Medical Communication Manager (f/m/x) – limited to 12 months

ZEISS

Job Description
Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.

In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.

Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.

Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.

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Seeing beyond - future of medical technology

For more than 100 years, ZEISS medical technology has been driving progress in ophthalmology and microsurgery. In ophthalmology, our solutions help to maintain and improve people's vision at every stage of their lives. In microsurgery, our solutions enable targeted interventions on diseased tissue so that small and sensitive organs continue to function optimally.

Medical technology from ZEISS supports medical professionals in improving the lives of patients worldwide. The fact that our actions have a direct impact on people's well-being is what drives us every day.

In this challenging role as Medical Communication Manager (m/f/x) at the Zeiss Medical Technology Division, you will work in a young, dynamic team at the interface between Marketing and Medical Affairs to increase the awareness of new applications and clinical data within medical communities, patients, and other stakeholders in the healthcare environment.

  • define medical communication and messaging concepts for assigned therapeutic areas based on customer insights, medical developments, and competitive monitoring in relevant markets, including consideration of trends in patient care

  • develop, align, and roll out the annual medical and professional education communications plan for selected therapeutic areas in alignment with the business sector's workflow and product communication plans

  • set up and implement global traffic-generating multichannel and medical communication campaigns to increase target groups' access, including conception, development, approval, and roll-out of related campaign assets and medical content collaterals, with an emphasis on data analysis for campaign optimization

  • develop and execute medical websites and content support for product websites of business sectors, including SEO and SEA strategies as well as relevant medical communication assets

  • cooperate, brief, and supervise external partners (creative agencies, media agencies, production companies) to ensure the quality and consistency of communication materials

  • cooperate and align with local counterparts in the countries on campaign activities, support localization, and identify potential needs for modification of assets and campaigns, including offering training for local teams


  • university degree in marketing or business, master's degree or MBA preferred, alternatively, a university degree in a clinical discipline with an additional MBA

  • at least 3 years of professional experience in the medical industry, application knowledge in a surgical discipline preferred

  • at least 5 years of experience in customer-facing marketing or communication roles, ideally in a B2B setting, with significant experience in collaborating with medical professionals

  • knowledge of global marketing and communication trends for medical devices

  • strong capabilities to steer complex product and communication projects

  • intercultural negotiation skills, well-founded project and strategic communication skills, a high degree of social skills (people management, network maintenance), customer orientation, and strong lateral leadership skills

  • fluent English language skills, an additional language is advantageous

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