Senior Manager, Corporate & External Affairs, R&D Portfolio

Position Title:Senior Manager Corporate & External Affairs R&D Portfolio

Position Purpose:

The Senior Manager Corporate and External Affairs R&D Portfolio will execute the corporate and external affairs strategy for CSLs pipeline. The successful candidate will be responsible for executing communications for key pipeline milestones and clinical trials. They will manage issues and crisis management related to addition they will develop and implement initiatives to strengthen the companys reputation within the Waltham biotech ecosystem and broader US environment to enhance and protect CSLs reputation and policy position.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to:

Associate Director Corporate & External Affairs R&D Portfolio

Main Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Support the Associate Director in serving as a business partner and advisor to senior leaders assisting with the shaping and communication of portfolio development strategies and milestones to ensure alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.

• Develop and execute communication plans for major pipeline milestones such as clinical trial initiations data releases and product approvals as guided by the associate director and working collaboratively with R&D and commercial teams. Contribute to the creation and dissemination of clear compliant and timely communications regarding clinical trial progress results and implications for patients and partners.

• Act as a supporting partner to the regulatory policy team providing input on advocacy opportunities and stakeholder engagement as guided by the Associate Director.

• Manage the development and review of key communications materials for portfolio milestones ensuring consistency with corporate messaging and standards.

• Manage reputation-building initiatives within the Waltham biotech ecosystem and across the US engaging with local biotech stakeholders academic institutions and industry groups to position the company as an innovator and responsible leader in R&D.

• Help identify assess and manage potential issues and crises impacting R&D supporting the Associate Director in coordinating timely and effective responses to safeguard the companys reputation.

• Ensures continuous content contribution regarding CSLs pipeline for Groups owned multimedia channels (ie. Vita newshub Collab CSL NOW etc.) for both internal and external stakeholders/audiences.

• Support the evaluation and reporting of key corporate affairs activities by gathering data preparing updates and contributing analysis for leadership review.

Position Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

Education

• Bachelors degree in communications marketing law public policy journalism public relations or business/relevant field

• Ability to think critically and analytically.

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years experience in government public affairs or communications.

• Experienced Corporate Affairs professional operating in a global environment

• Understanding of corporate social responsibility principles and practice

• Good knowledge of the public policy landscape with particular relevance to industry manufacturing and/or the biotech and medicines sector

Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal verbal written and digital communication skills.

• Ability to form strong working relationships with stakeholders and partners

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients needs by using the latest technologies we discover develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology hematology cardiovascular and metabolic respiratory and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation recombinant protein technology and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the worlds largest plasma collection networks CSL Plasma. Our parent company CSL headquartered in Melbourne Australia employs 32000 people and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

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