- Company: Abbott
- Division: Biotechnology/
Pharmaceuticals - Job Category: Marketing/
Product - Location: Abbott Park, IL 60064
- Job Status/Type: Full Time, Employee
- Reference Code:65986BR
Abbott Global
Manager, Internal Communications (Public Affairs)
The Manager, Internal Communications contributes across the spectrum of the Pharmaceutical Products Division (PPD) Communications team's activities, including Executive Communications, Employee Communications and Corporate Information, producing written products in each of these areas. The manager oversees certain PPD Comm products and processes, including presentations and speeches for a senior vice president and an executive vice president. The manager provides research and production assistance to the senior manager, employee and executive communication, Public Affairs; and director, pharmaceutical public affairs, in the development of materials for the EVP, SVP and other senior executives, and in the operation of Abbott's internal vehicles.
Core Job Responsibilities
Produces written products including senior management remarks, presentations and correspondence, and feature articles for employee publications. Conducts research to provide background to EVP and SVP and other executive customers, as well as content for Executive Communication products.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
The Manager, Internal Communications can be either an individual contributor role, managing products and processes, or a manager of people, depending on vicissitudes of staffing.
Position Accountability/Scope
The Manager, Internal Communications reports to the Senior Manager, Employee and Executive Communication, Public Affairs. The manager works with sensitive information and oversees high-visibility products and processes. The manager has contact with a broad range of internal contacts, across levels, potentially including the EVP and other senior managers; external contacts also go to senior levels.
Position may be filled at a lower grade level based on candidate's experience/skills level.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Basic Qualifications:
8+ years experience in communications environments, including public relations agencies, corporate communications departments, journalism, advertising or investor relations groups.
Preferred Qualifications:
Internal communication experience strongly preferred.
SOURCE: ONLINE JOB WEBSITE 05/18/09
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