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Status: Regular, Full Time

Position Overview:

The Communications Manager is responsible for developing and implementing multi-stakeholder communications activities relating to Abbott's brands, strategic priorities and the products within the Diabetes Care Division.

Responsibilities:

• Develop multi-stakeholder brand communications and overall patient strategy with cross functional objectives. Manage communication programmes through the design and implementation of detailed activity plans to support tactics for diabetes community.
• Lead communication initiatives representing Abbott's Diabetes Care division with the bloggers, Patient Ambassadors, high profile individuals, and patient advocacy groups.
• Support internal communications relating to division and brand.
• Proactively identify opportunities for the brands.
• Oversee the development of authored-led features/advertorials.
• Assist in the development of brand key messages/stories and other communications materials for use by PA.
• Play an active role within the FreeStyle marketing team and identify opportunities to work collaboratively with cross-functional colleagues to deliver on brand objectives, including communication elements of marketing team, providing input/insight on trends and opportunities during preparation of the brand plan.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Communication, Journalism or Public Relations. A Master's degree in Communication, Public Relations or Public Health is an asset.
• Three to five years of experience in customer facing within the healthcare and/or medical device industry
• Communication experience including working with marketing/advertising, PR, creative agencies.
• Experience working with MS Office.
• Strong team player.
• Ability to influence and drive forward change.

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