Wendy Ray Email & Phone Number

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

New York, New York

Responsible for leading internal communications activities supporting International Developed Markets (IDM) and external communications activities in support of Pfizer’s global products and women’s health portfolio.

New York, Ny

Lead operational and strategic HR projects across both the Pfizer Innovative Health and Pfizer Essential Health organizations, while ensuring alignment across HR. Responsible for contributing to the effective and efficient operations of the Commercial HR Leadership Team and of the Commercial HR team overall.

As a personal development objective, interviewed and was selected for a 9-month secondment as a member of the PEH Internal Communications team.• Actively participate in the implementation of all colleague communications for the business including leader support, culture and change communications, and the global intranet and social platforms.• Specifically support three Global Presidents in effectively communicating both individually on distinct business and culture strategies and collectively as a cohesive leadership team on global initiatives.• Developed a communications strategy to achieve enhanced understanding of the business strategy, confidence in leadership, and strengthened ownership culture.• Design and implement innovative communication approaches leveraging a variety of channels to enhance message effectiveness.• Provide counsel on messaging and approach on a variety of key business projects• Participate on planning committee for leadership and all-colleague meetings• Effectively navigate complex business and functional organization structures to build connections and progress work objectives.

Greater Memphis Area

Earned promotion and assumed broader internal communications and culture change responsibilities; including developing messages that reach 7,000 Finance & Business Operations (F&BO) colleagues. Primary responsibilities supporting Senior Vice President of Finance & Global Operations and his Global Financial Solutions (GFS) leadership team in engaging approximately 1,200 GFS colleagues. • Composed and edited email messages, video scripts, talking points, and presentations for Senior Vice President, Finance & Business Operations; Vice President, Global Financial Shared Services; and other senior leaders, as requested• Coordinated GFS Quarterly Global All-Colleague Town Halls, Global Leadership Forums, and Business Partner Forums from logistics to messaging and follow-up. Post-event survey results consistently show 90% range favorability in forums achieving objective• Acted as editor of monthly GFS and bi-monthly F&BO newsletters and site owner for both GFS and F&BO SharePoint intranet sites on PfizerWorld• Developed and ensured quality application of all divisional branding and messaging support materials and process guidance• Served as Chair of global cross-functional Culture Champion Network focused on leading cultural change strategy aligned with the company’s OWNIT! Culture and the division’s PfizerVoice survey data• Led Global Project Management Office (PMO) for GFS “Make it Possible” strategy to ensure alignment on key strategic initiatives and messaging and manage organizational change• Sponsored GFS global ‘Great Place to Work’ team tasked with assessing colleague engagement survey feedback and developing and executing plans to move engagement measures. Successfully enhanced engagement scores from 77% to 97% in just three years.• Served as Communications Lead on several business transformation projects as single point of contact for strategic communications planning, guidance and execution of deliverables.

Greater Memphis Area

Role expanded to support Senior Vice President and his leadership team supporting newly-formed Global Financial Solutions organization covering more than 1,100 colleagues globally. Managed a team of one direct report and three non-direct reports in supporting global communications strategy across five sites.

Greater Memphis Area

Based on demonstrated high-performance, promoted to support Vice President of newly-formed global organization of more than 350 colleagues in three sites – Memphis, Tenn.; Dublin, Ireland; and Dalian, China. Developed and executed on global communications and change management plans to build a cohesive global team.

Greater Memphis Area

Hired to establish internal communications function and lead development and execution of a communications and change management strategy focused on maintaining high levels of colleague engagement through outsourcing project.

• Held positions of increasing ability beginning as a communications intern who was interviewed and selected to join the company full-time • Based on continued demonstration of high-quality work, progressed four levels from Intern to Communications Coordinator in five years• Supported leaders in both enabling functions and core business units in developing and executing internal communications strategies • Responsibilities spanned newsletter writing, leader message development, special projects and event planning, and community and media relations

Master Of Science, Corporate & Organizational Communications, 3.974 Gpa

Concentration in Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism, Cum Laude

Concentration in Public Relations