Senior Manager, Corporate Communication and Investor Relations

Kailera Therapeutics; Boston (MA); Sur place; USD 136 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible time off

Monthly wellness stipend

Generous 401(k) match

Disability and life insurance

13 paid holidays

Companywide year-end shutdown

Résumé du poste

An established industry player is on the lookout for a Senior Manager in Corporate Communications and Investor Relations. This pivotal role will drive the company's visibility in the biotech and financial sectors, requiring a proactive individual with strong writing skills and a knack for project management. You will collaborate with various teams to enhance corporate messaging and support strategic initiatives, ensuring effective communication across all platforms. Join a passionate team dedicated to advancing innovative therapies and enjoy a workplace that values inclusivity and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in corporate communications in biotech or pharma.
• Strong writing skills with the ability to craft engaging content.
• Experience managing social media channels and WordPress sites.

Responsabilités

• Manage corporate communications and investor relations strategies.
• Build relationships with stakeholders for effective communication.
• Create and distribute press releases and communication materials.

Connaissances

Corporate Communications

Investor Relations

Writing and Editing

Project Management

Social Media Management

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Communications

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Outils

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

SharePoint

WordPress

Description du poste

Senior Manager, Corporate Communication and Investor Relations

Waltham, Massachusetts

At Kailera, we are bold, authentic and committed to our mission of developing therapies that give people the power to transform their lives and elevate their overall health. Rooted in an entrepreneurial spirit and a team-oriented culture, we are working together to advance Kailera’s mission to advance novel therapies for obesity and related conditions.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes collaboration, integrity, and excellence. As we expand, we seek the most talented individuals with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to join our team.

What You’ll Do:

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Manager, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, to join our growing team at Kailera. Reporting to the Vice President, Communications & Investor Relations, this role will be responsible for managing key communications channels and ensuring alignment across corporate and investor audiences. The ideal candidate will have strong writing and project management skills, experience with media and investor engagement, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally. This role will contribute to the development of corporate messaging, support strategic initiatives, and help maintain and enhance the company’s visibility in the biotech and financial communities. Additionally, this position requires a proactive approach to tracking industry trends, preparing briefing materials, and ensuring consistent and effective communication across all platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of corporate communications and IR strategies to enhance the company’s visibility within the biotech and investor communities.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders, including senior executives, functional leads, and external partners, to ensure effective communication and alignment.
• Support the development or communications/IR materials including press releases, corporate presentations, and Q&A documents; Coordinate approvals and manage upload/distribution of press releases.
• Maintain Kailera’s external communications calendar, including key milestones, announcements, and investor, industry and scientific/medical events; collaborate cross-functionally to ensure accuracy and alignment across teams.
• Monitor news and analyst coverage to track industry trends, company coverage, and competitive developments, providing daily summary report to leadership team.
• Manage relationships with media outlets, responding to inquiries, coordinating interviews, and developing media background materials.
• Create media background materials such as fact sheets, company overviews, and Q&A documents to ensure consistency in external messaging.
• Support investor relations activities, including assisting in the planning and execution of investor conferences, drafting briefing documents, and coordinating logistics.
• Maintain investor relations contact database, including adding new contacts and recording meeting notes.
• Manage corporate social media channels, including content planning, posting, monitoring, and engagement to maintain an active and strategic online presence.
• Support the development of web, digital and video content, working with external vendors and internal stakeholders to enhance corporate storytelling.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboard to track and optimize Kailera’s media coverage, web and social media presence.
• Partner with the People and Culture team to support internal communications initiatives, including All Hands meetings and recruitment and culture-focused social media content.
• Assist teams across the organization in preparing for external presentations and/or conference participation, ensuring consistency in messaging and delivery.
• Coordinate logistics for conferences and events, such as ordering promotional items, signage, and liaising with the conference/event organizers.
• Organize and maintain brand assets, templates, and style guides.
• Manage subscriptions to publications, journals and news outlets.
• Support with general communication administrative tasks such as processing invoices and tracking communication budget items.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in corporate communications within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to craft clear, concise, and engaging content.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
• Experience managing social media channels and Wordpress sites.
• Ability to develop a strong working knowledge of Kailera’s clinical programs and therapeutic landscape.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset with a keen attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with investor relations practices and financial communications.
• A hands-on approach with a willingness to handle both high-level strategy and day-to-day execution.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business, or a related field.

Benefits of Working at Kailera:

• Comprehensive health benefits and tax-advantaged savings accounts
• Flexible time off, 13 paid holidays, and a companywide year-end shutdown
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Generous 401(k) match
• Disability and life insurance

At Kailera, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture. How we treat our people is reflective of this commitment. We share the pay range for this particular role with the actual base salary depending upon factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, market factors, and experience.

Salary Range: $136,000 - $170,000 USD