Senior Director, Pipeline & Product Communications

Revolution Medicines • Redwood City, CA

5h • $244,000 - $305,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Pipeline & Product Communications will lead the strategy, development, and execution of integrated communications across the company’s pipeline and product candidate portfolio. This role is accountable for shaping how Revolution Medicines’ pipeline and product narratives are understood by external stakeholders, including scientific and medical audiences, patients and advocates, media, and the broader healthcare ecosystem.
Reporting to the Head of Communications, this leader will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to cross-functional partners across R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Commercial, Market Access, Patient Advocacy, Legal, and Investor Relations. The role requires deep expertise across the full product lifecycle, from early clinical development through regulatory milestones and launch readiness, and the ability to translate complex science into clear, differentiated, and credible narratives.
This is a high-impact leadership role for a communications professional who thrives at the intersection of science, strategy, people leadership, and reputation management.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in biotech or pharmaceutical communications, including deep experience in pipeline and product communications in-house and/or at a leading agency.
• Bachelor’s degree required in Communications or similar; advanced degree preferred
• Demonstrated success supporting clinical development, regulatory milestones, and product launches, ideally in precision oncology or a similarly complex therapeutic area.
• Proven people management experience, including leading teams and developing talent.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare environment, including regulatory policy, R&D, pricing, and access.
• Exceptional storytelling and writing skills, with the ability to translate complex science for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated experience managing sensitive issues and high-profile communications.
• Track record of building relationships with top-tier scientific, medical, and industry media.

Nice To Haves

• Deep familiarity with precision oncology, including competitive landscapes, combination strategies, and evolving standards of care.
• Proven success leading communications for major regulatory milestones, including FDA approvals, advisory committee meetings, and high-stakes data readouts.
• Strong issues-management experience relating to global trial access and expanded access.
• Track record of coordinating with corporate patient advocacy and patient advocacy organizations and integrating patient voice into pipeline and product storytelling.
• History of leading large-scale disease education or awareness campaigns that shift understanding of disease complexity or heterogeneity.
• Background spanning both product and corporate communications, enabling integrated decision-making across asset narratives and enterprise reputation.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the integrated pipeline and product communications strategy across all stages of development, ensuring clear differentiation, scientific credibility, and alignment with corporate and business priorities.
• Direct communications for major clinical and regulatory milestones, including data readouts, congress presentations, trial initiations, filings, approvals, and pre-launch milestones, in close partnership with R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Legal.
• Serve as the senior communications advisor for launch readiness, shaping pre-launch and launch narratives across earned media, disease education, patient engagement, and stakeholder communications, with clear linkage to future commercial strategy.
• Lead disease awareness and patient advocacy communications, ensuring responsible education, strong patient advocacy group partnerships, and integration of patient voice into pipeline and product storytelling.
• Provide strategic counsel on value, access, and product-related issues, anticipating reputational risk and leading communications response to safety updates, competitive dynamics, and external scrutiny.
• Drive scientific and medical thought leadership, positioning Revolution Medicines and its leaders as credible voices through publications, congress presence, executive visibility, and media engagement.
• Build and lead a high-performing pipeline and product communications team, setting direction, developing talent, and ensuring consistent, high-quality execution.
• Oversee agency partners and measurement frameworks, using insights to evaluate impact, optimize performance, and scale communications effectiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director