Associate Director, Corporate Communications

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$173K/yr – $212K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Summary

Lead, orchestrate and protect Disc Medicine’s external, brand, and internal communications while partnering with Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, and Legal teams to align messaging, manage media, and drive corporate storytelling across press, digital, and employee channels.

  • Own multi-channel communications strategy and execution at senior levels
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, unified disclosures

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • External Corporate Communications & Public Relations (~45%)
  • Own the development of communications materials including press releases, corporate presentations, and Q&A documents from drafting to distribution
  • Support and develop communications around launch and product commercialization, working closely with Commercial, Medical, and Legal functions to ensure compliance and alignment across disclosures
  • Maintain Disc's external communications calendar, including key milestones, announcements, and investor, industry and scientific/medical events; collaborate cross-functionally to ensure accuracy and alignment across teams.
  • Monitor news coverage to track industry trends, company coverage, and competitive developments, providing summary reports to leadership team.
  • Manage and strengthen relationships with media outlets, responding to inquiries, coordinating interviews, and developing media background materials.
  • Create media background materials such as fact sheets, company overviews, and Q&A documents to ensure consistency in external messaging.
  • Corporate Brand Support (~25%)
  • Devise and implement social media strategy; manage corporate social media channels, including content planning, posting and monitoring to maintain an active and strategic online presence.
  • Support the development of web, digital and video content, working with external vendors and internal stakeholders to enhance corporate storytelling.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 7-10 years of experience in corporate communications and/or investor relations within the commercial-stage biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting strategic decision-making in biotechnology or pharmaceutical organizations, including work with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead communications strategy and execution across multiple channels
  • Proven ability to develop deep working knowledge of clinical programs and therapeutic landscapes
  • Demonstrated success building relationships with media, key opinion leaders, advocacy groups, and other external stakeholders
  • Experience managing social media channels and corporate websites
  • Ability to create and deliver effective presentations to working teams and senior management
  • A hands-on approach with a willingness to handle both high-level strategy and day-to-day execution.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a hands-on, proactive approach

Preferred

  • Experience with employee communications and supporting communications for large change management initiatives strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • we offer comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation packages
  • The Company headquarters are in Watertown, MA, and we provide a flexible work environment.
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Disc Medicine

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Disc Medicine is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with hematologic disorders. We are building a unique portfolio of innovative, first-in-class therapeutic candidates that affect fundamental pathways of red blood cell biology.

Founded in 2017
Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
171 employees (3 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$173K/yr – $212K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (2% of company)
Median Tenure
1.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$1.3B
Last Raise
$225M
Post IPO Equity

Funding History

  • Oct 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $225M
  • Oct 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $25M
  • Jan 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $225.5M

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Monthly Visitors
5.7K

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~171

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Associate Director, Corporate Communications

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