Director, Corporate Communications

Scorpion Therapeutics; Parsippany-Troy Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Director of Corporate Communications to lead integrated strategies that align with pipeline milestones, brand positioning, and executive messaging.

You will partner with leadership to craft presentations, talking points, and speeches while ensuring consistent branding across LinkedIn, the website, and external outreach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Life Sciences, or related field (required).
• Master’s degree in related discipline (preferred).
• 5-8+ years in corporate communications/public relations/healthcare communications, including pharma/biotech/life sciences experience (required).
• Proven experience in corporate reputation, executive communications, media relations, and internal communications.
• Experience translating scientific/clinical information for diverse audiences.
• Experience in a publicly traded company, including familiarity with disclosure standards.
• Strong written/verbal/presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, HR, Commercial, and Leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute integrated corporate communications strategies aligned with company priorities, milestones, and brand positioning.
• Support corporate reputation initiatives and strategic messaging across audiences.
• Partner with executives to develop presentations, talking points, speeches, and leadership communications.
• Ensure consistent messaging and brand alignment across channels.
• Own LinkedIn strategy and day-to-day management.
• Own website content strategy and updates with IT/design and vendors.
• Draft and manage press releases with Investor Relations for milestones and regulatory updates.
• Support proactive media outreach and monitor industry trends.
• Translate complex scientific information into clear materials.
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, Investor Relations, and Commercial for compliant messaging.
• Develop employee communications to support culture and transformation; lead internal announcements and town halls.
• Support crisis communications planning and issues management.

Skills

Strategic communications

Executive communications

Media relations

Internal communications

Speech writing

Content strategy

Brand messaging

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications/PR/Marketing/Life Sciences

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

PowerPoint

Media monitoring tools

Digital communications platforms

Job description

Position: Director, Corporate Communications

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and execute integrated corporate communications strategies aligned with company priorities, pipeline milestones, and brand positioning.
• Support corporate reputation initiatives and strategic messaging across internal and external audiences.
• Partner with executive leadership to develop presentations, talking points, speeches, and leadership communications.
• Ensure consistent messaging and brand alignment across communication channels.
• Own corporate LinkedIn strategy and day-to-day management (content calendar, company page presence, executive visibility support).
• Own corporate website content strategy and ongoing updates, partnering with IT/design and outside vendors.
• In partnership with Investor Relations, draft and manage press releases for clinical milestones, regulatory updates, partnerships, scientific data, and corporate announcements.
• Support proactive media outreach and rapid response communications; monitor media coverage and industry trends.
• Translate complex scientific/clinical information into clear, engaging materials.
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, Investor Relations, and Commercial to ensure compliant messaging; assist with stakeholder messaging for investors, healthcare professionals, and advocacy groups.
• Develop employee communications to support culture, alignment, and business transformation; lead internal announcements, leadership messaging, town halls, intranet updates, and engagement communications.
• Support crisis communications planning and issues management; identify reputational risks and counsel leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Life Sciences, or related field (required).
• Master’s degree in related discipline (preferred).
• 5-8+ years in corporate communications/public relations/healthcare communications, including experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech/life sciences company (required).
• Proven experience in corporate reputation, executive communications, media relations, and internal communications.
• Experience translating scientific/clinical information for diverse audiences.
• Experience in a publicly traded company (required), including familiarity with public-company disclosure/review standards.
• Strong written/verbal/presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Cross-functional collaboration experience (Legal, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, HR, Commercial, Executive Leadership).
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines; proficiency with Microsoft Office, collaboration platforms, media monitoring tools, and digital channels.
• Ability to develop polished PowerPoint presentations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with FDA regulations and healthcare communications standards.
• Experience with clinical milestone, regulatory, and investor communications.
• Knowledge of scientific communications and healthcare media best practices.

Work/Travel

• Parsippany, NJ; regular onsite presence at headquarters on designated in-office days.
• Domestic travel up to 10% as needed.

Reports to

• Director, Strategic Operations.