Senior Manager - Communications
Senior Communications role at AstraZeneca. China · full-time.
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What you'll do
- You'll plan communications with sustainability stakeholders around priorities, initiatives, milestones, and awards
- You'll lead external communications for operations and manufacturing milestones, including site work, innovation, sustainability, and awards
- You'll create narratives and materials such as releases, articles, speeches, Q&As, and key messages
- You'll build relationships with national, regional, and trade media while finding story and engagement opportunities
- You'll oversee media governance, monitoring, clipping, and analysis to surface coverage, topics, and issues
What you bring
- You'll hold a bachelor's degree or higher in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, or a related field
- You'll bring eight to ten-plus years in corporate communications, public relations, or media
- You'll write and edit confidently in both English and Chinese
- You'll offer agency or media experience, plus strong project, stakeholder, and influencing skills
- You'll think strategically and work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure, matrixed multinational setting
Who this fits
This role suits an experienced communications professional who can support sustainability and operations while managing media relationships and governance. Healthcare or pharmaceutical experience is preferred. The position is full-time and based in China.
From the employer
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Comms BP for Sustainability
- Partner with Sustainability and relevant stakeholders to develop communications plans that support key sustainability priorities and initiatives.
- Lead the communications execution for key sustainability milestones, initiatives and awards, ensuring effective delivery and reach across omni-channel communications.
- Shape clear and compelling sustainability narratives and develop communications materials, including press releases, articles, speeches, Q&As, key messages, etc.
- Identify relevant storytelling and engagement opportunities to enhance awareness and understanding of the company’s sustainability priorities.
Comms BP for Operations
- Partner with Operations and manufacturing teams to develop external communications plans that support key operational priorities and initiatives.
- Lead external communications execution for key milestones for operations, including site initiatives, innovation, sustainability, awards, etc.
- Shape clear and compelling narratives and develop communications materials, including press releases, articles, speeches, Q&As, and key messages, etc.
- Identify relevant storytelling and engagement opportunities to enhance awareness and understanding of the company’s operations priorities.
Media Relations and Operations
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with national, regional, and trade media to strengthen AstraZeneca’s corporate reputation through relevant stories, topics, and events.
- Manage media policies, processes, and governance to ensure consistent, compliant, and effective engagement with media across the organization.
- Manage media monitoring, clipping, and analysis, providing insights into media coverage, emerging topics, and issues.
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing or related field.
- 8-10+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations or media, preferably within healthcare, pharmaceuticals.
- Excellent writing and editing skills in both English and Chinese.
- Experience in agency or media preferred.
- Strong project management, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure, matrixed, multinational environment.
- Strategic thinking and business acumen
Date Posted
17-9月-2026Closing Date
16-12月-2026AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
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