Head of Communication

Would you like to have a 360° Communication role where you will shape our French Communication strategy on various topics? Would you be interested to work cross-functionally with a wide range of stakeholders? Are you interested to manage a team of 3-4 people? Join our Communication Team in France and help us shape the future of the pharmaceutical industry!

The Position
In a context of expansion and launch of new products, you will support our Communication Director on various topics. Your will have a strategic input and impact on all our Communication scope (internal, external, corporate). Your main responsibilities will include:

• Collaborate with teams at global level to shape the strategy of Communication for the French affiliate.
• Manage the external Communication strategy (social media, press, events, KOLs…) for various topics (corporate communication, launch of new products, projects linked to CSR…).
• Create new partnerships and expand network (KOLs, media, institutions…).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (HR, Marketing, Medical, Sales…) to ensure consistent messaging and support strategic organizational goals.
• To manage a team of 3-4 people.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

To be successful in this role:

• You have a Bachelor or Master degree in Communication, Public Affairs or Corporate Affairs.
• You have a solid experience (around 10 years of experience) in a role that allowed you to have strategic communication responsibilities in the pharmaceutical industry. Ideally, your past experiences lead you to build an interesting network (KOLs, media, institutions…).
• You have a strategic vision of Communication, you are innovative and think out of the box.
• You are fluent in French and English (both oral and written).
• You have an ability to create and maintain strong relationships with people, you are able to work cross-functionally and are a team player.
  
  
  
  

About The Department

You will join our Corporate Affairs Department which is responsible of Strategy & CETA, communication & CSR. You wil manage the Communication team of four people and will report to the Corporate affairs Director. You will work cross-functionally with the different Departments of the French affiliate (HR, Marketing, Medical, Sales…), internal stakeholders at the global level and external stakeholders (KOLs, media, institutions…).

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company owned by a foundation, has been present in France for 60 years. Novo Nordisk focuses on diabetes, haemophilia, growth disorders, and obesity. As a global leader in diabetes treatment for nearly 100 years, Novo Nordisk now produces 50% of the insulin used worldwide. Novo Nordisk's R&D is diversifying to cover a broader range of cardio-metabolic diseases.

Novo Nordisk employs over 70,000 people in 80 subsidiaries worldwide, and its products are sold in 169 countries. 43,500 patients are included in clinical studies conducted worldwide.

With locations in Paris (approximately 360 employees) and Chartres, Novo Nordisk employs around 2,000 people in France. Novo Nordisk La Défense is involved in clinical research (18 studies during the period 2018-2020) and supports numerous initiatives to support patients, such as the Cities Changing Diabetes program in partnership with the city of Strasbourg: https://www.novonordisk.fr/presse/cities-changing-diabetes-strasbourg.html

We place great importance on diversity and inclusion being an integral part of our employees' careers: we regularly invite them to participate in various community engagement activities and also offer all our employees the opportunity to perform one day of volunteer work per year.

For Novo Nordisk, driving change in society involves taking concrete actions. Join us!

Deadline
The position is to be filled as soon as possible. We invite you to apply before the 25/04.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.