**Job Description:** **Job Summary:** The Director, Communications, Walgreens Pharmacy is responsible for leading the design, development and execution of complex communications strategies, plans and messaging in support of Walgreens core pharmacy business. The Director oversees the communications team responsible for ongoing and day-to-day communications, including top-tier and trade media relations, thought leadership, milestone announcements and content development as well as executive communications for the Chief Pharmacy Officer and other key executives. **Job Responsibilities:** + Develops and executes comprehensive communications plans that align with business objectives. + Works closely with senior level executives, providing expert communications counsel and creating/driving executive visibility plans and communications. + Manages and strengthens top tier national and trade media relationships. + Maintains a knowledge of company and external events or issues. Ensures that Walgreens’ communication places the organization in the best possible position with key stakeholders, customers, patients and employees. + Collaborates in the development and implementation of an annual strategy and plan for the area of responsibility that is integrated with and supports key activities of the company and business objectives. + Develops and implements communications strategies on complex, key business initiatives and events, including outlining objectives and strategies, creating appropriate messaging, managing timelines and project deadlines, and managing contributions and expectations. + Acts as a representative for Communications to effectively communicate company positions, corporate goals and objectives to all audiences. Identifies target audiences for messaging and designs communications that engages the reader. + Responsible for coaching, managing, mentoring, and developing direct reports. Collaborates with leaders to identify engaging stories and messages pertaining to business objectives, employee profiles and company activities that present Walgreens as an employer of choice and a best-in class employer. + Oversees agency scopes of work and budgets. + Leads national consumer-facing external campaigns from design to implementation and management. **About Walgreens and WBA** Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities. WBA’s purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to care for the nation’s medically underserved populations. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high-quality products and services in communities nationwide. The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits "An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans". **Job ID:** 1511959BR **Title:** Director, Communications, Walgreens Pharmacy **Company Indicator:** Walgreens Boots Alliance **Employment Type:** **Job Function:** Corporate Affairs/External Affairs **Full Store Address:** 433 W VAN BUREN STREET,CHICAGO,IL 60607 **Full District Office Address:** 433 W VAN BUREN STREET,CHICAGO,IL,60607-00433-04579-2 **External Basic Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of experience developing, executing and integrating communications plans OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 9 years of experience developing, executing and integrating communications plans. + Experience leading cross-functional teams. + Experience providing counsel, influence and challenge to the thinking of business leaders. + Experience writing and editing in AP style. + Experience leading and completing multiple projects on deadline. + Experience working with change management methodologies + At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions inthe workplace. + At least 3 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership. + Willing to travel up to/at least (10%) of the time for business purposes(within state and out of state) **Preferred Qualifications:** + Experience with Public Relations + Experience with Media Relations + Experience/skills with Corporate Communications + Communications Strategy and Executive Communications skills + Internal Communications skills We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. **Shift:** **Store:**