Director, Brand & Communications

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$178K/yr – $232K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own external narrative and media relations for a biotech AI pharma storyteller, shaping executive positioning and platform moments across legacy press, substack, podcasts, and X.

  • Media Strategy: Own the story arc for pipeline milestones, patient and policy angles, and external events across multiple channels.
  • Executive Positioning: Directly shape founder and leadership narratives with a bias for the right moment and the right audience.
  • BrandOps: Build AI-enabled processes and playbooks to speed output, maintain consistency, and keep the team ahead of industry narratives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own media relations across the full spectrum — legacy press, trade media, new media, and influential independent voices (substackers, newsletter writers, podcast hosts) — with a sharp view of who moves the needle and why
  • Build and maintain real relationships with journalists, editors, and media figures covering AI, biotech, pharma, and the broader tech and founder ecosystem — not a contact list, actual relationships
  • Drive PR and communications strategy around our pipeline drug assets, from scientific and regulatory milestones to patient and policy initiatives, op-eds, and external events — understanding that each moment requires a different kind of storytelling
  • Maintain a living, actionable read on the media landscape — tracking coverage, emerging narratives, and the voices that are gaining influence — so our communications strategy is always ahead, not reactive
  • Work directly with the Head of Brand & Communications and co-founders on executive positioning and thought leadership, with the judgment to identify the right platform, the right moment, and the right angle
  • Support planning and execution of external brand initiatives such as investor events, conferences, branded experiences, and our presence in the pharma and AI conversation, with the taste and operational rigor to make them land flawlessly
  • Collaborate with the People team on talent brand workstreams, including content and events that attract the best talent across pharma and AI
  • Partner with our Content team - both strategically and in the weeds - on written, video, web, and social to advance brand goals
  • Maintain and evolve internal brand resources — guidelines, design libraries, tools, and norms — so every team can represent Formation Bio accurately and confidently
  • Build AI-powered systems and workflows that raise the speed, consistency, and quality of output across the function — this is table stakes, not a stretch goal
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Formation Bio

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Formation Bio is an AI-native pharma company differentiated by radically more efficient drug development. The company has built proprietary technology platforms to optimize critical aspects of clinical drug development, enabling more efficient trial design, faster trial completion, and higher quality trial data. Formation Bio acquires clinical-stage drugs from pharmaceutical and biotech companies with the goal to develop assets faster, unlocking greater value per program and ultimately accelerate access to new treatments for patients.2025 CNBC Disruptor 502025 Fierce 15 Award2024 Endpoints 11 Award

Founded in 2013
New York, New York, USA
190 employees (7 in marketing)
52% recommend to a friend
58% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
12.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.9%
Direct
46.5%
Referral
7.1%
Social
1.8%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~190

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (2% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$528M
Last Raise
$372M
Series D, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2024
    Series D • $372M
  • Sep 2021
    Series C • $156M
  • Oct 2018
    Series Unknown

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