Director, Corporate Communications

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Director of Corporate Communications managing strategic communications for Xenon Pharmaceuticals. Responsible for corporate, investor, and R&D communication strategies with senior leadership collaboration.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $215,100 - $240,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute communications strategies to promote and protect the Company's reputation.
Focus on Corporate, Investor, Executive and R&D communications.
Provide strategic execution of tactical implementation associated with corporate newsflow, including business updates, clinical trial milestones, data readouts and future product launches.
Coordinate across internal stakeholders to deliver corporate messaging and programming.
Ensure external and internal communications are closely aligned.
Work with the CEO, CFO, CMO, CCO and other senior leaders to execute the Corporate and Investor Relations strategy, manage relationships with investors and analysts, and effectively develop messaging and communications for our scientific, clinical, and financial progress.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, ideally with a specialization in Finance, Business, Life Sciences, or Communications; master’s or advanced degree preferred.
Biotech or pharma industry experience is required; 10+ years of investor relations experience, ideally in the healthcare sector.
Strong communications expertise, including written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate and simplify complex scientific information and clinical data for research analysts and investors.
Proven track record of developing corporate and investor communication messaging and materials.
Experience developing executive level communications and engaging directly with senior management.
Superior interpersonal and external and internal customer relationship management skills.
Comprehensive understanding of the biotech industry, drug development and commercialization.
Issues management experience with a track record of successfully planning for and publicly addressing high profile business topics with key external stakeholders.
Experience developing analysis of sell side research and sell side and buy side relationships encouraged.
Highly organized, with attention to detail, adherence to deadlines, and ability to work under pressure with multiple, shifting priorities.
Comfortable operating in an agile environment but also possess solid experience successfully navigating the complexities of a growing organization.
Ability to build and retain in-depth knowledge of a company, business strategies & objectives to be able to develop innovative concepts that will work in the organization, and then effectively communicate and promote new ideas to ensure organizational buy-in.
Can consistently work with abstract ideas or situations across functional areas of the business, then through assessment of variables and assumptions, can identify strategies and solutions.
Can build effective, trusted relationships and influence without authority - has the confidence and ability to interact with executive level management and various functions (regardless of level of responsibility) and can navigate extremely critical matters.
Can effectively interact with all functions, teams, independent contributors, contractors, agency partners and vendors in gaining consensus, developing strategies, or executing a program.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Short- & long-term disability
Accidental death & dismemberment
Life insurance programs
Employee Assistance Program
Travel insurance
Retirement savings programs with company matching contributions
Paid time off including vacation, personal days, and sick days

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Hard Skills & Tools

Communications Strategy DevelopmentCorporate MessagingClinical Data SimplificationMessaging Material DevelopmentIssues ManagementSell Side Research AnalysisAgile Environment NavigationOrganizational Buy-In PromotionStrategic Solution IdentificationDetail Orientation

Soft Skills

Presentation SkillsVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsRelationship Building

Certifications

Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s Degree Preferred