Manager, Product Communications

At Horizon Therapeutics, we define success by the number of lives touched, lives changed, and lives saved. Our global biotechnology company is made up of agile, out-of-the-box thinkers with a focus on delivering breakthrough medicines to those living with rare, autoimmune, and severe inflammatory diseases.

This is the heart of our global mission. Start a career that enables you to live up to your potential and help others live up to theirs. Join us.

The exceptional support we provide patients and communities equally extends to our employees. We offer industry-leading and award-winning benefits, compensation and rewards programs that positively impact all areas of our employees' personal and professional lives.

Position Summary

• Contribute to the development and implementation of communications strategies that support brand objectives in collaboration with the commercial, medical and advocacy teams.
• Manage brand-related social media tactical implementation, including :
• Social media pages about TED; emphasis on Facebook and Instagram
• Social media content creation / curation, community management, development of social media graphics (occasionally as needed)
• Influencer mapping and engagement
• Analyze social media performance to optimize programs and ongoing content.
• Work closely with the publications team to stay on top of upcoming data publications and presentations at medical congresses and drive the promotional plan, including press releases, social media tactics and media outreach.
• Support the team's development of multimedia content elevating medicines, associated disease states, patient stories and Horizon leadership;

manage all aspects of content creation including ideation, multiple layers of review and distribution.

• Craft FAQs, press releases, presentations, and develop communications materials in support of brand initiatives, programs and events for both internal and external audiences as appropriate.
• Manage the development of stories and pitches for media outreach; manage and guide external agencies around appropriate media pitches, spokespeople and message training.
• Work closely with advocacy relations team on communications initiatives that drive both Horizon and our advocacy partners' goals.
• Collaborate with corporate communications team to integrate brand-related initiatives into corporate communications efforts such as :
• Employee communications, including employee intranet site
• External communications, including HorizonPharma.com and several social media platforms
• Support the creation of messaging and response documents anticipating and addressing crisis and issues.
• Ensure product marketing content is aligned with the organization's brand and formatted to drive positive customer behavior.

Qualifications and Skills Required :

Required :

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in a communications or public relations role.
• Demonstrated social media strategy and execution experience, including Facebook / Instagram community management.
• Able to manage multiple priorities, establishing and maintaining effective and efficient channels of communication with new media and opinion leaders.
• Self-motivated with outstanding interpersonal, team, and collaboration skills.
• Innovative thinker with a track record for translating strategic thinking into action-oriented plans and developing / implementing new creative initiatives.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills aimed at executives and a variety of audiences.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Requires approximately 20% travel, including some overnight and weekend commitments.

Preferred :

• Healthcare industry experience (either public relations agency or in-house biotechnology pharmaceutical company).
• Experience with managing social media campaigns specifically in the pharma / healthcare space.
• Proven ability to translate complex data into consumer-facing messages and materials.

Our Values

• Transparency : We value collaboration. Trusting teach other and tackling tough challenges can make a powerful difference.
• Accountability : We do what's right for our patient communities through quality decisions and owning our successes and failures.
• Growth : We fiercely innovate and evolve to better ourselves, our communities and our patients.

These three values come to life through our five Leadership Expectations that apply to all Horizon employees

• Enterprise Mindset : Look beyond one's team, brand or function to see the broader company and external perspective
• Exhibit Intellectual Curiosity : Seek to understand what you do not know; ask the right questions of the right people and sources
• Ensure Accountability and Courage : Step up to address difficult issues and hold self and others accountable to commitments
• Embrace Diverse Perspectives : Welcome others with a respectful attitude; integrate diverse perspectives into ways of working
• Develop Talent : Provide feedback, coaching and mentorship to help others be more effective in their role

At Horizon, we know that disease does not discriminate. We embrace the bold ideas of one another, foster a sense of belonging, and value inclusion.

We attract and develop diverse talent because we believe that when people from different backgrounds and life experiences come together, we make lives better.

Horizon intends that all qualified applications are given equal opportunity, and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.