Director, Product and Pipeline Communications (Endocrinology and Metabolic)

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Redwood City, CA, USA
In-Office
239K-281K Annually
Expert/Leader
Biotech
The Role
Lead product and pipeline communications for endocrinology and metabolic programs. Develop and execute strategic communications plans across earned, owned, paid, and social channels; manage media relations, advocacy engagement, executive thought leadership, internal communications, agencies, and cross-functional teams to raise product and research visibility and strengthen corporate reputation.
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For more than 25 years, Corcept has been singularly focused on the science of cortisol, a powerful hormone that when unregulated, can play a role in a broad range of diseases.

Our commercial portfolio includes treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology, and the company has discovered more than 1,000 proprietary selective cortisol modulators and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. With advanced clinical trials in patients with hypercortisolism, solid tumors, ALS and liver disease, Corcept is unlocking the power of cortisol modulation to help address some of the most devastating diseases patients face today. 

Corcept is headquartered in Redwood City, California. To learn more, visit www.corcept.com.

The Director of Product and Pipeline Communications will drive product communications initiatives and activities across a growing roster of therapeutic areas for our Endocrinology business and metabolic disease program. Reporting to the Senior Director of Corporate Communications, the Director of Product and Pipeline Communications will drive initiatives that support increased product awareness and bolster Corcept’s corporate reputation, developing approaches to communication that improve engagement with external stakeholders and meet the evolving business needs of the organization.

Responsibilities:

  • Partner with leaders throughout the organization to plan and execute strategic communications activities to raise visibility of our products and pipeline
  • Develop and implement communications plans leveraging earned media, sponsored content, social media and owned media channels to engage and inform media, investors, employees, healthcare professionals, consumers, policymakers, advocacy partners and other external stakeholders
  • Manage content planning and execution to drive visibility of Corcept’s products, leadership and activities on social channels
  • Engage advocacy organizations to support increased disease state awareness and drive awareness of Corcept’s research efforts for specific patient populations
  • Oversee media relations: proactive pitching, reactive responses to media inquiries, coverage monitoring and other interactions with media
  • Own product and pipeline-focused internal communications initiatives
  • Manage executive communications and thought leadership initiatives for therapeutic areas
  • Demonstrate strong leadership across cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and driving high-quality, timely execution
  • Manage communications agency and other external vendors
  • Model Corcept’s key principles: collaborating effectively, embracing possibilities, following the data, and leading by doing 

Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Technical Proficiencies:

  • Confident in building effective working relationships, inside and outside of Corcept
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex business priorities into clear and effective communications strategies
  • Exceptional strategic writing and editing skills, with the ability to synthesize scientific and technical information into accessible language for a broad range of audiences
  • Sound judgment and composure in managing sensitive or high-impact situations
  • Team player; able to provide effective coaching and guidance to peers and other team members
  • Social media experience with planning strategies and creating impactful content
  • Experience supporting executive visibility across internal and external channels
  • Proven ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, and adapt approaches as business needs evolve
  • Requires 15-25% travel

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field, including journalism, public relations, communications
  • Past experience working in biopharma communications and/or healthcare agency experience is strongly preferred
  • Minimum 12 years in roles delivering high-impact communications strategies

The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this headquarters-based position is $238,900 – $281,100; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.

 Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

For information on how Corcept collects, uses, discloses, protects, and otherwise processes personal information and an explanation of the rights and choices available to you with respect to your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Notice link. 

Corcept appreciates the commitment and hard work of all our team members as we strive to discover and develop novel treatments for patients with serious unmet medical needs.

 Please visit our website at: https://www.corcept.com/

Corcept is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Corcept will not conduct interviews via text message or messaging platforms and will not ask you to download anything as part of your interview.  Though we use third-party tools to help with advertising our jobs, please be vigilant in checking that the communication is in fact coming from Corcept.

 

Skills Required

  • Minimum 12 years in roles delivering high-impact communications strategies
  • Confident in building effective working relationships inside and outside the company
  • Ability to translate complex scientific and business priorities into clear communications strategies
  • Exceptional strategic writing and editing skills; synthesize scientific and technical information for broad audiences
  • Sound judgment and composure managing sensitive or high-impact situations
  • Team player able to provide coaching and guidance to peers and team members
  • Social media experience with planning strategies and creating impactful content
  • Experience supporting executive visibility across internal and external channels
  • Proven ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, and adapt approaches as business needs evolve
  • Requires 15-25% travel
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
  • Bachelor's degree in journalism, public relations, communications, or related field
  • Past experience in biopharma communications and/or healthcare agency experience

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The Company
HQ: Menlo Park, CA
300 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

Leading the field in the discovery of drugs that modulate the effects of cortisol. The adverse effects of excess cortisol have been Corcept’s focus since the company’s inception. Abnormal levels and release of cortisol play a role in a variety of metabolic, oncological, and psychiatric diseases, and we are currently studying a new generation of compounds that may mitigate the effects of excess cortisol.

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