Manager, Communications and Investor Relations

Cogent Biosciences•Waltham, MA

2d•$135,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Communications and Investor Relations will play a critical role in supporting an integrated communications and investor relations strategy and will serve as the operational engine of the function. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Investor Relations, the Manager partners with Commercial & Marketing, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, People & Culture, and other internal functions as well as agency partners to ensure messaging is consistent across channels.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Life Sciences, Marketing, or related field
A minimum of 5 years of experience at a publicly traded biotech/biopharma company in corporate communications, investor relations, science communications, or healthcare public relations; agency and/or in-house experience welcome
Exceptional writing and editing skills across a range of formats, including press releases, social media content, briefing documents, executive messaging, website copy, and presentations; experience working with legal and medical/regulatory review processes for external communications content
Collaborative working style; able to take direction while also working independently on execution and the ability to coordinate cross-functional workflows and manage competing deadlines
Hands-on experience executing corporate social media programs, including content drafting, calendar management, Reg FD principles and cross-functional content coordination
Working knowledge of the clinical development process and familiarity with how pipeline milestones, data readouts and commercial launches drive communications activity
Experience supporting communications around medical conferences (e.g., AAAAI, ASH, ASCO, ESMO, or equivalent)
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, track and meet deadlines, and proactively identify and resolve issues
Proficiency in Microsoft Office PowerPoint and Excel
Experience with IR analytics platforms (e.g., Nasdaq IR Insight, FactSet/Irwin, AlphaSense, etc.)

Responsibilities

Partner with the Head of IR to develop and maintain the company's core messaging framework, ensuring consistency across external materials and internal stakeholders
Assist in creating and maintaining a corporate calendar across functions
Assist in drafting press releases across all corporate announcement types — clinical data, regulatory updates, milestones, partnerships, and executive news — for Head of IR and legal review
Maintain a library of clinical data communications precedents, peer company disclosure benchmarks, and key message archives
Support internal communications with direction from People Team
Execute the company's day-to-day social media presence across LinkedIn and other relevant platforms, including drafting posts, maintaining the content calendar, and scheduling content
Monitor social media channels for relevant activity, competitive posts, and emerging conversations; prepare periodic reports
Coordinate logistics and support preparation of materials and details for key investor relations activities, including earnings reporting (conference call and webcast), bus tours, and healthcare conferences
Support digital IR strategy, including maintenance of the IR website, investor-facing social media channels, and online financial data accuracy
Coordinate investor inquiries and maintain investor contact databases, and other IR records