Disease Unit either the business or corporate affairs/communications teams
• Knowledge of construction and/or facilities management projects
• Experience or specialist knowledge in sustainability matters
• Work Site Location the first six weeks: Boston MA 02210
• Work Site Location after the first six weeks: Cambridge MA 02142
• Minimum 3 days per week onsite.