Director, Product Communications

Compass Pathways•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Director, Product Communications leads the development and execution of communications strategies for our pipeline and future assets. This role is pivotal in shaping the narrative around our scientific innovation and rigour, managing reputation through clinical milestones, and preparing the external environment for a potential first-in-class commercial launch. The role partners with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Investor Relations, Patient Advocacy and others, to deliver consistent, compliant, and impactful messaging across earned, owned, and shared channels, ensuring our mission resonates with patients, providers, and payers.

Requirements

Over 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech communications or public relations; agency and in-house experience preferred
Proven track record leading product communications for a product launch, ideally as a first-in-class; CNS/psychiatry preferred
Deep understanding of FDA/EMA regulations regarding drug promotion and scientific exchange
Expertise in media relations with established contacts in biotech, healthcare and consumer sectors
Proven track record of being an out-of-the-box and highly creative thinker, adept at building unique plans that reach stakeholders in new and different ways
Cross-functional collaborator with excellent communication skills, able to navigate a matrixed environment across Commercial, Medical, and IR
Adept at managing external public relations agencies and vendors, ensuring budget efficiency and high-quality execution of tactical plans
Hands-on builder capable of setting strategy while executing tactical deliverables in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment
Degree in Communications or Journalism
Mission-aligned, inclusive leader reflecting Compass's wellbeing-first, stigma free culture
Demonstrates Compass' values: Compassion, Boldness, Inclusion, Rigour

Nice To Haves

advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive product communication strategies to support our investigational product through Phase 3 data readouts, regulatory filings, and potential commercial launch
Design and execute global communications programs that articulate the scientific and clinical value of our pipeline to media, HCPs, and patient communities, ensuring alignment with Compass's corporate narrative
Partner with cross-functional teams including Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Legal to ensure all communications are compliant, accurate, and strategically aligned with business objectives
Enable internal organizational alignment by communicating product milestones and strategies to employees, fostering a sense of shared purpose
Establish and manage relationships with key trade, healthcare and consumer journalists
Develop high-impact materials including press releases, Q&As, key message documents, for clinical milestones and congresses
Lead crisis and issues management related to product candidates, proactively anticipating reputational risks and developing mitigation strategies in a complex regulatory environment
Build and execute communications plans for launch readiness, creating disease state awareness campaigns in partnership with cross-functional team members that reduce stigma and educate stakeholders on treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and PTSD
Collaborate with the Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications teams to amplify data dissemination at major medical congresses and through peer-reviewed publications
Drive the narrative for patient access and value, supporting Market Access teams with communications that address payer and health system dynamics