Executive Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

Responsibilities:
- Execute the investor relations (IR) program with CEO/CFO; ensure clear, consistent communications with capital markets.
- Own day-to-day IR execution: meeting coordination, targeting support, CRM management, feedback capture, and follow-up.
- Draft core IR materials: investor presentations, fact sheets, FAQs, earnings scripts, Q&A documents, and conference talk tracks.
- Primary contact for sell-side analysts on logistics/clarifications; identify and correct misinterpretations.
- Coordinate investor conferences, non-deal roadshows, and other capital markets engagements.
- Track, synthesize, and report investor sentiment and market feedback to senior management and the Board.
- Lead corporate communications: press releases, corporate updates, pipeline/clinical announcements, and reactive statements.
- Translate scientific/clinical/regulatory information into clear, accurate, investable external messaging.
- Partner with Legal and senior management for Reg FD compliance and disclosure discipline.
- Manage PR/IR agencies; ensure high accuracy, clarity, and quality.
- Support media engagement and spokesperson preparation; handle inbound media inquiries as needed.
- Ensure consistency across external-facing materials.
- Coordinate external messaging across Finance, Clinical, Regulatory, Legal, and Business Development; own disclosure cadence; escalate communication risks; support special situations (clinical data releases, financings, issues management).

Qualifications:
- 10+ years in IR, corporate communications, or related biotech/biopharma/life sciences role (or equivalent).
- Public company experience, including earnings preparation and material disclosures.
- Proven ability to independently draft press releases, investor materials, and executive communications.
- Strong scientific literacy and financial literacy.
- Experience partnering with senior executives; trusted execution partner.
- Experience managing external agencies (IR/PR/communications).
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree a plus.

Skills:
- Exceptional written/verbal communication; disciplined external messaging.
- Deep understanding of biotech sector dynamics and public equity markets.
- Sound judgment on disclosure, tone, timing, and risk; strong analytical and presentation skills.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with precision, professionalism, and confidentiality.

Washington State Pay Range: $280,000 - $320,000 USD.