Job description
Communication Officer
Company Overview
Serving a population of 500 million citizens, we promote and protect public animal health in EU Member States, as well as the countries of the European Economic Area, by ensuring that all medicines available on the EU market are safe, effective and of high quality.
Job Summary
EMA is creating a Reserve List for a Communication Officer to join a collaborative and ambitious team that translates complex scientific work into clear, engaging content that supports public and animal health. We are looking for someone passionate about storytelling and motivated by the mission of protecting public health through accessible, impactful communications. In this role, you will help shape strong narratives and translate them into multi-platform content, support public health campaigns, experiment with new formats and help us better understand audiences and trends to strengthen trust in science and empower people to make informed health decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of communication strategies and initiatives that contribute to EMA’s priorities and address stakeholder needs;
- Plan, produce, coordinate and publish engaging, user‑centred content, ensuring best practices and alignment with corporate messaging and branding;
- Contribute to multi‑channel communication campaigns, including co‑creative initiatives with stakeholders and evaluation of impact;
- Deliver day‑to‑day communication activities, including research, drafting, review and publishing tasks, monitoring trends and performance, and reporting insights for evidence‑based decisions.
Requirements / Qualifications
Eligibility Criteria:
- Enjoy full rights as a citizen of a European Union Member State, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway;
- Thorough knowledge of English (at least level C1) and a satisfactory knowledge of another official language of the European Union (at least level B2);
- Fulfilled any obligations imposed by applicable laws concerning military service;
- Completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma.
Experience:
- At least 2 years relevant professional experience to the roles and responsibilities outlined in the vacancy notice;
- Professional experience from a communication role in an English-speaking communication environment, ideally in a regulatory, medical or scientific field and in an international context;
- Experience of and knowledge of good practices in one OR more of the following areas: web editing and management; media relations; social-media management.
Skills and knowledge:
- Writing skills in English, with a proven ability to rework complex concepts into clear, organised and engaging content;
- Proficient in MS Office suite.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience:
- Applying a range of communication tools and methods, such as social media platforms, influencers, articles and speech writing, video, and AI-supported content creation tools, in a professional context;
- Monitoring communication performance metrics and preparing basic analytics summaries to inform evidence-based content planning;
- Working in a multicultural environment.
Skills and knowledge:
- Knowledge of science communication principles;
- Knowledge of EU pharmaceutical legislation.
Salary & Benefits
- Meaningful work contributing to protecting the health of every individual and animal in Europe within multinational, multidisciplinary team
- Development opportunities (e.g. internal mobility, mentoring, peer coaching, career reflection programme, etc.)
- Work-life balance (flexible working arrangements, teleworking, generous annual leave plus official holidays)
- In principle, initial 5 year renewable contract with competitive monthly national tax-free salary and household & children’s allowances (where applicable).
- Privileges including expatriation (for expatriate staff) and education allowances (where appropriate) and additional home leave.
- Relocation assistance.
- Excellent health insurance scheme and social benefits.
- Retirement Pension Plan.
Location
EMA Amsterdam; Netherlands (NL) (relocation to take up duties is mandatory)
Employment Type
Contract agent (FGIV)
Application Process
Selection procedure reference: EMA/CA/11428. Candidates must answer a pre-defined set of questions based on Need to have criteria and Sub-family competencies. Shortlisted candidates will participate in personality assessments. The aim is to create a reserve list of qualified and suitable candidates.
How to Apply
Apply via the EMA Talent Hub portal. Deadline: 31 July 2026 at 23:59 CET.
