Business Title    Corporate Communications
Requisition ID    16882BR
Job Category    Other
Locations    USA - Princeton, NJ
Shift    1
Job Posting    At Covance, you can make a difference by helping to deliver life-saving and life-enhancing medicines to people around the world. Our commitment to this mission has resulted in Covance’s impressive history of company stability and growth. We’ve achieved these results by fostering a work environment that encourages, develops and leverages our team's capabilities. Covance's ongoing success offers team members unsurpassed growth and career development opportunities. There's no better time to join us!

We are looking for the right person to join our Communications group in Princeton, NJ. This is a senior communications position supporting employee communications for a global business unit (BU). The position will set and execute the communications strategy for the business, advancing the BU’s business priorities, while ensuring alignment with company vision and messages. The position will act as an internal expert and consultant providing coaching and counseling to the key BU leaders in matters related to communication and ensure that communications is integrated into the leadership decision making and planning.

This position is also responsible for setting the direction and executing an integrated communications program, as necessary. Some of the key responsibilities of the Communications Leader are to:

•    Develop and execute overall communications strategy and plans to employees to contribute to organization’s operational effectiveness.
•    Interact with key stakeholders (meetings, one-on-ones, organizational “listening”) to be proactive in counseling on group and BU-specific communication needs.
•    Continuously look for ways to improves BU communication processes and identify critical communication opportunities.
•    Lead and direct employee communications projects and programs, to include, but not limited to:   
o    General and senior management communications
o    Strategic Client communications
o    Change management initiatives
o    Manage communications content for employee intranet
o    Editor for BU newsletter
o    Town Hall meeting planning and coordination
o    Public relations support

At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career.

Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. (M/F/D/V). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us.
Education/Qualifications    •    Undergraduate degree required, preferably in communications, marketing, journalism, or related degree Master’s degree preferred
•    Minimum 10 - 12 years communication experience with background in employee communications, public relations, and media relations
•    Exceptional record of achievement as communication professional and proven track record of working with senior management
•    Other language skills, preferred though not required (ex. French, German, Spanish)
Experience    Key competencies desired:
•    Strong communication (oral and written) skills
•    Strong project management and organizational skills
•    Strong background in e-based communications and working in virtual, matrix team environment; global experience [required/strongly preferred]
•    Experience providing communication support and counsel to senior level executives
•    Excellent leadership and people skills (team-orientation/relationship building)
•    Challenges traditional thinking and brings “creative ideas” to the table
•    Understands importance of integrated, iterative implementation
•    Comfortable with dealing with outside suppliers and vendors
•    Proficiency in computer applications essential to presentations and communications
•    Willing and able to travel Europe/US (at least 20%)