Who We Are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

We are currently looking for an Associate Director Corporate Communications in our Teva Madrid office to lead on internal and external communications strategy and implementation within Teva Spain and Portugal, and to support our stakeholder relationship management strategy, also supporting the communications strategy and objectives of Teva Global. The main focus of this role is within Teva Spain and Portugal.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

• Managing and leading the Communications function, including line management and budget-creation
• Developing and implementing communications programmes and projects that build the Teva brand and profile at both a corporate level and across our commercial structure, and which support the company’s key objectives
• Support of sales and marketing activities through multiple communications channels at both a corporate level and across our commercial business
• Finding and executing ways to support the commercial area and non commercial functions implement their plans
• Communicating a clearly articulated business strategy for Teva Spain and Portugal that engages employees
• Support shaping the business, with a focus on executing best practice and avoiding silos
• Defining and positioning the Teva brand in keeping with global guidelines
• Being responsible for compliance of marketing communications materials compatible with corporate identity guidelines and Teva’s brand strategy
• Defining and implementing communications strategies to support creation and maintenance of an informed, motivated workforce.Leveraging our stakeholder management activities by (for example), preparing Government consultation responses, sharing outputs from trade associations, and maximising opportunities for Teva’s voice to be heard
• Acting as Teva Spain and Portugal contact with media and journalists

Your Experience And Qualifications

• Communications professional qualification
• Training in health sciences
• Fluent English
• Experience of and knowledge in all aspects of external and internal Communications
• Ability to analyse situation and plan actions that contribute strongly to business strategy and objectives
• Good relation with media
• Organisational and project management skills
• Experience in social media and Hootsuite
• Computer literacy in Windows-based packages and design/print industry standard publishing software (e.g. Quark Xpress, Photoshop etc)
• Excellent communication skills – oral and written
• Presentation skills
• Project management
• High level of literacy, including drafting and copywriting
• High level of numeracy, with the ability to analyse, interpret, and act upon data
• Detailed knowledge of communications processes (eg print production, artwork origination, exhibition/conference management, PR practices, etc)
• Information management and interpretation, eg being able to disseminate multiple pieces of information, in different formats and from different sources, into a coherent message or story
• Media relations, including crisis management
• Creativity
• Prioritising workloads for self and team
• Organisational skills, including planning and multi-tasking. Ability to communicate persuasively at all levels with a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to cost and deliver projects within budget
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight time deadlines
• Calm under pressure

Reports To

Senior Director Corporate Affairs (Communications & Government Affairs) Spain and Portugal, Market Access and P&R Spain

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's global policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable laws.

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.