Sr. Investor Relations Associate

Join our Mission to Protect Humankind!

Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, periodontitis and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance. 

WHAT we do is every bit as important as HOW we do it! Our work together is guided by four enduring core values:

*AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.

*LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.

*RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.

*MODEL EXCELLENCE: The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.

Summary:

In this high-impact role, you will pave the way for the Vaxcyte Investor Relations Team to be as productive and impactful as possible. You will collaborate with teams across the business and be responsible for assisting with the execution of investor relations activities, as well as maintaining accurate records and corresponding with investors. You excel at taking operational problems to solutions-orientated outcomes, while creating efficiencies and order out of ambiguity.

Essential Functions:

• Investor Relations (IR) Meeting Logistics: A significant portion of role, on an ongoing basis, is to support all logistical aspects of our IR meetings including banking conferences, non-deal roadshows (NDRs) and ad hoc meetings.

Banking Conferences:

• Collaborate with Vaxcyte senior staff and executive assistants to determine preferred presentation date, register all company participants and reserve/coordinate hotel rooms for all conference attendees.
• Support liaison between IR and conference coordinators to organize one-on-one meeting schedule and coordinate conference event participation for internal attendees.
• Purchase conference webcast link and coordinate Vaxcyte website posting with IR website hosting vendor in conjunction with curtain raiser press release distribution.
• Add final 1x1 meeting schedules to internal IR Outlook calendar and monitor conference portal for scheduling changes.
• Coordinate meals, reservations and transportation for attendees as needed. 

NDRs:

• Ensure dates are held on internal calendars for all attendees and work with EA team to flag any scheduling restrictions or conflicts.
• Work with NDR sponsors to coordinate all logistics during NDRs including hotels, ground transportation and dining reservations.
• Work with IR to create investor target lists for each event based on recent meeting history and IR strategy plan.
• Responsible for annual JP Morgan conference in San Francisco:
• Secure meeting and sleeping rooms for all attendees.
• Create separate meeting tracker to coordinate approximately 25 meetings over 3-4-day period.
• Coordinate meals and transportation during the conference as needed.

All IR Meetings:

• Maintain internal IR Outlook calendar with all conferences, NDRs (including all 1x1 meetings during conferences and NDRs) and ad hoc meetings.
• Ensure dates are held on internal calendars for all attendees and work with EA team to flag any scheduling restrictions or conflicts.
• Work with IR agency to prepare background information for all meetings including investor profiles, meeting history and other relevant information to prepare management.
• Maintain IR Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (IR Insight) by logging all IR meetings with internal and external attendees.
• Ensure meeting tracker is up to date with all relevant meeting information.
• Responsible for all on-site IR meeting logistics including conference room bookings, greeting investors and food and beverages as needed.

Press Releases/Corporate Deck:

• Set up all press releases through wire services for distribution and submit Nasdaq disclosures.
• Block internal calendars for all major announcements, including holding adequate time for follow-up calls post announcement and schedule any needed calls with research analysts and investors.
• Support updates of corporate deck needed in conjunction with any announcements including proof reading.
• Draft IR curtain raisers for conference participation and year-end earnings call and coordinate internal approvals.

Webcasts/Conference Calls:

• Set up logistics for all webcast events including year-end earnings call, data announcements and other external updates.
• Work with Message Bank to coordinate all company preferences including operators, slides and speaker pre-recoding if necessary.
• Provide on-site support during calls and coordinate with IT and Facilities for additional onsite help as needed. 

Corporate Calendar/Website:

• Maintain corporate calendar with important dates: all IR conferences/NDRs, all corporate events and office closures, executive travel and external meeting dates, competitor earnings dates and special events.
• Keep Investor Relations website up to date by working with our vendor to add and remove content as needed. 

Requirements:

• BA/BS preferred with 5 years’ experience supporting any of the following areas: Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, or Project Management. Public company experiences preferred. Project management expertise to oversee complex logistics.
• Highly organized with exceptional and meticulous attention to detail to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Prioritization-ability to manage and prioritize time-sensitive tasks while making progress with ongoing projects and work.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Enjoys executing established best practices and processes with an eye towards improvement and optimization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office.
• Experience with IR Insights preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills, diplomacy, and the ability to collaborate with others.
• Proactivity-works with the mindset of “looking around corners” to help the IR team succeed.
• Solutions driven.
• Professional polish. 

Reports to: Senior Director, Investor Relations

Location: San Carlos, CA

Compensation:

The compensation package will be competitive and includes comprehensive benefits and an equity component.

Salary Range: $126,000 – $141,000

Send resumes to:

[email protected]

Vaxcyte, Inc.

825 Industrial Road, Suite 300

San Carlos, CA 94070

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.