Biotech External Communications Director

Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Kirkland (WA); Sur place; USD 165 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive benefits package

Bonus opportunity

Résumé du poste

Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals is seeking a dynamic Director of External Communications to shape and execute the company’s external narrative across biotech, investor relations, clinical, medical affairs, and corporate functions. The role will coordinate messaging for press, earnings, conferences, and digital channels from Seattle or Vancouver offices.

You will work closely with the CEO, CFO, and CMO to ensure compliant, non-promotional communications that advance strategic goals, while managing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related field; communications and/or journalism qualifications are assets.
• 8–10+ years of progressively senior communications, investor relations, or public relations experience, with at least 5 years in biotech, pharma, or life sciences.
• Understanding of the healthcare ecosystem, including clinical workflows, regulatory landscapes, reimbursement environments, and therapeutic areas (GI, Immunology and/or specialty therapeutics).
• Excellent writing and editing skills, and the ability to translate clinical and scientific data into clear, accurate, non-promotional external messaging.
• Experience with developing and executing communication strategies and tactics.
• Demonstrated experience in public-company investor relations and financial communications, including press release drafting, disclosure coordination, and earnings-related materials.
• Working knowledge of Canadian and/or U.S. securities disclosure requirements and familiarity working with a disclosure committee.

Responsabilités

• Develop corporate messaging and branding strategies; coordinate with the executive team and other functional team members in the stewardship of the corporate brand, positioning and messaging.
• Own the process of creating and updating the company's overarching narrative and message architecture, ensuring consistency across the website, investor materials, social channels, commercial and medical communications.
• Navigate the process of obtaining approval for the Corporate Branding strategy and content by the Executive Team and other key stakeholders.
• Develop and draft external communications materials, including corporate website content, press releases, R&D Day and investor materials, working with SMEs; ensure accuracy with Clinical/Medical leaders.
• Prepare briefing materials for quarterly earnings calls, investor conference presentations, and the annual report / MD&A narrative, working with IR counsel and the executive team.
• Develop talking points, Q&A documents across investor, media, and public forums, ensuring message discipline.
• Support the Investor Relations function on positioning materials, including the corporate deck, fact sheet, and website content, ensuring consistent, non-promotional messaging.
• Coordinate with IR the external messaging calendar around clinical catalysts, ensuring alignment with disclosure obligations.
• Manage corporate social media presence (LinkedIn, X/Twitter) with a consistent voice for a regulated public company.
• Provide writing and communications support for scientific and medical materials including congress materials, advisory board materials, KOL communications, publications and disease-state education.
• Ensure external communications containing scientific, clinical or medical information are appropriately reviewed and approved by accountable leaders before external use.
• Maintain working fluency in disease areas and competitive landscape to sharpen external messaging.

Connaissances

Investor relations

Public relations

Written communication

Strategic communications

Press release drafting

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related field

Outils

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals is seeking a dynamic Director of External Communications to shape and execute the company’s external narrative across biotech, investor relations, clinical, medical affairs, and corporate functions. The role will coordinate messaging for press, earnings, conferences, and digital channels from Seattle or Vancouver offices.

You will work closely with the CEO, CFO, and CMO to ensure compliant, non-promotional communications that advance strategic goals, while managing