Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise communications strategy, spanning external and internal audiences, and align it to corporate objectives and launch readiness milestones.
• Define the Mineralys corporate narrative and core messaging platform, and ensure it is applied consistently across every audience and channel.
• Establish the communications operating model, including planning calendars, message review and approval pathways, spokesperson protocols, and escalation and crisis procedures.
• Set measures of effectiveness for communications and report on outcomes to the Executive Team.
• Oversee the creation of all external communications, including press releases, media statements and corporate messaging campaigns.
• Build and manage relationships with key healthcare, trade, and financial media; serve as a company spokesperson and prepare and coach executives for media interactions.
• Lead communications for all significant corporate milestones, including clinical data readouts, regulatory submissions and approvals, launch announcements, business development activity, and commercial progress.
• Lead issues management and crisis communications, including preparedness planning, rapid response, and executive counsel under pressure.
• Own the corporate brand: identity, visual standards, voice, and tone, and ensure disciplined application across all internal and external materials.
• Partner with Commercial team to ensure the corporate brand and product brand reinforce one another while remaining appropriately distinct.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive corporate communications experience, with substantial experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical sector.
• Demonstrated track record of building a communications function, ideally as the first or sole senior communications leader in an organization.
• Experience leading communications at a publicly traded company, ideally spanning development-stage through commercial-stage milestones.
• Experience across the full product lifecycle, including clinical data disclosure, regulatory milestones, and product launch.
• Familiarity with the biotech investor and healthcare media landscape.
• Demonstrated internal communications and change communications capability in a fast-growing organization.
• Proven issues and crisis management experience, including advising executives in high-stakes situations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; a strategic storyteller who can translate complex scientific and financial information into clear, compelling narratives.
• A player-coach who is comfortable operating without infrastructure and building it while delivering.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; track record of working closely with Finance, Legal, Clinical, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Commercial teams.

Preferred

• Experience supporting a first commercial launch.
• Experience building and evolving internal communications channels and governance as an organization scales.