Sr. Communications Business Partner - Americas

A senior-level global leadership role that is accountable for the oversight and management of strategic planning and execution of all external, leadership & employee communications, issues & crisis management and other functional communications supporting CSL Seqirus Commercial Operations across the Americas. This includes serving as the primary communications business partner and strategic counselor to the Heads of North America Commercial Operations & Global Medical Affairs. You will also be accountable for all CSL Seqirus Federal/National media in the Americas, including pandemic related activity.

Your responsibility will include the development and execution of a communications strategy designed to support the Americas Commercial Operations and Pandemic related business priorities, in alignment and fully integrated with US PAGA & Global Medical Affairs business plans. The leader will ensure all Americas CO employee communications and media strategies and activities are aligned and coordinated across the CSL Seqirus CEA team and the CSL Internal Engagement and CSL Corporate Affairs teams.

• Modeling CSL Values
• Serving as both strategist and executor
  • Developing clear strategies and measurable execution plans
  • Working with a matrix team for planning and execution.
• Developing and delivering "earned" media and thought leadership placements

• Primary communications counselor to the Americas Commercial Operations and Medical Affairs leaders
• Active participant and member of leadership teams, contributing to annual strategic planning, risk identification and mitigation, strategic positioning and business decisions.
• Develops and executes high-impact, fully integrated, communications strategies and plans to drive outcomes for business partner priorities and CSL Seqirus reputation via US media engagement.
• Manages all CSL Seqirus US national/federal media activities and works with the International Pandemic Comms lead, the Holly Springs comms lead and the R&D Vaccines Comms lead to coordinate on media opportunities, especially those involving US federal/national stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains relationships with top-tier health journalists, and media/comms leads of major federal institutions, professional societies, advocacy groups and influential spokespeople in collaboration with the US PAGA team.
• Works with the CSL Seqirus CEA team, Internal Engagement team and the Corporate Affairs team to ensure coordination, consistency and high-quality content.
• Manages and optimizes existing resources, leverages CEA Centers of Excellence and executes external communications to support business objectives.
• Manages third-party communications agencies including agency selection and onboarding, and ensuring CSL/CSL Seqirus brand integration reflective in agency supported communications.
• Manages and/or contributes to business partner issues that may impact the CSL business and/or the company's reputation, in close collaboration with the CSL Seqirus and CEA teams.
• Demonstrates the ability to be effective in a highly-matrixed organization, influence others, while fostering strong working relationships.
• Champion best practices & execute across team through consistent engagement with global CEA team

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, English, Journalism or Business. MBA or Masters in Communications is a plus
• 10+ years' communications experience in product/corporate/media communications
• Pharma/Biotech or similarly regulated environment experience preferred
• Press secretary experience highly desirable
• 5+ years' experience directly managing media and issues
• Expert understanding of digital communications
• Demonstrated success working in a highly matrixed, global organization.