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Reference No: 915629NC
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Job Locations: Basel und Region, Switzerland or Welwyn, UK
Start date: ASAP (candidates that are available earlier are preferred)
Duration: Till 31.12.2016 with a possibility of extension
Workload: 100% (80% onsite & 20% remote with approval eg on Fridays)
Introduction:
Since its founding in 1997 ITech Consult AG has expanded its network of freelance IT continuously. Today we have access to over 30,000 reported IT specialists (developers, system specialists, project managers, supporters, etc.) So we are able to present computer science professionals with the required profiles in a short term.
Role Description:
Our client is looking for someone that plan and executes communication activities to ensure organizational readiness and seamless adoption of the solution to be delivered by the project; collaborate and ensure alignment with the change and adoption management team of the Program
Tasks:
- Work primarily with the project business & IT Leads, implementation Lead and Change & Comms team to build on existing comms strategy and produce a holistic stakeholder communication plan for the duration of the project and beyond as the system is rolled out in a phased approach to users in production.
- Manage status of communications activities, ensure stakeholder engagement deliverables meet expectations within time, budget and quality, contributing to the overall success of the Program.
- Hands-on Execution of communication plans in alignment with project managers to ensure the readiness of the impacted stakeholders for the planned changes.
- Collaborate with Program Change and Comms and Project Implementation Lead to monitor stakeholder management through to completion of the Change Effort.
- For all identified communication activities, work with the relevant Subject Matter Experts/Project Leads to elicit content and produce draft communications for further review and finalization.
- Identify system adoption risks, and propose/develop mitigation strategies, take early action to resolve issues and address cross-team impacts (both business and informatics)
- Collaborate with our client program and PDB Communications to identify, define and maintain communication channels within stakeholder organizations and create organizational and role specific key messages.
Requirements:
- Excellent written and verbal in English (fluent/native or near fluent/native)
- Proven track record of ability to take the initiative, investigate/analyze, drive and execute consistently and across highly complex/matrixed organizations.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Global Project/Change Communications, versed in Change Management and Project Management methods and tools that can be adapted and executed hands-on in a new environment.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in creating communication in different media - written (blogs etc.), video branding (presentations, blogs, newsletters etc.) - within corporate guidelines.
- Technical and logistical experience of managing websites, Intranet sites and collaboration platforms - Must-Have or at least willing to learn.
- Strong planning and organizational skills, including ability to prioritize and organize high volume workflow and follow a project through to completion, ensuring attention to detail, and highest level of accuracy within required timeframe manage the process from draft to publication.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to express complex concepts in business terms and across cultures.
- Ability to communicate effectively in virtual meetings and establish a positive relationship with stakeholders through Telephone/Video Conference.
- Strong abilities in relationship management, teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and persuade at all management levels and thrive in a cross-functional, global environment.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to apply strong writing and editing skills to communications for a variety of media and channels.
Nice to Haves:
- Pharma experience and broad knowledge of organizational structures and functions.
- Experience interacting with and influencing managers, senior leaders and key stakeholders.
- Experience in a Pharma Development environment.
- Additional languages are a plus: eg German Drug development.
- Knowledge/Experience with Entimo/EntimICE (this is the vendor and name of the tool that shall be implemented)
Remote work option:
- Up to 20% remote possible with prior approval (eg on Fridays)