Marketing and PR Director

Confidential; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Marketing and PR Director to lead global messaging with a local execution focus, serving as the central point for ex-China marketing, communications and brand strategy. You will align external messaging with core strategy, platforms, and incubated ventures, ensuring consistency across regions and audiences.

Responsibilities include building a robust external communications engine, acting as the U.S.

Qualifications

• Strong background in marketing and public relations within life sciences.
• Experience in corporate communications, marketing or external relations in biopharma or related domains.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate and simplify the overarching messaging framework.
• Build a proactive external communications engine with visibility into corporate, partnering, and clinical milestones.
• Serve as the primary U.S. escalation point for media relations and coordinate with PR agencies.
• Onboard brand partners and coordinate processes.
• Drive marketing to Western biopharma partners, investors and the U.S. market.
• Support business development–led activities and develop thought leadership and executive visibility strategies for major conferences and partnering events.

Job description

The Marketing and PR Director role operates with a global mindset and a focus on local execution, serving as the central point for ex-China marketing, communications, and brand strategy. In this position, you will help align external messaging with the organization’s core strategy, technology platforms, and incubated new ventures, ensuring communications remain consistent and clear across regions and audiences.

Key responsibilities include consolidating and simplifying the overarching messaging framework; building a proactive external communications engine with visibility into corporate, partnering, and clinical milestones; and acting as the primary U.S. escalation point for media relations and coordination with PR agencies, including processes to onboard brand partners. You will also drive marketing tailored to Western biopharma partners, investors, and the U.S. market, while supporting business development–led activities, and develop thought leadership and executive visibility strategies for major conferences and partnering events.

Success in this role typically requires a strong background in marketing and public relations within life sciences, along with extensive experience in corporate communications, marketing, or external relations in biopharma or related domains. The role expects proven ability to translate complex science into boardroom-ready narratives, demonstrated experience bridging U.S. and China teams, strategic judgment and autonomy to manage U.S. PR agencies and coordinate with executive leadership and relevant internal functions, and fluency in English with Mandarin valued for cross-continent coordination. The client offers a permanent role with standard local benefits and a competitive salary range.