Director, Investor Relations & Communications

Job description

Accountabilities Develop and execute the investor relations strategy, including engagement planning, proactive investor outreach, content development, and relationship tracking. Serve as a primary point of contact for current and prospective investors, equity analysts, relevant media, and other external stakeholders. Develop and maintain investor-facing materials, including presentations, fact sheets, financing announcements, press releases, Q&A documents, and corporate communications. Manage public-facing communication channels, including the corporate website and social platforms, ensuring messaging is accurate, timely, consistent, and compliant. Coordinate investor and analyst engagement through conferences, non-deal roadshows, industry events, and other strategic forums. Lead messaging around key corporate milestones, including clinical data readouts, regulatory developments, financings, grants, partnerships, and commercial progress. Monitor investor sentiment, market developments, competitive activity, sector trends, and peer communications to inform leadership decisions and external positioning. Manage relationships with external investor relations and public relations agencies, ensuring effective execution, visibility, and crisis-response support. Prepare executives for investor meetings, media interactions, conferences, and speaking engagements through tailored briefings, messaging, and coaching. Establish a consistent investor communications cadence, including recurring updates, Board-related communications, quarterly reporting, and ad hoc news flow. Translate internal business and scientific developments into compelling investor-facing narratives while maintaining accuracy and strategic consistency. Partner with Clinical, Regulatory, CMC, Legal, Finance, and other functions to ensure external communications meet technical, financial, legal, and compliance requirements. Support internal communications and collaborate across corporate functions to maintain alignment between internal messaging and external positioning. Contribute to Board materials, corporate reporting, strategic communications, and investor engagement initiatives. Support the organization's presence at scientific conferences, trade shows, and investor events, helping strengthen pre-commercial positioning as programs advance. Requirements: 8–12 years of experience in investor relations, corporate communications, strategic finance, or related functions within biotech, pharmaceutical, healthcare, orthopedic, or life sciences organizations. Proven experience developing and executing investor relations strategies and managing relationships with buy-side and sell-side stakeholders. Demonstrated experience supporting or leading investor communications within a pre-commercial or early-commercial life sciences company. Deep understanding of the biotech and life sciences landscape, including capital markets, development milestones, clinical communications, and regulatory considerations. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific, clinical, and financial information into clear and compelling narratives. Strong understanding of how investor communications can support corporate positioning, fundraising, strategic partnerships, and long-term value creation. Experience coordinating closely with Clinical, Regulatory, Legal, Finance, and other functions to produce accurate and compliant external communications. Strong organizational and project-management capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives and tight deadlines. Excellent independent judgment, discretion, and professionalism when handling confidential or sensitive corporate information. Confidence serving as a public-facing representative at investor meetings, conferences, media engagements, and industry events. Bachelor's degree required; an MBA, MS, or equivalent advanced degree in life sciences, finance, communications, or a related discipline is strongly preferred. Experience with corporate websites, social media, and cross-channel communications supporting investor and reputational objectives is advantageous. Familiarity with SEC regulations and disclosure practices relevant to private and public biotech organizations is preferred. Experience managing PR/IR agencies and external communications campaigns is desirable. Financial analysis or capital markets experience, including the ability to interpret market sentiment and peer performance, is a plus. Experience with crossover financing rounds, IPO positioning, or strategic partnerships is advantageous. Orthopedic or MedTech industry experience is particularly valuable. Benefits: High-visibility leadership opportunity within an innovative life sciences organization. Significant ownership of investor relations, corporate narrative, and external positioning. Opportunity to work closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams across Clinical, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, and Corporate Operations. Direct exposure to major clinical, regulatory, financing, and strategic milestones. Opportunity to shape investor infrastructure and communications strategy ahead of future growth and commercialization. Collaborative environment with meaningful strategic responsibility and executive visibility. Opportunity to engage with investors, analysts, scientific communities, strategic partners, and industry leaders. How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1 This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director, Investor Relations & Communications based in United States. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping corporate narrative, investor engagement, and external communications within an innovative life sciences organization.You will serve as a key relationship owner for current and prospective investors, analysts, media, and other strategic stakeholders.The role combines investor relations, corporate communications, executive positioning, and strategic storytelling around important clinical, regulatory, and financial milestones.You will translate complex scientific and financial information into clear, compelling, and compliant communications that strengthen market understanding and confidence.Working cross-functionally with Finance, Clinical, Regulatory, Legal, and Corporate Operations, you will ensure consistent messaging across internal and external audiences.You will also help establish the investor infrastructure and communication strategy needed to support future financing activities and long-term market positioning.This opportunity is ideal for an experienced life sciences communications professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes, and highly visible environment.