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Director, Global Communications

Merck · Rahway, NJ · 4 wk ago
Marketing$173k–$273k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: Overview/Job Description: description about purpose, role responsibilities. Could be "About the role" section. Scope Of Work And Core Responsibilities: includes bullet points (list). Should go under "Responsibilities". Required Qualifications: list of qualifications. Preferred Qualifications: maybe also under Qualifications? Could combine? But we can have Qualifications section containing both required and preferred? The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Skills). They list "Requirements" and "Qualifications" separate. Might treat "Requirements" as required qualifications, and "Qualifications" as preferred? Or "Skills" separate. We have "Required Skills" list: Change Management Communication, Communication Strategy Development, etc. Also "Preferred Skills" list: Current Employees apply HERE etc (that's not skill). Actually "Preferred Skills" list includes "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only" which is not skill. That seems like boilerplate. The actual preferred skills maybe not listed; they have "Preferred Qualifications" earlier. So we can treat "Skills" as the Required Skills list. Also there is "Preferred Skills" but it's mostly application instructions; we should drop. We have Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days." So we can include Benefits section with list. Pay: "The salary range for this role is $173,200.00 - $272,600.00". Also mention annual bonus and long-term incentive. So Pay section. Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly. There's "Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift". That's about schedule? It says "Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift". Could be schedule info: flexible work arrangements, remote shift. Might include Schedule section with that. But we need to ensure we only include if posting actually states them. It does state "Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift". That's about schedule/remote. So we can include Schedule section with that. We also have "Relocation: VISA Sponsorship". That's maybe not schedule. Could be omitted. We must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Remove duplicated lines. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the description paragraphs. Let's extract substantive content: Overview Job Description: "At our Company's, we use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world – that is our purpose. The Director, Global Employee and Executive Communications, is responsible for developing and executing communication strategies and tactics that effectively engage and inspire employees at all levels of the company. The ideal candidate is a strategic communications leader who can translate enterprise-wide initiatives into compelling communications and partner with senior leaders to drive adoption, engagement and cultural change. This leader will oversee all aspects of executive communications and thought leadership, including internal and external communications. Executive communications support should be strategic, proactive and inspiring, while advancing business priorities. This leader will serve as a trusted advisor and collaborate closely with colleagues across Global Communications and cross-functional partners, including but not limited to Strategy, Talent and Learning and Development, to align priorities and deliver integrated communications. This position requires a dynamic and creative leader with exceptional writing skills, strategic thinking and a deep understanding of leadership communications in a fast-paced, evolving business environment. This Director will be a self-starter with sound judgment, strong decision-making skills and high emotional intelligence. This individual will report to the Associate Vice President, Global Employee and Executive Communications." That's substantive. Scope Of Work And Core Responsibilities: list items: - Culture and engagement strategy - Develop highly integrated culture and engagement strategies that motivate and inspire employees - Ensure consistent, high-impact messaging frameworks—adaptable and fit for purpose for multiple channels and stakeholders - Develop engaging, visually compelling communications materials, including intranet content, briefing materials, presentations, speeches and enterprise-wide communications - Develop and maintain communications templates, toolkits and resources for communicators and senior leaders - Support the implementation of change communications as needed - Manage day-to-day deliverables with flawless execution - Leadership communications - Develop and implement internal and executive communication strategies for senior leaders that strengthen the company’s reputation and brand among employees and key stakeholders, while aligning with the overall business strategy - Ensure employees receive timely, relevant and consistent communications across channels - Provide advice, training and support for internal and external engagements, ensuring senior leaders are using consistent messaging that aligns with the overall company communication strategy - Prepare senior leaders for opportunities, including development of briefing materials and messaging, media training, on-site support, etc. - Support the implementation of change management strategies as needed - Provide crisis and issues management support as needed - Manage approvals of communications requests for senior leaders - Measurement - Set measurable and achievable goals for execution of internal and executive communication strategies and ensure progress is tracked, reported and value is evidenced - Measure success for culture and engagement initiatives, and recommend steps for improvement - Leverage internal and external insights to inform overall communication strategy We can flatten into a single list under Responsibilities, or separate subheadings? The instruction: use

