Executive Director, Corporate Communications

Executive Director, Corporate Communications

Boston, MA, USA Req #317

Who We Are :

Xenon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ : XENE) is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative therapeutics to improve the lives of people living with neurological and psychiatric disorders. We are looking for great people who thrive in a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and productive culture to join the Xenon team.

What We Do :

We are advancing an exciting product pipeline to address indications with high unmet medical need, including epilepsy and depression. Our flagship azetukalner program represents the most advanced potassium channel modulator in clinical development for multiple indications. Building upon the positive results and compelling data from our Phase 2b “X-TOLE” study in adult patients with focal epilepsy, our Phase 3 epilepsy program includes multiple clinical trials evaluating azetukalner in patients with focal onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. In 2024, we are planning to initiate a Phase 3 azetukalner program in major depressive disorder, based on topline data from our Phase 2 “X-NOVA” clinical trial.

About the Role :

We are seeking an Executive Director, Corporate Communications to join our team. The Executive Director will be responsible for developing and executing communications and corporate affairs strategies to promote and protect the Company's reputation focusing on internal and external stakeholders, including media, investors, HCPs, patients, payers, employees, candidates. This leader will provide strategic execution of corporate branding and positioning, multi-media strategy programming; as well as tactical implementation associated with corporate newsflow, including business updates, clinical trial milestones, data readouts, future product launches. This role will coordinate across stakeholders to deliver corporate messaging and support social and traditional media engagement to build the Xenon brand and reputation.

The ideal candidate has significant depth of expertise in traditional and digital media, understanding of business strategies and executive priorities, experience with internal communications and is a critical thinker with strong problem-solving skills. The Executive Director will also work to ensure external and internal communications are closely aligned to ensure teams are upholding our culture and shared values : Xenon CARES about patients, employees and those who put their trust in us.

This position reports to the Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and will be in Boston, MA, USA. The level of the position will be commensurate with the candidate’s education and industry experience. This role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Increase awareness and visibility of Xenon’s leadership in epilepsy and MDD and emergence as a leading commercial biotech company and commitment to local and global citizenship.
• Lead development of corporate messaging and materials, including press releases, Q&As, website content, corporate presentations, executive talking points, etc., in collaboration with Investor Relations, Legal, Medical Affairs, Commercial, Marketing, Clinical Development, and other parts of the organization.
• Build strategies around and executes programming for all stakeholder groups including investors, media, payors, HCPs, patients, caregivers, advocates and policymakers / influencers.
• Establish, updates, support newsflow strategies and calendars.
• Lead work to create an integrated company brand approach to all internal and external marketing materials.
• Increase executive visibility and thought leadership via media outreach, conference participation, thought leadership and awards.
• Partner closely with legal, regulatory and medical, advocacy, market access, and marketing colleagues to align on positioning and messaging, as well as launch readiness.
• Responsible for managing external partners to execute on content, timing and appropriate media outreach surrounding announcements.
• Lead the development of corporate communication materials on behalf of Company, including press releases, brochures, presentations, Web content, key message documents and FAQs.
• Manage the review process of external corporate materials, internal communications.
• Participate in quarterly earnings preparation, helps to prepare periodic SEC disclosures, financial filings and presentations to investors, IR / Industry conference presentations, panels / Q&As.
• Work closely with CEO, CFO and Senior Executive Team on strategy and execution of external and internal communications.
• Work with Internal Comms & Events lead to :

ensure consistency of external and internal communications and employee activities.

QUALIFICATIONS :

The base salary range for this role is $237,500 to $300,300 USD ; we will consider above this range for exceptional candidates. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, education and other qualifications, years of relevant experience, and internal equity.

Our Total Rewards program includes base salary, target bonus, and stock options, as well as a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-& long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, and life insurance programs, Employee Assistance Program, travel insurance, and retirement savings programs with company matching contributions.

Xenon encourages time to rest and re-charge through vacation, personal days, sick days, and an end-of-year company shutdown. Xenon highly values employee development and has an expanding Training, Learning & Development program, including a Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees.

To apply for this position, click Apply Now to complete the application. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to the volume of applicants, only those chosen for interview will be contacted.

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Salary : $237,500 - $300,300