Manager, Communications and Investor Relations

The role

The Manager, Communications and Investor Relations supports an integrated communications and investor relations strategy. This person serves as the operational engine of the function and partners with various internal functions and agency partners to ensure consistent messaging.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain the company's core messaging framework
• Assist in creating and maintaining a corporate calendar
• Draft press releases for clinical data, regulatory updates, milestones, partnerships, and executive news
• Maintain a library of clinical data communications precedents and key message archives
• Support internal communications with direction from People Team
• Execute day-to-day social media presence on LinkedIn and other platforms
• Monitor social media channels and prepare periodic reports
• Coordinate logistics and materials for investor relations activities like earnings reporting and bus tours
• Support digital IR strategy and maintenance of the IR website
• Coordinate investor inquiries and maintain investor contact databases

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Life Sciences, Marketing, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience at a publicly traded biotech/biopharma company in corporate communications, investor relations, science communications, or healthcare public relations
• Exceptional writing and editing skills across various formats
• Experience working with legal and medical/regulatory review processes
• Hands-on experience executing corporate social media programs
• Knowledge of Reg FD principles
• Working knowledge of the clinical development process
• Experience supporting communications around medical conferences
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office PowerPoint and Excel

Nice to have

• agency and/or in-house experience welcome
• Experience with IR analytics platforms (e.g., Nasdaq IR Insight, FactSet/Irwin, AlphaSense, etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive salary, bonus, and ongoing stock awards
• 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums for employee and family
• Funding up to 75% of in-network deductibles
• 401(k) match with immediate vesting
• Generous paid time off
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Paid family and medical leave for all employees
• Company-paid short-term disability coverage for up to 20 weeks
• Wellness programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Inclusive family-forming support
• Free on-site parking and gym facilities in the Waltham building

About the company

Cogent Biosciences is a publicly traded biotechnology company focused on developing novel precision therapies to treat a broad range of patients with unmet medical needs.