Senior Manager, Corporate Communications

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Corporate Communications to join our team. Senior Manager supports and executes communication strategies to promote and protect the Company's reputation focusing on external and internal stakeholders including media, investors, HCPs, patients, payers, employees, job candidates and the community. This individual will work with the Corporate Communications team to develop, support and execute tactical implementation for both day-to-day external and support the internal communications lead on all internal communications and programming. The Senior Manager will also work to closely align external and internal communications programming to ensure teams are upholding our culture and shared values: Xenon CARES about patients, employees and those who put their trust in us. 

This position reports to the Executive Director, Corporate Communications and will be located in Boston, MA, USA. The level of the position will be commensurate with the candidate’s education and industry experience. This role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

External Corporate, Investor, Brand Communications: Multimedia execution to reach key stakeholders 

• Supports efforts to increase awareness and visibility of Xenon’s leadership in epilepsy and MDD and emergence as a leading commercial biotech company and commitment to local and global citizenship.
• Increase executive visibility and thought leadership via media outreach, conference participation, thought leadership and awards.
• Execute programming for all stakeholder groups including investors, media, payors, HCPs, patients, caregivers, advocates, community, employees, candidates.
• Support and facilitate ongoing newsflow planning and calendars and multichannel pull through.
• Collaborate closely with external partners to execute on content, timing and appropriate media outreach surrounding announcements.
• Support development of corporate communication materials on behalf of Company, including press releases, brochures, presentations, digital content including websites and social media, key message documents and Q&As.
• Manage the review process of external corporate materials and internal communications.
• Work closely with CEO, CFO and Enterprise Team and Business Development on execution of externa and internal communications.
• Support internal communications lead and employee events:
  • calendar planning, event planning, internal initiatives and multi-channel communications
  • internal content for the corporate intranet, companywide emails, town hall and department head meetings, department head summit and other internal meetings and events.
  • ensure employee communications channels are proactively maintained, including intranet content, town hall and department head meetings, companywide channels, community events, celebrations, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree required
• Creative thinker with 6+ experience in the biopharmaceutical industry in communications, marketing, and/or public relations roles.
• Strong communications skills, including written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal skills, with the ability to support translation and simplification of complex information.
• Strong writing skills with experience in content development, generation, and amplification.
• Experience in the biotech industry, drug development and/or commercialization.
• Ability to support execution of media relations programs tied to company mission and strategy.
• Experience with employee engagement.
• Highly organized, with attention to detail, adherence to deadlines, and ability to work under pressure with multiple, shifting priorities.
• Ability to problem solve and comfortable operating in an agile environment; possess solid experience successfully navigating a growing organization.
• Ability to build and retain knowledge of a company, business strategies & objectives to be able to develop support innovative concepts that will work in the organization.
• Can effectively interact with all functions, teams, independent contributors, contractors, agency partners and vendors in gaining consensus, developing strategies, or executing a program.
• Can build effective, trusted relationships, influence others with confidence, and has the ability to interact with all levels and functions within the organization. 

The base salary range for this role is $123,700 to $156,400 USD; we will consider above this range for exceptional candidates. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, education and other qualifications, years of relevant experience, and internal equity.