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Job Title: VP, Corporate Communications, Legal Division
Job Location: NY: New York
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-09-06

Company Name: Pfizer
Contact: Recruiter
Phone: email only please
Fax: email only please

Description: Description: The Vice President of Corporate Communications for the Legal Division will take a leadership role in the external and internal communications strategy for the Legal Division. The Communications VP will report to the Chief Communications Officer and will directly support the General Counsel of Pfizerâ• Ts Legal Division in advancing Pfizer issues through the media and other communications. Responsibilities: â• a Use legal analysis and speechwriting skills to communicate issues facing the Legal Division both internally and externally. Will be required to provide meaningful legal analysis and information on issues facing the General Counselâ• Ts office to the following audiences, among others: Pfizer colleagues, Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors, legal and pharmaceutical industry groups, government agencies and media/press; must be able to advise interested parties on how issues affect the Legal Division and impact the business â• a Support the overall media engagement strategy of Pfizer and ensure that the General Counsel and other spokespersons are advised and prepped on up- to-date issues affecting the Legal Division and also ensure that prepped Pfizer personnel are available as frequent sources for reporters; â• a As part of a multi-disciplinary communications team, and under the direction of the Chief Communications Officer and the General Counsel, work to develop a communications strategy and public message for issues, both legal and non-legal, facing Pfizer Inc and/or the pharmaceutical industry as a whole â• a Develop and maintain relationships with select reporters and oversee the press contact database â• a Respond to press/media inquiries and oversee responses to such inquiries working in close collaboration with the head of the media office; â• a Supervise department staff and manage departmentâ• Ts budget; â• a Initiate, draft and supervise the dissemination of press releases, letters-to-the-editor, and guest opinion editorials; â• a Oversee the production of internal communications work including quarterly newsletter, website copy, annual report, Board communications and related materials. â• a Maintain an interactive web page to communicate up-to-date information on legal issues facing the corporation and news in general from the corporate legal department to its global team. Qualifications: â• a An undergraduate or graduate degree in English, Communications or Journalism strongly preferred â• a At least 10 years of experience in journalism, corporate communications or related experience. Global experience a plus. â• a J.D. strongly preferred and strong legal analysis background is required â• a Prior legal experience as a practicing attorney at a top law firm or corporation; prior legal experience in the pharmaceutical industry context strongly preferred â• a Knowledge of legal issues facing the pharmaceutical industry, financial markets and understanding of annual reports and written corporate communications required â• a Strong leadership, teamwork and management skills required. â• a Must have demonstrated experience handling internal and external communications in crisis context â• a Must have the ability to align communications relating to Legal Division with the overriding goals and policies driven by Pfizerâ• Ts enterprise communications organization â• a Must have superior oral, written and public presentation skills; must have prior experience communicating with senior management â• a Must demonstrate strong initiative and a strong sense of urgency to meet commitments and deliver results within a specified and often short time frame Benefits: Throughout our 153 years, a legacy of caring for others has been at the heart of everything we do at Pfizer. This commitment is no less important when it comes to our employees. Pfizer wants to ensure that employees have resources to help them develop and succeed both in their careers and personal lives. One way we can achieve this is through our comprehensive benefits program, which offers employees and their eligible dependents the variety and flexibility to help address their needs at different stages in life. Company Profile: Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Pfizer in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Pfizer to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Pfizer and the specific job and/or work site. Pfizer may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleagues long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Pfizer in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Pfizers support of a colleagues temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the "at-will" employment relationship between the colleague and Pfizer.

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