Senior Communications Manager |Healthcare & Life Sciences

The Industry & Partner Sales (IPS) team mission is to deliver growth and share by providing market and sales leadership across industry, partner, and enterprise segments, with end-to-end sales accountability. Building on this organizational mission, the Communications & Events team mission is to develop and deliver a storytelling platform at scale to showcase industry, partner and customer innovation, growth and opportunity with Microsoft Cloud and AI. As a Senior Communications Manager|Heathcare and Life Sciences you will support the global Corporate Vice President (CVP) of Healthcare Industries (HLS.) You will also report to the Director of the Industry Executive Communications team and be responsible for leading both external and internal communications for the CVP, who leads our global healthcare business. You will work directly with the leader of the HLS business, his Chief of Staff (CoS) and members of the HLS leadership team to help drive thoughtful leadership and impact. This is a strategic role that provides significant opportunity for executive visibility, cross-team collaboration, a breadth of communication experience and business impact. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.Responsibilities     Develop core messaging and narrative to bring the HLS mission and business priorities to life through dynamic storytelling.       Demonstrate strategic leadership by driving impactful messaging for the HLS CVP, continuing to strengthen their platform and drive thought leadership, aligning with the company mission, strategy, leadership principles and cultural attributes.      Act as single-point-of-contact for any internal or external, speaking, traditional and social media requests for the HLS CVP - partnering with appropriate teams to triage, check for alignment to strategy and team priorities and ensure that positioning and tone is appropriate for exec engagement.     Create and align communications plans to IPS RoB and broader communications.      Drive and execute an orchestrated and thoughtful social media strategy.QualificationsRequired/Minimum Qualifications     Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years Communications, Marketing Operations, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experienceo     OR equivalent experience.Additional or Preferred Qualifications     3+ years specialized functional experience within the Healthcare Industries (HLS).     4+ years experience supporting senior executives, leading project teams and working in a fast paced, high pressure, often ambiguous environment.Communications IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $101,200 - $194,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $130,000 - $213,200 per year.Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-payMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .