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What Communications Business Partner contributes to Cardinal Health

Communications defines and executes communication and public relations strategies in support of the company's business objectives, image and reputation for both internal and external stakeholders. This function builds relationships with external stakeholders, including media and community organizations, and designs meetings and communications to leverage these relationships and promote the company.

Communications Business Partner engages various internal audiences in the purpose and priorities of Cardinal Health, key initiatives and strategies with the goal of accelerating company performance. This job family develops and distributes print-based and digital communications including corporate policy manuals, internal newsletters, process handbooks, and function-specific documents created in collaboration with subject matter experts. This job family evaluates employee engagement with internal communications and liaises with leaders to ensure dissemination of communications.

Responsibilities

• Manages internal and external communications initiatives for the Pharmaceutical segment.
• Serves as editor of weekly internal newsletter, maintaining editorial calendar, mining for and writing feature stories, and providing editorial oversight.
• Mines stories that support segment objectives; contributes to thought leadership and earned media opportunities;
• Creates communications deliverables including customer communications, talking points, news releases, bylined articles, social posts, etc.
• Serves as point person for commercial excellence communications;
• Develops internal announcements; creates and manages content for internal channels (Intranet, Yammer, etc.);
• Develops and manages process for measuring Communications team results;
• Provides support for key internal meetings including town hall meetings, leadership meetings, National Sales Meetings and customer-facing meetings and tradeshows, including script writing for executives.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in corporate communications preferred
• BA, BS or equivalent experience in related field preferred
• Exceptional oral and written communications skills
• Experience writing features for internal and external audiences and developing scripts and messages for leaders
• Applied knowledge in executing social media and digital communications content
• Self-directed, action-oriented, forward thinking
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Team player with the ability to work cross-functionally with peers and leaders

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.