Location
: Barcelona - Spain (3 days working from the office and 2 days working from home)

What You’ll Do
The
Director, Rare Disease Communications
,
EUCAN & International
will provide communications expertise to the
Europe and Canada (EUCAN)
and
International Region
, including regional and market-level corporate and therapy area communications, internal communications, and executive leader visibility.

The role reports to the
Senior Director, Rare Diseases Corporate Affairs, EUCAN
and has dotted-line reporting to the
Head of Communications, Alexion
and close business partnership with the
Senior Director, Rare Disease Corporate Affairs, International
. The successful candidate will be highly collaborative, work closely with Market and Area Communication Directors across EUCAN, MEA, Latam, and AsiaPAC, as well as with global cross-functional teams, to advance and deliver a coordinated communications strategy that aligns regional business priorities and Integral Corporate Affairs objectives.





External communications initiatives will predominantly focus on strengthening our corporate reputation as a trusted partner in rare disease, while supporting therapy area policy and market-shaping efforts. Internal communications initiatives will predominantly focus on increasing employee engagement, equipping leaders to engage their teams, and inspiring change.

The position will play a functional and strategic leadership role across the region, helping to further build bridges between Alexion and AstraZeneca, raise capabilities, and lead the network of in-market communicators to optimise alignment, efficiency, and best practice. The role will also provide strategic counsel and guidance to the
Senior Vice President, EUCAN & International, Alexion
, working closely with them on executive communications and regional leadership visibility.

Key Accountabilities
*Please note percentage time distributions are indicative only and workload distribution will ebb and flow in line with bu

📌 Director, Rare Disease Communications, EUCAN (Barcelona)
🏢 Alexion Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
📍 Barcelona