Vice President, Global Neuroscience & Cardiovascular- Established Products Communications & Public Affairs

We are searching for the best talent for a Vice President, Global Neuroscience & Cardiovascular - Established Products Communications & Public Affairs. 

Job Description and Key Responsibilities 

Leading global communications for neuroscience, cardiovascular, and established products, the VP Global Neuroscience/Cardio/EP manages strategy, launch execution, growth brand messaging, and issues management. This VP maximizes commercial opportunities through orchestrated communications and market shaping, impacting policy, stakeholder engagement, and brand visibility in high-revenue markets.  

Reporting to the Global Head, VP of Innovative Medicine Communications & Public Affairs (a member of the IM Global Operating Committee) this leader oversees of 24 --10 direct reports and a global team of an additional 14 indirect reports including directors and senior managers specializing in communications and public affairs. Whereas the other Therapeutic Area Roles are focused on a single therapeutic area, this role is uniquely complex, charged with our fastest growing segment (Neuroscience), a future growth potential area (Cardiology) and the established products portfolio which still delivers significant revenue and is the highest generator of issues for our business.  Communications is at the center of managing risk, competitive threat, and reputation impact for the established medicines portfolio.  The VP Global Neuroscience is accountable for global messaging for the therapeutic area and every individual product, market shaping, content creation and campaigns as well as overseeing execution in countries around the world. This role will act as a business partner to members of the Global Operating Committee – the Worldwide Vice President of Oncology and the Global Therapeutic Area Lead in Research & Development as well as the Office of the Chief Medical Officer.  The VP Global Neuro/CV/EP will work cross-functionally to ensure impactful communications that drive revenue generation and brand growth, while influencing policy, advocacy, access strategies, and stakeholder perceptions across geographies. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Lead global communications strategy for Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, and Established Products portfolios. 

• Drive launch excellence, growth brand messaging, and issues management in high‑revenue markets. 

• Own global messaging and positioning across products and disease areas. 

• Serve as a senior advisor on risk, reputation, and competitive threat, particularly for Established Products. 

• Partner closely with Public Affairs, OCMO, and enterprise stakeholders on policy, advocacy, and access issues. 

• Lead and develop a global communications team operating across multiple therapeutic segments. 

• Act as a core IM CPA leader, contributing to enterprise priorities and cross‑portfolio alignment.  

Education 

• Bachelor’s degree required 

• Advanced degree in Communications, Life Sciences, Business, or Public Policy preferred 

Experience and Skills 

Required 

• Minimum 15+ years of senior leadership experience in communications or public affairs 

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi‑portfolio communications strategies spanning growth, future growth, and established products 

• Strong expertise in issues management, reputation protection, and competitive risk mitigation 

• Ability to manage communications in high‑revenue, high‑risk environments where reputation directly impacts performance 

• Demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted advisor to executive commercial and R&D leaders 

• Experience leading global teams across multiple therapeutic segments 

Preferred 

• Experience in specialty diseases portfolios 

• Prior partnership with Commercial, R&D, Public Affairs, and Enterprise functions 

• Demonstrated success managing policy and access‑related reputational challenges