Head of community

Serova; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Serova is building personalized cancer vaccines and engaging patients directly. We’re seeking a hands-on PR and community leader to plan and run patient-facing events, from small meetups to hackathons, to grow our reputation and connect patients with care.

You’ll build a community of patients, families, advocates, scientists and developers, manage press relationships, turn stories into content, and track sign-ups.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in community, events, PR or communications
• You've run public events end to end with turnout and coverage

Responsibilities

• Plan and run patient-facing public events, from small meetups to hackathons
• Build a community of patients, families, advocates, scientists and builders around Serova
• Run PR: press relationships, stories and launches that raise our profile
• Turn events and patient stories (with consent) into content and coverage
• Build partnerships with patient advocacy groups, hospitals and tech communities
• Track what events and coverage do for patient sign-ups

Job description

About Serova

Serova builds personalized cancer vaccines and works directly with patients, more like a consumer health company than a hospital. Each vaccine is made for the individual patient from their own samples and given in partnership with their treating physician.

The role

You'll build our community by running patient-facing public events that grow our reputation and bring patients to us. That includes hackathons where patients and builders work on patients' own data to help them get access to care.

What you'll do

• Plan and run patient-facing public events, from small meetups to hackathons

• Build a community of patients, families, advocates, scientists and builders around Serova

• Run PR: press relationships, stories and launches that raise our profile

• Turn events and patient stories (with consent) into content and coverage

• Build partnerships with patient advocacy groups, hospitals and tech communities

• Track what events and coverage do for patient sign-ups

Who you are

• A great PR and community person who can fill a room and get it written about

• You handle patients and their stories with real care

• High agency, warm and low ego

• Curious about biology. No science background needed.

Requirements

• 4+ years in community, events, PR or communications

• You've run public events end to end, with evidence of the turnout and coverage they drove

• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, or willing to relocate

• Authorized to work in the US, or a realistic path to get there

What will make you stand out

• You've built a community from zero that people actually show up to

• Health, patient advocacy or another sensitive consumer category

• Tech community events: hackathons, demo days, builder meetups

• Press relationships: you have placed stories in major outlets

• Startup experience: you've done it with no team and no budget

• You write well and have a public presence of your own

Details

• Location: San Francisco

• Type: Full-time