Director, US Product and Pipeline Communications

Role Summary

Director, US Product and Pipeline Communications for BioNTech's late-stage oncology assets, based in Cambridge, US. This role leads US Product and Pipeline Communications and designs and implements impactful programs to drive awareness of products’ differentiation and potential to address patients' medical needs in support of company goals. You will serve as a trusted advisor to cross-functional teams and apply strong public relations expertise to execute successful oncology product launches in the US.

Responsibilities

• Drive communications strategy for key oncology product candidates, including data and regulatory milestones, launches and sustained momentum.
• Shape differentiated messaging and ensure alignment across channels and engagements.
• Create and execute insights-driven disease awareness programs, branded campaigns, integrations and digital/social media initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Patient Engagement & Advocacy, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Legal, IR and external partners.
• Represent function on integrated teams and proactively contribute to decision making with business partners.
• Facilitate executive engagement in support of products and pipeline, including traditional and social media, external speaking, internal communications.
• Maintain relationships with journalists, pitch proactive stories, and manage press inquiries.
• Proactively managing issues to protect company and product reputation; leverage data analytics to measure the impact of communication strategies.
• Manage communications agency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Marketing, Business, or Life Sciences with 10 plus years of experience in public relations or communications within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Strong understanding of the US healthcare landscape, including regulatory policy and market access.
• Strategic thinker with strong stakeholder management capabilities and ability to provide insights to support business decision making.
• Proven expertise in issues management and leveraging analytics for decision-making.
• Flexibility and agility to navigate dynamic, fast-paced environments; ability to adapt with evolving business needs.
• Collaborative team player with an enterprise mindset who can work effectively in cross-functional teams and a matrixed organization.
• Preferred: Public relations or communications experience in oncology.