Ciao! At Dompé, our success is rooted in our team and our history. We are a private, rapidly growing global biopharmaceutical company. Founded in Milan, Italy, we have a 165-year legacy of medical innovation. Dompé’s rich history has greatly influenced its priorities today: to innovate for the benefit of patients facing both everyday wellness needs and rare conditions. Dompé operates in two strategic areas in select markets around the world: Primary Care, which includes prescription and over-the-counter products; and Biotechnology and Rare Disease, which recently expanded into the United States.
Today Dompé has 750 employees worldwide and we are excited to be rapidly scaling in the United States. Our R&D hub is currently based in Boston, and the commercial organization is housed in the San Francisco Bay Area.
YOUR ROLE AT DOMPÉ
We are looking for a motivated and driven individual for the Associate Director, US Corporate Communications to join our Corporate Communication Team. The role will be located at the Dompe US headquarters in San Mateo, and will report directly to the Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Head at Dompe headquarters in Milan, Italy.
The individual will coordinate with the US team and external publications and agencies to deploy Dompé’s Communication plan by helping to create great content to be shared through the Company’s internal channels, websites and social networks, industry and mainstream media.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING: MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Define US communication strategy, coherently with the overall company communication plan
• Execution of the US Communication plan in the assigned area of accountability, in line with mission, vision and corporate objectives
• Work closely with others in the Corporate Communications department to develop messaging, press releases, contributed articles, event strategy and media relations strategy for announcements and/or corporate marketing campaigns.
• Seek new methods and creative strategies to increase internal and external awareness of key events and other topics of interest.
• Tracking of KPI and awareness of Communication initiatives
• Coordination with External Agencies and Suppliers
YOU COULD BE THE PERFECT FIT IF YOU HAVE:
- Degree in Marketing, Communication or related fields
- Strong written and oral communications with fluency in English, Italian is a plus
- Experience: 6-8+ years in Corporate Communication in structured Companies and/or Agencies
- Content creation for websites and social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook); Social media analytics; Digital Campaign management; Webinar organization; media relations; Copy writing and editing.
- Adherence to Dompé farmaceutici’s Values: Trust and respect everyone; Be accountable; Be ethical, always; Listen and communicate with transparency and honesty; Deliver results.
SKILLS YOU’LL NEED FOR SUCCESS: TECHNICAL
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills – published samples will be requested.
- Experience building and maintains a social media presence
- Knowledge of analytical and technical skills as well as of trends.
SKILLS YOU’LL NEED FOR SUCCESS: PERSONAL
- Strong soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
- Strong leadership skills with ability to lead internal/external cross-functional teams.
- Exemplary change management skills with a global perspective
- Strengths specific to active listening and servant leadership
- Ability to lead employees, consultants, and cross functional teams around corporate communication strategies and investments.
- Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
BUILDING INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS: WHO THE AD, US CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS WORKS WITH WITHIN DOMPÉ
- Global Medical
- Communications
- Executive Leadership
- HR
- IT
- Marketing
- Field Marketing
- Legal, Ethics and Compliance
BUILDING EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS: WHO THE INTERN WORKS WITH OUTSIDE OF DOMPÉ
- Publications
- News agencies
- Social media consultants
LOCATION AND TRAVEL:
- This position is an office based in San Mateo, with at least 3 days in the US headquarters. Additionally, there will be a travel requirement including flight travel, up to 30% of the time to global headquarters in Milan, Italy.
BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM
- Comprehensive medical benefits: we value access to healthcare for our patients as well as our employees
- Generous vacation / holiday time off: we care about our employees and encourage a balanced lifestyle
- Competitive 401(K) matching
- A super cool team who’s excited to transform lives through innovative therapies
$175,000 – $210,000 a year
At Dompe, we offer an attractive compensation package to our team members. Any offer would include a competitive base salary (estimate shared above), incentive bonus, and benefits package customary to the position. Actual individual pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.