Head of US Communications (Life Sciences)

Location: US - Morristown, NJ

Company

hirify.global is a global life sciences company operating across three continents and developing solutions that help businesses bring therapies to patients.

What you will do

• Lead hirify.global’s internal and external communications and crisis response across the United States.
• Develop and execute communications strategies for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, integrations, separations, and other strategic transactions.
• Own the communications workstream from confidential planning and announcement through closing, Day 1, integration, or separation.
• Develop stakeholder communications plans for employees, media, customers, communities, and other priority audiences in alignment with global narratives and legal and regulatory requirements.
• Advise and prepare executives and senior leaders for media interviews, stakeholder engagement, and reputation-critical communications.
• Build relationships with US journalists, external stakeholders, and communications partners, and act as spokesperson for global media inquiries.

Requirements

• 10+ years of strategic communications leadership experience in reputation-critical environments and highly regulated industries.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Business, or Science.
• Experience in crisis and issues management across multiple markets and stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience leading communications for complex M&A, divestiture, and integration programs, including confidential and time-sensitive transactions in the US market.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and management skills.
• Excellent writing, editing, and content development skills across executive, financial, media, and social channels.
• Proven ability to advise senior executives and manage sensitive stakeholder communications.
• Experience in media relations and/or at a top-tier PR agency.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a global life sciences environment focused on developing solutions that help bring therapies to patients.
• Emphasis on employee ownership, collaboration, creativity, ethical conduct, and meaningful impact.
• Commitment to respecting and protecting people and the environment.
• Equal opportunity employment without discrimination on legally protected grounds.