Biotech Corporate Communications Leader

Editas Medicine; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 257,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Editas Medicine seeks a Senior Director of Corporate Communications to lead the company’s external and internal communications strategy, shaping the narrative for investors and patients. You will partner with senior leadership to ensure alignment across media, regulatory, and product communications as the company advances its pipeline.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of biotech communications leadership, proven media relations expertise, and executive advisory experience, guiding

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive communications leadership experience within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences organizations.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing communications strategies that support corporate reputation, pipeline advancement, regulatory milestones, and business objectives.
• Experience serving as a trusted advisor to CEOs, executive teams, and senior leaders in high-growth biotechnology environments.
• Experience working in a publicly traded or investor-facing life sciences company.
• Deep understanding of the biotechnology industry, drug development process, regulatory environment, healthcare stakeholder landscape, and communications considerations.
• Strong command of capital markets, institutional investor decision making, disclosure requirements, public-company communications and valuation.
• Proven experience managing high-profile communications initiatives, issues-management, crisis preparedness, and corporate reputation challenges.
• Strong media relations experience with established relationships across healthcare, biotechnology, business, and financial media.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills; ability to translate complex scientific and regulatory information into clear narratives.
• Strong executive presence, sound business judgment, strategic thinking, and ability to influence senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth biotechnology environment while balancing strategic leadership with execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead an integrated communications strategy encompassing corporate and product/pipeline communications, executive communications, digital communications, media relations, and reputation management.
• Oversee corporate presentations and press releases across all corporate announcements.
• Partner with senior leadership to define and articulate the company’s narrative, investment thesis, and competitive positioning.
• Counsel and prepare executive leadership for media interactions, earnings calls, investor presentations, and external engagements.
• Lead planning and execution for milestones including clinical data presentations, regulatory events, financings, and business development.
• Build and protect the company’s reputation as it advances toward clinical stage with proactive risk assessment and rapid response communications.
• Oversee media relations strategy and cultivate relationships with healthcare, biotech, business, and financial media.
• Partner with People Team to lead internal communications and strengthen employee engagement and culture.
• Oversee digital ecosystem (website, social channels) and external communications agencies and consultants.
• Collaborate with Legal, Business Development, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, and Investor Relations to ensure compliant, coordinated messaging.

Skills

Biotech communications leadership

Media relations

Crisis management

Executive communications

Investor relations

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Editas Medicine seeks a Senior Director of Corporate Communications to lead the company’s external and internal communications strategy, shaping the narrative for investors and patients. You will partner with senior leadership to ensure alignment across media, regulatory, and product communications as the company advances its pipeline.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of biotech communications leadership, proven media relations expertise, and executive advisory experience, guiding