Director, IR and Corporate Communications

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive corporate communications strategy aligned with Route 92's business objectives and growth plans.
• Partner with commercial, clinical, marketing, business development, and executive leadership teams to align communication initiatives with strategic priorities.
• Ensure consistency of messaging, branding, and corporate positioning across all communication channels.
• Establish communication plans to support key corporate milestones, product launches, clinical data releases, regulatory developments, commercial successes, and strategic partnerships.
• Develop and maintain crisis communications and issues management plans.
• Ensure appropriate communications infrastructure, tools, and resources are available to support high-quality internal and external communications.
• Manage the company's investor relations strategy in partnership with the CEO and CFO.
• Develop and communicate a compelling investment thesis that clearly articulates Route 92's market opportunity, competitive differentiation, clinical value proposition, commercial progress, and long-term strategic objectives.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for investor inquiries and coordinate responses with executive leadership.
• Maintain relationships with current and prospective investors, analysts, bankers, and other financial stakeholders.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience managing investor communications in a high-growth and dynamic publicly traded or late-stage private company.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong financial literacy and ability to understand and communicate financial performance, business metrics, and strategic priorities.
• Proven experience developing executive communications and investor-facing materials.
• Ability to translate complex clinical, commercial, operational, and financial information into clear and compelling narratives.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong judgment, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail.
• Experience partnering effectively with senior executives and cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Business, Finance, Marketing, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in investor relations, corporate communications, public relations, strategic communications, or equivalent experience in related functions.

Preferred

• Investor relations experience within medical device, healthcare, life sciences, or biotechnology industries.
• Experience supporting IPO readiness initiatives, public company communications, earnings processes, or capital markets transactions.
• Existing relationships with healthcare investors, analysts, financial media, or industry stakeholders.
• Experience working with external communications, public relations, or investor relations agencies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits are effective day one! R92M offers generous benefit options, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, FSA, HSA, Short-term and Long-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, and Accident Insurance.
• Competitive base pay plus corporate bonus program
• Generous paid time off and 16 paid holidays, including a company-wide summer recharge week in July
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for employees after 90 days of employment
• Monthly cell phone stipend