Corporate Communications Manager

This role will deliver internal and external communication strategy through connecting the Japan corporate communication priorities to internal and external audiences, delivering visibility of Novartis strategy, business progress and thought leadership to drive business goals, and enhance corporate reputation.

By leveraging insights & analytics based on data modeling of the internal/external environment and to predict stakeholder views, needs and behaviors shapes the communication tactics.

Builds tactics for short- and long-term engagement plan for associates, media, external stakeholders, and communities in service of mutually beneficial goals and builds beneficial relationship, to support iterative execution of the Country Comms and Patient Advocacy Strategy.

The role spends its efforts to develop end-to-end strategy and communications planning to connect Japan business strategy to internal and external stakeholders.

Elevate the Novartis Japan corporate and business narrative, happenings that exemplifies our industry leadership through earned and owned media, leader voices and contents.

Serve as trusted business partner and communications strategy counsel to key leaders.

Identify and build visibility opportunities/stages and white spaces to support our business/reputation enhancement plan for our key leaders.

Generate social media plans for corporate and execute to amplify the narratives.

Utilize analytics and insights to inform and adjust strategy, accumulate results, and report outcomes.

Anticipate and shape environment to manage risk to Novartis reputation; advise business partners with specific predictive activities or strategies.

Have strong alert on industry trends, news and key issues, and business updates to provide recommendations for areas for our leaders to engage or to prepare strategic messaging.

Be a point person with key executives for external speaking and media opportunities, including media readiness and preparation around policy, business and strategy.

Play collaborative role across country communications team to plan and implement town halls, leader meetings, organizational change communications and press conferences.

Work closely with Public Affairs and Executive communications to shape and deliver policy, business and strategy priorities.

Build and maintain collaborative relationships with key functions and global/international corporate affairs.

Monitor and evaluate performance to achieve and maintain best-in-class outcomes, while being fully compliant.

Effectively manage and maximize agency ROI.