Date: Jun 7, 2017
Location: APAC-Korea, Republic of
Communication lead-POL000272
Description
1. Delivery of MSD’s Communications Objectives
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Builds MSD’s reputation through developing
and implementing our external communications program including:
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Corporate communications on company-wide
business developments and issues
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Communications on our employee value
proposition to engage current and potential future staff
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Product communications particularly for new
products under review and launches
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Therapeutic area related campaigns and
patient disease awareness communications
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Communications on broad policy issues
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Crisis management communications
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First point of contact for external media
enquiries
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Strengthens the relationships and
capabilities MSD needs to maintain a positive external profile, covering:
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Regular, proactive outreach to top tier
health journalists in industry, medical and mainstream media
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Managing agencies, social media experts and
content providers to complement internal capabilities
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Building broad internal skills in good
writing, verbal presentation and social media
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Ensuring that all media activities adhere to
our internal standards and Korean law
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Develops and delivers MSD’s internal
communications program, covering:
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Communications from the Managing Director on
major announcements, and strategic updates
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Written internal communications in the form
of blogs, updates and monthly compendiums of stories
o
Employee engagement on company culture, development,
diversity, standards and well-being
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Content development and programming of
regular company-wide town hall meetings
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Coordination and planning of national
business meetings
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Regular updates of our intranet site
o
The External Affairs weekly update, in
conjunction with the Policy and Market Access leads
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Supports MSD’s Corporate Social
Responsibility program with appropriate
communications
2.
Leadership and
strategic counsel
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Contribute as a company-wide senior leader in
developing an aligned, constructive culture
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Provide communications advice to the Country
leadership team and across the business as required
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Build a strong network within MSD’s global
communications community, ensuring Korea contributes to the global
organisation’s communications program and leverages global resources and best
practice
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Participate as a key contributor to the External
Affairs team, ensuring that all corporate and product external affairs
activities have fully integrated communications plans
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Stay across competitor movements by
monitoring press releases, advertising and publicity campaigns
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Stay across local and industry media for
articles relating to the pharmaceutical industry and issues affecting MSD
and/or its products and act upon releases accordingly
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Manage communications budget
Qualifications
1. Education
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Undergraduate qualifications either in communications
or in the life sciences
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Post graduate degree would be an advantage
2. Experience
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Strong media relations skills with current media
contacts
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Political experience or strong interest in and
understanding of political/government process
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In
excess of 10 years of experience of the pharmaceutical sector and / or
communications roles
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Evidence of work outside of the boundaries of
traditional corporate communications work, for instance leadership positions in
industry, cross country / subsidiary experience, policy-related communications,
government relations
Involvement
in running high level strategic campaigns within a team
Job: Policy/Government Relations Job Title:Assoc. Dir, Policy/Govern. Relations
Primary Location: APAC-Korea, Republic of
Employee Status: Regular
Number of Openings: 1
Company Trade Name:MSD
Job Segment: Communications, Pharmaceutical, Medical, Corporate Communications, Public Policy, Marketing, Science, Healthcare, Government