Head of Communications & Strategic Content

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the overarching Parnall narrative while preserving the individual identities of our businesses.
• Build a stronger internal communications programme, helping employees understand the Group’s direction and how its businesses fit together.
• Develop professional shareholder and stakeholder communications.
• Support communications around investment, scientific developments, partnerships and major corporate initiatives.
• Take strategic responsibility for LinkedIn, YouTube, podcasts, Instagram, websites, newsletters and other appropriate channels.
• Establish a high-quality Parnall podcast and long-form interview programme.
• Personally create written, photographic, video and digital content.
• Identify compelling stories among our scientists, executives, engineers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, employees, collaborators and visitors.
• Develop our photographic, video and historical archives into valuable communications assets.
• Work with scientific teams to explain complex research accurately and intelligently.

Requirements

• relevant experience in communications, strategic content, corporate affairs, journalism, scientific communications or a related field
• You should be an excellent writer, intellectually curious, visually creative, commercially aware and technologically confident
• Scientific literacy is particularly important. You need to be comfortable sitting with scientists and pharmaceutical executives, understanding what they are discussing and communicating it accurately without oversimplifying or exaggerating its significance
• Be credible working directly with senior executives while equally comfortable talking to employees and technical specialists
• Understand how communications differ across employees, shareholders, investors and external audiences
• Be capable of turning complex subjects into compelling, accessible content
• Be comfortable personally conducting interviews and creating photography, video, written and digital content
• Understand the importance of confidentiality, regulatory considerations and disciplined corporate communications
• Be a sophisticated user of contemporary AI tools for research, writing, analysis, planning and content production
• Have the judgement to recognise when a story should be communicated—and when it should not