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External Communications Manager, EMEA

Santen


Job Location:

St Albans - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 15 September 2026 (9 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 13 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Santen youll have the opportunity to shape how we communicate our purpose expertise and impact across more than 50 markets.

Working at the intersection of Communications Marketing Medical Affairs and Public Affairs you will develop integrated communications that increase awareness of eye health elevate Santens reputation and strengthen our share of voice across EMEA.

You will lead proactive media engagement disease awareness communications and executive visibility while acting as a strategic communications partner for key EMEA markets. Working closely with country teams and our global Corporate Communications colleagues in Japan you will help position Santen as a trusted leader in eye health bringing fresh thinking cultural sensitivity and a can-do mindset to every challenge.

 

What you will do

Develop and execute external communications strategies that strengthen Santens reputation and support business priorities across EMEA.

Lead proactive media engagement across international regional national and healthcare trade media to increase visibility and share of voice.

Develop thought leadership executive visibility and corporate storytelling programmes that position Santen as a leader in eye health.

Partner with Marketing Medical Affairs and Public Affairs to deliver integrated communications around disease awareness campaigns scientific milestones congresses and corporate initiatives.

Act as the communications partner for key EMEA markets supporting local teams with media engagement reputation building and external communications.

Identify opportunities to connect earned owned and social media to maximise the impact of campaigns and external storytelling.

Build and manage relationships with communications agencies media partners and key external stakeholders.

Monitor the external environment identify emerging opportunities and support reputation and issues management when required.

Measure communications performance media impact and share of voice to continuously improve external communications.

Collaborate closely with regional and global colleagues to ensure consistent messaging and execution across markets.

 


Qualifications :

What you will bring to the role

Degree in Communications Public Relations Journalism Marketing or a related field.

8 years of experience in external communications public relations or corporate communications ideally within healthcare pharmaceuticals medical technology or another regulated industry.

Proven experience developing and executing regional or international communications strategies.

Strong track record in media relations including international business and healthcare trade media.

Experience supporting communications around scientific congresses disease awareness initiatives and corporate milestones.

Excellent writing editing and storytelling skills with the ability to translate complex scientific topics into engaging communications.

Strong stakeholder management skills and experience partnering with Marketing Medical Affairs and Commercial teams.

Experience managing communications agencies and working across international markets.

Fluency in English is required. French Italian or German would be a strong advantage.

 

What we offer:

  • Competitive Salary: A marketaligned base salary starting from 62 820  86 380 depending on experience and location.

 

Ready to make a difference  

Apply today and help us shape the future of eye health. 

 


Additional Information :

Grow your career at Santen
A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. We aspire to contribute to the realization of Happiness with Vision by providing eye health products and services to patients consumers and medical professionals around the world. Guided by our CORE PRINCIPLE Tenki ni sanyo suru Santen is engaged in the global research & development manufacturing and sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products in ophthalmology. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes education and treatment. At Santen we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.

The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race color ethnicity national origin/ancestry religion sexual orientation gender gender identity/ expression age disability medical condition marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process please let the recruiter from our team know.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


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As a specialized company dedicated to ophthalmology, Santen carries out research, development, marketing, and sales of pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter products, and medical devices. Santen is the market leader for prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals in Japan and its products now ... View more

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