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GeneDx · 21 hours ago

Associate Director, Communications – Precision Medicine & Biopharma 

United States

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$135K/yr - $155K/yr

5+ years exp

GeneDx is a company delivering personalized health insights to inform diagnosis and improve drug discovery. They are seeking an Associate Director of Communications to elevate their leadership in precision medicine and support external media thought-leadership targeted at biopharma and the scientific community.

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Responsibilities

Shape and execute an external communications strategy to showcase the company’s leadership in accelerating precision genomic medicine and data-driven opportunities for biopharma partners

Craft op-eds, bylines, keynote scripts, and strategic content that advance our mission, credibility and ability to transform the future of healthcare

Secure top-tier speaking, award, and platform opportunities across biotech, pharma, scientific, and innovation stages

Build an editorial roadmap aligned to key data milestones, collaboration news, scientific meetings, and discovery breakthroughs and drive news coverage in key outlets (across news, social, podcasts, video, etc) that connect with clinicians and healthcare leaders

Partner with commercial, biopharma, data science, and precision medicine teams to surface insights and success stories

Develop executive talking points and briefings tailored to scientific, biopharma, and broader healthcare audiences

Coordinate with communications, marketing, IR, and scientific leaders for integrated messaging

Provide operational support, including coordinating vendor workflows, managing invoicing and budget, and tracking media clips and performance reporting to ensure overall comms execution runs seamlessly

Experience with innovative communication strategies across multi-media landscape

Experience working with journalists and successfully building relationships

Bring an AI-driven growth mindset to scaling impact and driving ongoing efficiencies, while ensuring work is high-quality and brand aligned

Qualification

Biotech communicationsScientific narrative developmentMedia relationsExecutive platform supportMulti-media communication strategiesInnovation ecosystem understandingCuriosityStrategic messaging skillsCollaborative mindsetHands-on approach

Required

5–7+ years in science, biotech, healthcare, or technology communications

Proven ability to translate scientific and data-driven concepts into compelling narratives

Experience supporting executive platforms in biotech, pharma, or life sciences

Strong understanding of innovation ecosystems, R&D cycles, and investment narratives

Outstanding writing and strategic messaging skills

Collaborative, curious, and energized by science-led storytelling and industry partnership narratives

Experience with innovative communication strategies across multi-media landscape

Experience working with journalists and successfully building relationships

Demonstrated self-starter with a hands-on mindset – able to roll up your sleeves, navigate shifting priorities, and drive work forward in a fast-moving, high-growth environment