Senior Director, Corporate Communications

Denali Therapeutics • South San Francisco, CA

294d • $215,923 - $278,000

About The Position

At Denali, we are dedicated to developing breakthrough therapies for neurodegenerative diseases through our deep commitment to degeneration biology and principles of translational medicine. As our Senior Director, Corporate Communications, you will oversee the development and implementation of public relations strategies, plans and tactics to drive understanding and appreciation of Denali's identity, values, differentiated scientific approach and innovative therapeutic pipeline for neurodegenerative diseases. To be successful in this role, you must be highly collaborative, have had experience with product launch and product brand communications in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, working for innovative, high-growth, global companies and have proven ability to drive effective communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• 12+ years of communications experience, among them 5+ years of healthcare experience with a biotech or pharmaceutical company, and including product launch and product brand communications experience
• Impeccable written communications skills with demonstrated experience writing effective and compliant social media posts, web content and press releases
• Proven experience managing corporate social media channels, particularly LinkedIn, and creating effective and compliant content for them
• Ability to manage a corporate web presence
• Understanding of human biology and drug development/clinical trials
• Appreciation of regulatory and SEC compliance, reporting and disclosure guidelines
• Ability to think creatively, both in conceptual/visual approaches and in problem solving
• Experience with fact-checking and verifying sources
• Ability to adapt quickly and adjust priorities or plans to accommodate a changing environment or objectives; comfort with uncertainty
• Excellent judgment while working independently and raising issues appropriately
• Strong interpersonal skills across organization levels and functions
• High level of integrity, team orientation, and treating others with respect

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement integrated external communication strategy to raise the profile of Denali and its science and pipeline
• Manage external communications agency and budget to support Denali's reputation globally through overall messaging, media relations, thought leadership, issues management, digital/social media presence, creative content development, and other public relations tactics
• Drive development and implementation of a corporate newsflow plan, including press release drafting and distribution, in alignment with corporate objectives
• Deliver integrated program communications strategy in collaboration with Commercial and Therapeutic Program Teams to position key data, development, and regulatory milestones aligned with business objectives
• Manage and expand the Denali corporate web site to ensure ease of navigation, clarity, depth, relevancy and attractiveness of content
• Support Head of Investor Relations with corporate narrative and content development to ensure messaging is aligned with business objectives and integrated program communication plans
• Collaborate across teams, including Commercial, Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy, Regulatory, and Legal, to develop and implement internal best practices to streamline, optimize, and scale with growing external communication needs
• Support Denali internal communication initiatives around employee engagement and serve as communication resource to other functions, as needed

Benefits

• 401k
• healthcare coverage
• ESPP
• broad range of other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree