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Durham, North Carolina, United States
Hybrid
ViiV Healthcare is a global specialist HIV company, 100% focused on researching, developing and delivering innovative medicines to treat and prevent HIV. With a broad portfolio of licensed medicines, a rich pipeline, the only dedicated HIV research facility in the USA and cutting-edge innovation partnerships, ViiV is entering a pivotal period of transformation. The company continues to lead the long-acting transformation in HIV while preparing to launch a series of exciting new products across treatment and prevention, creating a significant opportunity to build confidence in ViiV’s science, portfolio and pipeline; strengthen internal belief in the company’s direction; and reinforce ViiV’s leadership with external stakeholders and the HIV community, to become the Long-Acting Injectable (LAI) Powerhouse.
The Senior Director, Pipeline and Product Communications owns the global communications strategy for ViiV’s industry-leading pipeline and portfolio and setting clear priorities for how the company communicates its most important scientific, portfolio and launch milestones. The role reports into the Head of Global Communications and partners closely with regional communications leads for priority assets and launches and positions ViiV as a leader in long-acting HIV innovation. As senior communications business partner to the SVP Head of R&D and SVP Chief Medical Officer, the role provides strategic counsel on reputation, scientific storytelling, disclosure readiness and issues management, translating complex science into meaningful, business-relevant narratives for internal and external audiences.
The role is accountable for integrated strategic communications plans aligned to ViiV’s pipeline and portfolio priorities, ensuring consistent, high-impact news flow around data, regulatory milestones, scientific congresses and other key moments. As ViiV prepares for upcoming treatment and prevention launches, this role will steward communications that build momentum, partner with scientific communications on publication planning and data dissemination, differentiate ViiV and stakeholder confidence and contribute to the ambition of becoming the LAI Powerhouse.
This is a senior leadership role requiring strong scientific understanding, credibility with senior stakeholders, strategic judgment and the ability to lead through complexity. The role leads the Pipeline and Product Communications team and works in close partnership with the broader ViiV Global Communications team, ViiV US Communications team, R&D, Medical, GSK Communications, Investor Relations and agency partners. It requires the ability to prioritise, influence and deliver at pace across complex, concurrent projects, while setting the operating model for pipeline and product communications and identifying the moments that matter most for ViiV’s reputation, launch readiness and transformation into the LAI Powerhouse.
This role will be based out of Durham, NC & may be considered for a domestic relocation package. Check out this link to learn more about the thriving, diverse, and cutting edge RTP area!
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This role is hybrid, combining in-office collaboration in the United States with remote working flexibility.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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Skills
Content Development, Corporate Copywriting, Crisis Communication Management, Data Analytics, Digital Fluency, Market Shaping, Public Relations (PR), Reputation Management, Risk Management, Storytelling
Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program ViiV offers US employees. All ViiV employees receive the same benefits options and plans as GSK employee.
Why Us?
At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 40 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV.
We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.
Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities.
Having a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.
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ViiV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
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