Associate Director, Communications – Precision Medicine & Biopharma

GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS) delivers personalized and actionable health insights to inform diagnosis, direct treatment, and improve drug discovery. The company is uniquely positioned to accelerate the use of genomic and large-scale clinical information to enable precision medicine as the standard of care. GeneDx is at the forefront of transforming healthcare through its industry-leading exome and genome testing and interpretation services, fueled by the world’s largest, rare disease data sets. For more information, please visit www.genedx.com. 

 Summary 

We’re seeking an Associate Director of Communications to elevate GeneDx’s leadership in precision medicine, therapeutic innovation, and genomic-driven drug discovery. This role will support and execute external media thought-leadership targeted to biopharma, innovation partners, investors, and the broader scientific community.  

You will spotlight GeneDx’s unique data advantages, technology innovation, translational capabilities, and industry-shaping collaborations – positioning us as a catalyst for therapeutic discovery and a core partner powering the future of precision medicine. This role is ideal for a narrative-driven communicator who can connect science, data, and business value.  

 Job 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  

 

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Education, Experience, and Skills 

• 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