In this role you have the opportunity to

Drive world-class integrated communications program for Philips’ Precision Diagnosis business and its Business Units. You have the overarching responsibility to deliver high quality internal/ external communication services to the leadership and the global employee base, including employee engagement, customer experience, thought leadership and transformation programs.

You are responsible for

• Developing fully integrated communications plans that contribute to the success of the Precision Diagnosis business units and its employee engagement

• Working with a team of other senior communications professionals, synthesizing commercial objectives with reputation and brand objectives and co-building global comms plans and campaigns from a business and markets perspective

• Providing overarching communications counsel and capability building to Precision Diagnosis business leader and management team – taking an active role as a Communications representative in one (or more) Business Unit’s Leadership Teams, serving as a trusted advisor to their leader(s)

• Leading, developing and deploying the internal/ external communications plan, including support for the company’s reputation, brand, culture and transformation programs

• Issues management and crisis communications in coordination with Philips’ central External Relations team and contribution to integration programs of mergers, acquisitions and divestments

• Leading key Precision Diagnosis events, including participation in key trade/ business events and global webcasts

• Supporting leaders to reach employee engagement scores through the delivery of communications guidance and community building through social channels

• Managing annual program budget, agency and measurement of all programs.

You are part of

The Business Communications team, which is part of Philips’ Communications & Brand organization that drives the company’s brand and reputation management and delivery of high quality communication services to the leadership of Philips. You will report into the Head of Communications, Precision Diagnosis and Image Guided Therapy and serve as a Leadership Team member in Precision Diagnosis Business Unit(s). Precision Diagnosis consists of four Business Units: Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance, Computed Tomography, and Diagnostic X-Ray

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

• A results-oriented senior communications leader with a Master’s degree, and at least 10 years’ experience, in strategic B2B communications/marketing in an international/matrixed environment

• Strong understanding of/ affinity with technology, data, and healthcare innovation topics

• Strong senior stakeholder management skills: you are a confident and fact-based advisor to senior management and a trusted strategic partner

• Proven track record of leading, building and coaching highly engaged and high performing global teams

• High energy, creative and demonstrated ability to build key relationships and lead to positively influence stakeholders and drive effective collaboration

• Proven track record of driving strategic, complex programs and planning processes, with many moving parts, across a wide variety of organizational pockets

• Ability to navigate a high paced business environment typical for a data and software driven business area which is preparing to globally scale its reach and activities

• Strong project management skills and agency management experience

• Native-level English (written and spoken); proven ability to write and steer work for impactful speeches, presentations, blogs, opinion pieces; etc.

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