Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas -- immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care -- and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada.

When choosing your career path, choose to be remarkable.

Reporting to Head of Corporate Affairs \& Patient Engagement, Lead, Communications is responsible for developing and leading strategic internal and external corporate communications to raise AbbVie's profile and presence in Canada. The incumbent will require strong leadership skills and capabilities and will use these skills to lead a team responsible for developing therapeutic area and brand communications strategy and executing tactics that support our business objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead a team of experienced communicators, guide them in their respective communication strategies, elevate their development and support the overall objectives of the team.
Understand and advise on effective communication and external engagement practices to enhance a cohesive strategy and ensures that internal and external stakeholders are informed and engaged in AbbVie's priorities and values.
Collaborate, and counsel, when required, with the Canadian Leadership team as well as with the entire cross functional team members to anticipate future stakeholder behaviours, to better manage external and internal outcomes.
Forward looking and understand how to protect and enhance AbbVie's reputation, internally and externally, while using a variety of channels and communication tools. Mitigate and work proactively to resolve crisis -- issues management situations.
Expertise in establishing a digital channel and social media strategy, in alignment with the Global AbbVie approach.
Elevate and work on the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environment Social Governance (ESG) and Philanthropy strategy for AbbVie in Canada, in alignment with the Global approach.
Extensive knowledge in managing enterprise communication, including large scale internal employee meetings, and multi-channel corporate communications.
Strong people manager capabilities to elevate, develop and manage team members, but also manage, engage and collaborate with external vendors and agencies. Ensure all appropriate procurement requirements are used when working with external suppliers and/or vendors.

ABBVIE CORPORATE MARKETING and BRANDING

Along with other cross-functional members such as medical, government affairs and the Global Corporate marketing team, develop the narrative for AbbVie in Canada. This also includes all collaterals and tools to execute this narrative.
Lead the development of the external communications strategy for AbbVie in Canada, for all appropriate channels such as the AbbVie Canada website, venues, social media platforms, and all other external tools.
In partnership with all members of the Corporate Affairs team, lead speaking program trainings and tools for employees to be able to use or articulate the AbbVie narrative.
Develop a content calendar to ensure strategic and systemic AbbVie messaging is refreshed and current on all AbbVie platforms, such as -- not limited to, social media, and website.
Along with the Head of Corporate Affairs, work on a media strategy for the General Manager, and other members of the Canadian Leadership team, to ensure consistent AbbVie approved corporate marketing messaging, and aligned to the AbbVie brand.
Measure, track and audit internal processes as needed and required.
In addition to being a people manager, support the Head of Corporate Affairs in onboarding and the integration of new team members.

PIPELINE and/or THERAPEUTIC AREA SUPPORT

As required, participate in brand teams and lead communications strategy linked to therapeutic areas or future pipeline. Oversee management and implementation of this strategy.
Play an active part within brand teams and identify opportunities to work collaboratively with cross-functional colleagues to deliver on brand objectives. Ensure alignment with all members.
Proactively identify opportunities to work in collaboration for the identified therapeutic areas across the cross functional team members, especially to medical, market access \& government access, regulatory, patient relations, and commercial. As well as with external stakeholder groups, working in conjunction with the cross-functional team members.
Ensure to align each external facing activity on therapeutic areas to all internal activities and communications for each therapeutic area.
Liaise with Global/Area to identify further requirements for external and internal communications.
Oversee development of a narrative and key messages related to therapeutic areas, and other communications materials for external purposes, with and not limited to media and other external outlets.

KEY SKILLS

Experience in partnering and collaborating with Executive team members, respectfully coaching them on AbbVie's corporate tone to use externally.
Forward looking leader and demonstrates clear vision to lead a team and elevate members of the team.
Work collaboratively, and with thoughtfulness, with everyone on the team and all other cross-functional members.
Finds innovative and cohesive ways to bring team members together, to explain and define the future forward strategy.
Ability to build trusted relations with colleagues, and high level of interpersonal savviness.
High ability to network and influence to leverage relations within and outside of AbbVie.
Demonstrated record of success in synthesizing complex research related issues to develop effective communications.
Excellent communications skills -- both written and verbal.
Build relationships with third parties using good negotiation skills.
Strong planning, organisational, budget and time management skills.
Ability to take key actions and demonstrate behavioral anchors that support AbbVie's Leadership Attributes.

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelors of Communications, Social Sciences or equivalent.
MBA, Masters in Political or Social Science, Communications (an asset).
10+ years and more working in a communications department of a multi-national or public relations agency. Preferred: external and internal communication experience as well as crisis communication.
Experience with partnering with various stakeholders, including patient organizations, governments, industry associations and agencies is preferred.
English and French must be at advanced level, oral and written.
Proficient in using MS Office Suite and all related new technologies in relationship to the role and the work environment.
Social media and digital proficiency and understanding of current trends and tools is preferred.
Experience leading and developing strategy and operating at a senior level.
Knowledge of Canadian media market, current trends in social media, new communications tools and best practices, Pharmaceutical or product communications.
10% travel within Canada and 5% international travel.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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