Sr. Leader Internal Communications

Purpose:

Tell stories of empowerment, passion, innovation and collaboration. Manage communications projects with expertise. Connect employee experiences with ease. You lead the strategy and change enablement for informed, inspired, engaging and celebratory internal communications. You illuminate Bio-Techne’s strong culture.

Core Functions:

• Develop and execute internal communications to engage employees and align with Bio-Techne’s culture vision and values 
• Build relationships with employees across the organization 
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to inform, educate, inspire, engage and celebrate Bio-Techne’s employees through targeted communication 
• Demonstrate curiosity by seeking knowledge about the organization and the life sciences industry 
• Source, write, edit and publish internal communications that are accurate, relevant and reliable 
• Design an ongoing internal communications strategy that has long-term impact, aligns with Bio-Techne’s growth initiatives and supports talent priorities 
• Identify the best modality to deliver internal communications that employees want to consume 
• Manage projects while balancing competing priorities with organization, time management and attention to detail 
• Collect data and talent intelligence to report internal communications effectiveness, incorporating insights 
• Practice and serve as a role model in displaying Bio-Techne’s Empowerment Passion Innovation Collaboration values

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or marketing required 
• 8+ years communications experience required; internal communications experience preferred 
• Experience managing multiple communications projects to deadline 
• Experience using design tools and brand standards 
• Experience managing a corporate intranet 
• Experience working with senior leaders; ability to confidently challenge and guide messages

Knowlege, Skills and Abilities:

• Effectively partner with business units to manage escalating priorities in a timely manner 
• Develop deep relationships with the Digital Solutions and Investor Relations/Corporate Development teams 
• Synthesize ideas to deliver compelling communications 
• Utilize Bio-Techne brand standards and style guides 
• Deliver white glove internal service 
• Demonstrate courage by addressing challenging issues, sharing your opinion and standing alone 
• Encourage innovative solutions 
• Apply integrity, ethics and honesty in all remit responsibilities 
• Commit to removing obstacles for maximum efficiency and effectiveness 
• Communicate clear expectations and establish SMART goals that hold you and others accountable to standards of excellence 
• Model agility, resiliency and change leadership skills by being self-aware, continuously learning and tolerating ambiguity 
• Identify root causes of problems and implement solutions 
• Consider inclusivity in all communications 
• Ability to lead and develop a team