for section headings. Within section we can have
  • . So we can put all responsibilities as list items. Required Qualifications: list: - Minimum 10 years of communication experience in external, corporate, executive and change communications, as well as employee engagement - Minimum 3-5 years of supervisory experience and/or successfully leading complex, matrixed teams - Creative and bold (yet balanced) thinker; not afraid to think outside the box and has demonstrated ability to execute and bring big ideas to life - Proven experience confidently interacting with and counseling corporate executives and key internal partners with best-in-class communication practices, ensuring messaging is consistent across the organization - Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, including success managing major projects and enterprise-wide initiatives - Strong storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, engaging content for a range of audiences and channels (e.g., media, .com, social, intranet) - Strong writing, editing and communications skills in multiple media, including speeches, email, video scripts, editorial and social content - Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams - Organized with high attention to detail - Exceptional business acumen with agility in a fast-paced environment - Proactive with ability to “see” around corners and anticipate needs of our executives - Ability to bring outside-in thinking and share best practices with the team - Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software - Fluency and use of GenAI in their day-to-day work, including reimagining communications activities and/or processes leveraging AI and agents Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in employee and internal communications, change communications, public relations, external engagement and corporate reputation - Experience in healthcare industry, including large Fortune 500 companies - Experience at a PR agency or equivalent welcome We could combine under Qualifications section with subheadings? But we only have one Qualifications heading. Could include both required and preferred as list, maybe differentiate with text. But instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can have Qualifications section containing both required and preferred, maybe with a note. Required Skills list: - Change Management Communication - Communication Strategy Development - Communications Writing - Communication Tools - Content Development - Corporate Brand Management - Crisis Communication Management - Crisis Management - Employee Engagement Programs - Employee Training Programs - Event Planning - Media Production - Media Relations - Project Management - Social Media Communications Preferred Skills: The list after that is mostly application instructions; we should ignore. Benefits: list: - medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family) - retirement benefits, including 401(k) - paid holidays - vacation - compassionate and sick days Pay: salary range $173,200.00 - $272,600.00; also mention annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable. Schedule: Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements Remote Shift. Also maybe Relocation: VISA Sponsorship (but not schedule). We'll include schedule as flexible work arrangements, remote shift. We must not include boilerplate like "Current Employees apply HERE", "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only", EEO, etc. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully", etc. Now construct HTML. We'll have:

    About the role

    ... paragraphs ...

    Responsibilities

    • ... each bullet ...
    • ...

    Qualifications

    Required:

      ... required qualifications ...

    Preferred:

      ... preferred qualifications ...
    Alternatively could combine but okay.

    Skills

      ... required skills ...

    Benefits

      ... benefits ...

    Pay

    The salary range for this role is $173,200.00 - $272,600.00. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long‑term incentive, if applicable.

    Schedule

    Flexible work arrangements with remote shift options.

    We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Already not. Check for any duplicated lines: we removed. Now produce HTML fragment only. Let's craft the content precisely. About the role paragraph: combine the overview sentences into maybe two paragraphs. We'll output:

    About the role

    At our company, we use the power of leading‑edge science to save and improve lives around the world – that is our purpose. The Director, Global Employee and Executive Communications, is responsible for developing and executing communication strategies and tactics that effectively engage and inspire employees at all levels of the company.

    The ideal candidate is a strategic communications leader who can translate enterprise‑wide initiatives into compelling communications and partner with senior leaders to drive adoption, engagement and cultural change. This leader will oversee all aspects of executive communications and thought leadership, including internal and external communications. Executive communications support should be strategic, proactive and inspiring, while advancing business priorities. This leader will serve as a trusted advisor and collaborate closely with colleagues across Global Communications and cross‑functional partners, including Strategy, Talent and Learning and Development, to align priorities and deliver integrated communications.

    This position requires a dynamic and creative leader with exceptional writing skills, strategic thinking and a deep understanding of leadership communications in a fast‑paced, evolving business environment. The Director will be a self‑starter with sound judgment, strong decision‑making skills and high emotional intelligence, and will report to the Associate Vice President, Global Employee and Executive Communications.

    Now Responsibilities list: we need to include all bullet points. Let's list them: - Develop highly integrated culture and engagement strategies that motivate and inspire employees - Ensure consistent, high-impact messaging frameworks—adaptable and fit for purpose for multiple channels and stakeholders - Develop engaging, visually compelling communications materials, including intranet content, briefing materials, presentations, speeches and enterprise-wide communications - Develop and maintain communications templates, toolkits and resources for communicators and senior leaders - Support the implementation of change communications as needed - Manage day-to-day deliverables with flawless execution - Develop and implement

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