Vir Biotechnology, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on powering the immune system to transform lives by discovering and developing medicines for serious infectious diseases and cancer. Vir’s clinical-stage portfolio includes infectious disease programs for chronic hepatitis delta and chronic hepatitis B infections, in addition to multiple oncology programs. Vir also has a preclinical portfolio of programs across a range of other infectious diseases and oncologic malignancies.
We believe the success of our colleagues drives the success of our mission. We are committed to creating a company passionate about equality, inclusion, and respect. When everyone feels supported and encouraged to give their best, we will collectively deliver outstanding results.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Associate Director of Corporate Communications will report to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and play a critical role in supporting development of communication strategies that enhance Vir's reputation, engage stakeholders, and support business objectives. We are looking for a versatile strategic thinker with strong media relations, and storytelling skills, and ability to push projects through to completion. You excel in a collaborative environment and possess the ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.
This role is located in our San Francisco headquarters with an expectation of 4 days per week in office.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Execute strategic communication plans that drive our business objectives across a range of channels both externally and internally.
- Partner with colleagues across the company to identify stories that can help increase stakeholder understanding of Vir and our mission.
- Prepare media materials and liaise with traditional and digital media audiences to drive coverage and understanding of Vir updates.
- Manage social content strategy and development across our social media channels, including LinkedIn and X.
- Oversee our website to ensure it supports the strategic objectives of the company and helps communicate Vir's core narrative.
- Partner with HR, IT and other cross-functional internal teams to develop content for our intranet and support ongoing employee engagement initiatives.
- Monitor industry trends, public perception, and media coverage to proactively manage our reputation.
WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU BRING
- 8+ years of communications or PR experience, including at least one role at a biotech or pharmaceutical company or agency supporting biopharma clients.
- Experience crafting and implementing successful corporate branding and social media plans
- Strong content creation and project management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with website development tools and activities to improve user web experience.
- Comfort working with scientific concepts and content.
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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE OFFER
The expected salary range for this position is $155,500.00 to $227,500.00. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors.
Vir's compensation and benefits are aligned with the current market and commensurate with the person's experience and qualifications. All full-time employees receive a package that includes: compensation, bonus and equity as well as many other Vir benefits and perks such as: health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance benefits, non-accrual paid time off, company shut down for holidays, commuter benefits, child care reimbursement, education reimbursement, 401K match and lunch each day in the office.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Vir Biotechnology (“Vir”) is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions at Vir are based on legitimate, non-discriminatory business requirements, job duties and individual qualifications. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, parental status, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service or any other legally protected characteristic.
This commitment extends to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, compensation, appraisal systems, promotions, training and career development programs. Vir also strongly commits to providing employees with a work environment free of unlawful discrimination or harassment.
Vir Human Resources leads recruitment and employment for Vir. Unsolicited resumes sent to Vir from recruiters do not constitute any type of relationship between the recruiter and Vir and do not obligate Vir to pay fees should we hire from those resumes. We ask that external recruiters and/or agencies not contact or present candidates directly to our hiring manager or employees.
For hires based in the United States, Vir Biotechnology, Inc., participates in E-Verify.
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What We Do
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (in Europe, Humabs BioMed, https://bit.ly/46lQGN2) is an immunology company focused on powering the immune system to address unmet patient needs in infectious disease and beyond. Our powerful R&D engine combines our proprietary monoclonal antibody (mAb) platform with machine learning and artificial intelligence-enhanced capabilities, enabling us to engineer our rich database of human antibodies and deliver transformative medicines for diseases with significant global burden.
Our current pipeline consists of multiple clinical candidates targeting hepatitis B and hepatitis delta viruses and human immunodeficiency virus, including a potential functional cure for chronic hepatitis B and treatment for chronic hepatitis delta. Our portfolio of broad, potent investigational monoclonal antibodies also targets influenza A and B viruses, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus/human metapneumovirus and human papillomavirus, and our investigational T cell vaccine aims to prevent HIV. Explore our full pipeline: https://bit.ly/3tr7FPm
We collaborate with some of the world’s leaders in industry as well as government agencies and non-profit organizations enabling us to rapidly advance cutting-edge scientific discoveries and innovative technologies with the potential to benefit people around the world.
We are proud to have been ranked the fastest-growing company in North America on the 2022 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™.
Join us as we pursue our mission to transform lives.
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