Senior Director, Enterprise – Life Sciences

Mission North

Senior Director leading Life Science and Enterprise Technology Groups at Mission North. Driving client retention, staff development, and effective communications strategies for transformative technologies.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be responsible for client retention, staff development, and portfolio growth
Be a trusted strategic partner to our enterprise and life science clients, their executive teams, and drive communications strategies that will help them reach their full potential
Synthesize complex technical concepts into compelling, market-moving narratives that resonate with business, trade media, and new media alike
Work with Mission North’s integrated studio members to provide clients with programs that utilize traditional PR, digital, creator, and social
Maintain and leverage high-level relationships with key journalists, analysts, and editors to secure needle-moving coverage for clients
Manage budgets and team resources
Drive client calls, team planning sessions, new business pitches, end-of-month reporting, and invoicing
Conceptualize inventive influencer strategies and drive influencer engagement
Serve as a key contributor in new business
Cultivate the agency’s sphere of influence with agency peers, VCs, etc.
Manage 1-2 direct reports as well as mentor Account Managers and Senior Associates
Drive new business development by analyzing RFPs, crafting compelling proposals, and delivering persuasive client pitches

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of 10-12 years of communications or PR agency experience, preferably with life science technology, AI, and cloud infrastructure companies or related industries
Demonstrated experience developing, directing, and executing strategic communications programs that blend PR, content marketing, social media, and data
Experience helping disruptive technology companies develop compelling messaging, storylines, and thought leadership platforms
Established relationships with top-tier trade media and bloggers, vertical market media and national and local business media
Experience running integrated PR programs, including paid content
Experience working with household names and emerging/disruptor brands in B2B technology, including data and cloud infrastructure, applied AI, business process optimization, life science technology, healthcare technology and other key elements of the modern business technology stack
Experience with driving new business

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare benefits
401(k) plan including an employer match
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
Paid time off
Paid parental leave
Several paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic communicationscontent marketingsocial mediadata analysisinfluencer engagementbudget managementproposal craftingclient pitchingPR program executionteam management

Soft Skills

client retentionstaff developmentrelationship buildingcommunication strategiesmentoringcollaborationcreativityleadershipstrategic thinkingpersuasion