At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.
The Executive Director, Corporate Functions & Digital Communications leads communications strategy for Bristol Meyers Squibb’s corporate functions and executive leadership team members, while overseeing corporate digital channels and executive visibility platforms. This role serves as a strategic communications partner to senior leaders across the enterprise, responsible for developing integrated communications strategies that advance business priorities, strengthen leadership engagement and enhance visibility across internal and external audiences.
Working in close partnership with Executive Communicators, Media Relations, Corporate Brand & Reputation and Enterprise Strategy & People Communications, this leader ensures communications, thought leadership for the Core Functions and digital engagement activities are aligned with enterprise priorities and support consistent corporate positioning across channels and stakeholders.
The Executive Director oversees communications support for corporate functions, executive positioning, thought leadership, corporate digital channels, executive social media strategy and leadership engagement programs. The role serves as a strategic advisor to functional leadership teams and helps identify opportunities to elevate Bristol Myers Squibbs’s expertise, innovation and leadership across key stakeholder audiences.
Corporate Functions Communications
Lead communications strategy and execution for corporate functions, including Finance, HR, Legal, Business Insights & Technology and Corporate Affairs.
Partner with functional leadership teams to develop integrated communications plans that support business objectives, organizational priorities and transformation initiatives.
Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders on communications strategy, employee engagement, organizational announcements and change communications.
Ensure function-specific communications align with broader enterprise priorities and corporate positioning.
Executive Positioning & Thought Leadership
Develop executive positioning and thought leadership strategies for designated leadership team members and senior executives.
Identify opportunities to elevate executive visibility through speaking engagements, authored content, industry participation and strategic communications platforms.
Partner closely with Media Relations to ensure coordinated planning and execution across internal and external engagements.
Translate complex business, scientific and operational topics into compelling and relevant leadership narratives.
Corporate Digital Channels & Executive Social Strategy
Oversee strategy, governance and performance for corporate digital channels, including LinkedIn and other enterprise-owned platforms.
Lead executive social media strategy and content planning for designated leaders, ensuring alignment with business priorities, audience interests and platform best practices.
Partner with Corporate Brand & Reputation to ensure digital content reinforces brand strategy, reputation priorities and corporate positioning.
Leverage analytics and audience insights to optimize content performance, engagement and channel effectiveness.
Enterprise Alignment & Integration
Serve as a key integrator across Corporate Communications to ensure alignment of functional communications, executive positioning and digital engagement efforts.
Partner with Corporate Brand & Reputation, CEO Communications,…