Partner 34, Communications Partner, Bio
About The Position
The a16z Bio + Health Fund is seeking a Communications Partner to join their team. This individual will play a pivotal role in amplifying the stories of their portfolio companies and shaping narratives around late-stage technology and its impact on the world. The role involves building and executing creative, forward-looking campaigns that leverage earned media (traditional media, podcasts, newsletters, etc.) and partnering with the broader marketing team to execute across content, social, and events. This role offers the opportunity to work with a world-class internal team while also helping to coach and execute companies redefining the frontiers of medicine and healthcare. The role will be located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years experience in corporate, exec, product, or crisis communications.
- Strong familiarity of biotech and healthcare industries.
- In-house and agency experience required.
- Creative thinker who is able to grow influence and networks in novel ways.
- Strong biotech, healthcare and national media relationships required.
- Experience leading and/or executing PR campaigns for high growth companies.
- Extremely strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to define a communications and media strategy and drive it through execution.
- Proven track record of crafting high-quality brand-building initiatives from scratch.
- Ability to successfully lead cross-functional teams from idea through execution.
- Able to persuade, influence, and build trust at the executive level.
- Strong partnership skills, building trusted connections within the firm, within our portfolio, and with the industries in which we operate.
- Self-starter who is resilient through change, with strong ability to context-shift, learn, and drive meaningful results.
- Direct experience with entrepreneurs and deep respect for their journey.
- Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
Nice To Haves
- Proven experience navigating crisis situations and advising portfolio companies on complex, high-stakes communications.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with General Partners and the investment team to define strategy and execute communications plans that drive their brand platforms forward while winning the attention and respect of leading founders and executives.
- Be a team player: collaborate with talented cross-functional partners to bring big ideas to life.
- Be a trusted advisor for dozens of portfolio companies, serving as the expert coach for brand marketing, media strategy, crisis management, internal communications, and more.
- Maintain productive and positive relationships with media, content creators, and industry influencers to establish trust, surface key industry-shifting narratives, and support portfolio companies.
- Proactively build strong industry networks and secure high-quality brand-building opportunities for partners to write, speak, and lead key conversations.
- Collaborate with the New Media team on broader brand strategy and initiatives, including media and marketing network dinners, portfolio workshops, and events.
Benefits
- health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.
- eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
