Associate Director Corporate Communications

New Jersey, USA (Hybrid)

$145K/yr – $175K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own enterprise-wide messaging framework and channel consistency across corporate communications, leadership visibility, media relations, and crisis readiness.

  • Enterprise messaging and channel consistency across corporate communications, leadership visibility, media relations, and crisis readiness.
  • Build and maintain relationships with healthcare, biotech, pharmaceutical, and business media to shape coverage and reputational risk management.
  • Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, Investor Relations, and Commercial teams to ensure compliant, aligned messaging and leadership communications.

Job Description

Own enterprise-wide messaging framework and channel consistency across corporate communications, leadership visibility, media relations, and crisis readiness.

  • Responsibilities: Develop and execute integrated corporate communications strategies aligned with company priorities, pipeline milestones, and brand positioning.
  • Responsibilities: Support corporate reputation initiatives and strategic messaging across internal and external audiences.
  • Responsibilities: Partner with executive leadership to develop presentations, talking points, speeches, and leadership communications.
  • Responsibilities: Ensure consistent messaging and brand alignment across all communication channels.
  • Responsibilities: Build and maintain relationships with healthcare, biotech, pharmaceutical, and business media.
  • Responsibilities: Draft and manage press releases related to clinical milestones, regulatory updates, partnerships, scientific data, corporate announcements, and company initiatives.
  • Responsibilities: Support proactive media outreach and rapid response communications.
  • Responsibilities: Monitor media coverage and industry trends to identify opportunities and reputational risks.
  • Responsibilities: Translate complex scientific, clinical, and corporate information into accessible and engaging communications materials.
  • Responsibilities: Support communications for clinical data presentations, medical congresses, pipeline updates, and product-related milestones.

Bullet-level focus: Collaboration across Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, Investor Relations, and Commercial teams to ensure compliant and aligned messaging.

  • Responsibilities: Collaborate with Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, Investor Relations, and Commercial teams to ensure compliant and aligned messaging.
  • Responsibilities: Assist in developing messaging for investors, healthcare professionals, advocacy groups, and other key stakeholders.
  • Responsibilities: Develop employee communications that support company culture, organizational alignment, and business transformation initiatives.
  • Responsibilities: Lead internal announcements, leadership messaging, town halls, and employee engagement communications.
  • Responsibilities: Support change management and organizational communications efforts.
  • Responsibilities: Support crisis communications planning and issues management activities.
  • Responsibilities: Help identify reputational risks and provide strategic communications counsel in sensitive situations.
  • Responsibilities: Assist in preparing communication materials and response strategies for high-priority issues.
  • Responsibilities: This role is based in Parsippany, New Jersey and requires regular onsite presence at the corporate headquarters on designated in-office days.
  • Responsibilities: Travel requirements: ability to travel domestically up to 10% as needed for business meetings, industry conferences, and company events.

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Melinta Therapeutics LLC

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High touch and big impact are trademarks of Melinta. We are nimble and agile without sacrificing our dedication to adding value everywhere we go.You see, the people of Melinta are believers. Woven into the fiber of our culture is tenacity, brilliance, resilience, excellence and courage. Nothing can weaken our resolve. We take each responsibility seriously, because when we make a move, it matters.Watch us as we grow. We are the company of the moment and the enterprise of the future. We’re unparalleled in our ability to meet the unmet needs of our patients, and we do so collaboratively. Because we believe the most diverse teams produce the most meaningful impact.We can’t wait to make legendary strides. Every step counts.

Founded in 2000
Parsippany, New Jersey, USA
78 employees (5 in marketing)
31% recommend to a friend
79% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.9%
Direct
48.4%
Referral
6%
Social
16.2%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~77

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (6% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$877.4M
Last Raise
$123.2M
Post IPO Equity, 8 years ago

Funding History

  • May 2018
    Post IPO Equity • $123.2M
  • May 2018
    Grant • $6.2M
  • Nov 2017
    Post IPO Debt • $240M

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