BMS Pharma Korea Posted September 28, 2026

Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs - South Korea

Seoul, Korea, Republic of Full time
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About this opportunity

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”, a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

Job Description Summary

The Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs , Kore a  is responsible executing  end ‑ to ‑ end  Corporate Affairs activities (Drug development, GPS, commercial communications)  for the  market  with a focus on its portfolio and strategic priorities.  This role is pivotal in shaping the company’s internal and external narrative, ensuring alignment with global standards and local priorities, and fostering a culture of transparency and collaboration across a large, diverse employee base.

The role covers  planning,  development  and execution  of integrated communications across  external and internal communications, media relations, corporate and brand reputation, disease awareness, employee engagement, and digital channels . The   role   reports to the Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, APAC & ICON .

Main responsibilities:

End ‑ to ‑ End  Communications Execution for the Korea market

Execute  integrated,  end ‑ to ‑ end  Corporate Affairs plans  for assigned brands, therapeutic areas, initiatives, from strategy and narrative development through implementation and measurement.

Translate the CA strategy into concrete communications plans,  content  and tactics, ensuring consistency across channels and stakeholders.

Ensure alignment with global frameworks, compliance  standards  and approval processes.

Manage agencies and external partners for assigned projects, ensuring quality,  timelines  and budget adherence.

Track, evaluate and report on activities using agreed KPIs and metrics.

External Communications, Media & Reputation

Develop and execute  external communications activities , including media relations, thought leadership, corporate  storytelling  and digital content, within the assigned scope.

Prepare messaging, Q&A, briefing  materials  and content for external milestones ( e.g.  data, launches, policy developments).

Support issues and crisis management through monitoring, content  development  and execution of agreed response strategies.

Science, Brand, Product & Disease Awareness Communications

Execute  integrated brand and disease awareness communications  in support of priority products and therapeutic areas.

Drive communications for clinical trial recruitment

Develop and manage content across channels (earned, owned, digital), ensuring scientific accuracy,  compliance  and strategic relevance.

Work  cross ‑ functionally  with Medical, Commercial and Market Access/Policy to ensure aligned and effective execution.

Patient  Advocacy  & Stakeholder Communications

Drive  patient advocacy and stakeholder engagement  with relevant patient organizations in line with BMS principles and governance.

Contribute to ensuring the  patient and caregiver perspective  is reflected in communications initiatives and  cross ‑ functional  projects.

Internal Communications & Employee Engagement

Execute  internal communications and employee engagement initiatives  within the assigned scope, aligned with market priorities and leadership messaging.

Ensure strong linkage between internal and external narratives.

Education, Qualifications and Skills:

7+ years of experience in brand, commercial, or corporate communications, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.

Strong network of contacts across  Korea .

Proven  track record  of delivering high  impact integrated,  multi ‑ channel  communications programs  in a regulated environment.

Good understanding of the political environment in the region and ability to interpret how  the external  changes can  impact  BMS and its reputation.

Strategic thinking and strong digital, writing, content  creation  and storytelling skills.

Ability to work under pressure in a fast-changing environment

Experience in  working for  large  global organization, and strong ability to collaborate across the matrix with access, regulatory,  medical  and legal teams.

Excellent ability to partner with business stakeholders, experience in working with senior executives

Fluent in English and Korean

We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

Supporting People with Disabilities

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to  adastaffingsupport@bms.com . Visit  careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility  to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

BMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

For roles based in Los Angeles County only:  If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information:  https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Communications & Public Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Communications & Public Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 47 comparable Manager Communications & Public Affairs roles across 32 biopharma companies.

47Comparable roles tracked
42Currently active
32Companies hiring similar roles
18Countries represented

Salary context

6 of 47 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Manager, Corporate Content & Reputation · Merck KGaA $103,300/yr – $154,900/yr
Peer group range $129,100 – $176,800 (median $157,694)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 47 comparable roles

United States12
Japan6
Canada4
China4
India3
Germany3

+ 12 more countries

Seniority mix

47 of 47 peers have a known seniority level

Manager39
Associate Director6
Associate2

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 47 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology1

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