Communications Associate

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide input to, or lead, EDO communications strategy and planning.
• Draft messaging, prepare, and coordinate materials that support EDO strategy and address internal business partner needs and feedback.
• Identify new methods for communicating, leveraging internal communication channels with innovation and creativity, and execute tactics for delivering key messages and information to internal audiences.
• Manage communication initiatives (newsletters; monthly/ quarterly highlights; etc.) and an annual calendar which speaks to all members of our diverse user community.
• Measure communication effectiveness, gather feedback, report findings, develop and manage action plans.
• Manage EDO SharePoint site content—new and updates.

Required Experience:

• Proven experience as communications specialist.
• Experience/ understanding of the pharma industry and quality organization.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and able to move between strategic and tactical activities.
• Experience in copywriting, meetings management, events planning and editing.
• Solid understanding of project management principles.
• Working knowledge of MS Office; photo and video-editing software is an asset.
• Experience visual design and content creation is a plus.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and presentation skills.
• Outstanding organizational and planning abilities.
• Proficient command of English.

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in MS Office 365.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment helping with meeting management for a high-paced team.

Personal Attributes:

• Self-Starter.
• Self-directed: needs little explicit direction and no handholding.
• Detail oriented.
• Able to organize and prioritize a diverse set of responsibilities to ensure that focus on the success of the company is achieved.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work within a fast-paced dynamic team environment.
• Strong interpersonal, team working, and leadership skills.