External Communications Manager

Job Description

General Summary:

The External Communications Manager executes external communications activities for Vertexs approved pain medicine and for the companys pipeline pain program to support the overall business objectives. The External Communications Manager will also support broader communications team initiatives and projects as needed including media relations support content creation and approvals and executive communications.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the of unbranded/branded campaigns
• Develop monthly corporate communications activity report for leadership
• Help coordinate placement of corporate ads in key medical trades
• Lead submission and oversight of jobs in internal review process
• Develop metrics decks for major campaigns (unbranded and branded campaigns PRs/earned media social and other key milestones)
• Support coordination of corporate ad placements in alignment with overall business strategy
• Support all aspects of earned media strategy including pitch development outreach to media preparation for media interviews brief and spokesperson messages and metric reporting
• Help support documentation for contracting processes (to engage with external stakeholders)
• Support the social content calendar development and
• Support the development of creative assets social posts and internal review process for key pain congresses and milestone announcements
• Support development and review of internal communications
• Liaise with our PR agency of record colleagues to drive the of communications activities

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical/biotech business model and regulatory and processes including communications guidelines and market access environment
• Experience in developing and implementing external communications plans for medicines pre and postlaunch
• Ability to understand and accurately communicate complex science concepts
• Demonstrated experience in healthcare media/PR relations (traditional and social) and/or PR agency experience or inhouse at another pharmaceutical/biotech company required
• Knowledge of healthcare and industry media and reporting trends
• Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience managing multiple projects (timelines budgets priorities) simultaneously; flexibility with a resultsoriented focus
• Strong collaboration and project management skills

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in communications liberal arts business or scienceoriented field (or international equivalent)
• Typically requires fourfive years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience

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Pay Range:

Disclosure Statement:

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

In this HybridEligible role you can choose to be designated as:
1. Hybrid: work remotely up to two days per week; or select
2. OnSite: work five days per week onsite with ad hoc flexibility.

Note: The Flex status for this position is subject to Vertexs Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin ancestry ethnicity disability veteran status genetic information sexual orientation marital status or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an EVerify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.

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