Director, Media & Public Relations

USA (On-site)

$190K/yr – $230K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive enterprise media strategy and executive visibility for a biopharma/biotech leader as Director of Media & Public Relations, spanning discovery to commercialization.

  • Own global media strategy and execution across top-tier, trade, and local media.
  • Must-have: 10+ years in biopharma/healthcare PR with proven spokesperson experience.
  • Standout: Primary company spokesperson with cross-functional, crisis-ready leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own global media strategy: Build and execute proactive media plans (top-tier, trade, local) aligned to pipeline and corporate calendar; secure coverage for data readouts, regulatory filings/approvals, financings, collaborations, and leadership POVs.
  • Spokesperson & press office: Serve as day-to-day media contact; prep executives; draft/QA press materials (Q&As, op-eds, media briefs) and oversee measurement.
  • Issues communications: Lead rapid response for any potential negative feedback or public communication; run scenario planning and war-room protocols.
  • Data & conference moments: Orchestrate scientific congress communications (e.g., AACR, ASCO, ESMO), and coordinate with IR regarding press releases, earnings releases, and other disclosures.
  • Thought leadership: Build exec platforms across earned/owned/speaking; manage ghostwriting and social amplification (in partnership with Digital/IR).
  • Agency & budget leadership: Select and manage PR agencies; negotiate SOWs; own measurement/KPIs and quarterly dashboards.
  • Policy & advocacy alignment: Coordinate with Patient Advocacy to ensure media narratives support access and policy goals; anticipate external risks.
  • All other duties as assigned
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Summit Therapeutics, Inc.

Summit Mission Statement:To build a viable, long-lasting health care organization that assumes full responsibility for designing, developing, trial execution and enrollment, regulatory submission and approval, as well as successful commercialization of patient, physician, caregiver, and societal-friendly medicinal therapy intended to: improve quality of life, increase potential duration of life, and resolve serious medical healthcare needs. To identify and control promising product candidates based on exceptional scientific development and administrational expertise, develop our products in a rapid, cost-efficient manner, and to engage commercialization and/or development partners when appropriate.We accomplish this by building a team of world class professional scientists and business administrators that apply their experience and knowledge to this mission. Team Summit exists to pose, strategize, and execute a path forward in medicinal therapeutic health care that places Summit in a well-deserved, top market share, leadership position. Team Summit assumes full responsibility for stimulating continuous expansion of knowledge, ability, capability, and well-being for all involved stakeholders and highly-valued shareholders.Summit was founded in 2003 and our shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (symbol ‘SMMT’). We are headquartered in Miami, Florida, and we have additional offices in Menlo Park, California, and Oxford, UK.

Founded in 2003
Miami, Florida, USA
276 employees (7 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
34.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
50.3%
Direct
40.7%
Referral
6.3%
Social
1.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~280

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$1.8B
Last Raise
$500M
Post IPO Equity, 5 months ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $500M
  • Sep 2024
    Post IPO Equity • $235M
  • Jun 2024
    Post IPO Equity • $200M

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