Corporate Communications Lead

Job Description Summary

Are you a creative and professional leader with an uncanny ability to turn complex information into engaging narratives? STEMCELL Technologies, Canada’s largest biotech company, is looking for a Corporate Communications Lead to support and deliver on our internal clients’ communications goals.

This hands-on process begins with stakeholder and project team touch points, and results in the creation of a wide variety of communications campaigns. In this role, you’ll be responsible for working closely with clients, including the Human Resources Department, by reviewing, editing and drafting communication materials that will help drive business priorities and amplify achievements throughout our global operations. You will also provide input into the overall editorial strategy and contribute to the continuous improvement of communications standards and processes.

If you’re passionate about crafting impactful communication content to highlight and humanize complex business strategies, STEMCELL could be the right fit for you!

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works with a broad range of internal clients to provide high-quality communications services and support, including writing and editing articles, emails, web content, key messages and presentations
• Ideates and delivers proactive storytelling campaigns and programs to amplify organizational initiatives and successes across digital platforms
• Plays a key role in the distribution and publication of bulletins and notices, including reviewing for spelling, grammar, and alignment with standards
• Supports continuous improvement by reviewing and contributing to internal communications processes, policies, procedures, including an internal style guide
• Collaborates with internal clients and team to ensure all communications assets use simple, engaging, and error-free language

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Marketing or related discipline with 5-7 years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills with ability to develop high-quality communications for a variety of channels and audiences
• Ability to take complex information and create simple, straight-forward content, compelling messaging and stories
• Strong independent task management skills, including the ability to respond to shifting priorities
• Experience with content management systems and web publishing tools

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately-owned biotechnology company based in Vancouver that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, ancillary reagents and contract assay services. We create novel, useful, standardized products of unfailing quality and deliver them to more than 70 countries via our many regional offices plus distribution centres in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble and Singapore. Driven by our love of science and our passion for quality, we see ourselves simply as “Scientists Helping Scientists” – standing by our customers to provide outstanding products, technical support and training. We have over 1000 science-oriented employees globally, including 250 PhDs/MScs, with most others holding a BSc or engineering degree. STEMCELL is proud to be the largest Biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

NOTE: STEMCELL’s vaccination policy requires that all candidates for this role be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including boosters), as currently recommended or required by local health authorities and public health orders, unless an exemption from this policy is approved through our accommodation request process.

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