Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

Who We Are

Arcellx is a public, clinical-stage biotechnology company reimagining cell therapy by engineering innovative immunotherapies for patients with cancer and other incurable diseases. We believe that cell therapies are one of the forward pillars of medicine and our mission is to destroy cancer and advance humanity by developing cell therapies that are safer, more effective, and more broadly accessible.

Our team members are made up of talented innovators and dreamers working from our offices in Rockville, Maryland, and Redwood City, California. At Arcellx, we hire exceptional people and create a fun, diverse, supportive, and informal environment that allows everyone to do their best work.

What Matters to Us

Living our core values is essential to maintaining a work environment that is high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative. We look for candidates who demonstrate strong values alignment and bring different backgrounds, viewpoints, and abilities to the team.

Arcellx Core Values

• Start with authenticity: We foster an inclusive environment where each person can bring their authentic self to work.

• Think ‘we’ before ‘me’: We prioritize collective success, collaborating and supporting one another to achieve our shared goals. 

• Embrace the challenge: We deliver exceptional results by working with shared determination and a commitment to doing what’s right. 

The “Fine Print” – What You’ll Do

• Corporate Communications Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive corporate communications strategy for internal and external audiences that aligns with the company’s vision, values, and business goals. Develop materials for all general communications, reporting, and special announcements, including key messages, fact sheets, presentations, conference call scripts, Q&As, and press releases. Will ensure information complies with all guidelines and SEC regulations. Manage all external agency relationships.
• Investor Relations Communications: Support the investor relations function by creating and updating content for investor decks, press releases, quarterly earnings processes, and other periodic investor-facing communications. Distribute and track analyst reports to the executive team. Lead the coordination of IR events at Congresses. Executes the data collection, analysis, and creation of periodic feedback reports about the company's stock price, brokerage analysts' estimates and perceptions, industries, peer companies, and the stock market.  
• Manage and oversee all External Digital Platforms: Develop the strategy and oversee the content for the company’s website, IR site, LI, Twitter, and Glassdoor platforms, ensuring they are up to date with the latest company developments, research updates, clinical trials, investor relations content, and other corporate information. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, particularly the People Team, to create fresh, engaging content representing the company’s innovations and achievements.
• Content Creation: Write and produce high-quality content for various corporate materials, including press releases, blog posts, and executive communications. Ensure messaging aligns with the company’s corporate narrative and business objectives. Ability to translate complex science into compelling narrative.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Serve as a liaison between the external partner communications team, Finance, Marketing, Commercial, Clinical Development, and BD teams. Coordinate the creation of a unified communication calendar to align efforts, key dates, and messages across departments.
• Internal Communications: Oversee the development of effective internal communications strategies to keep employees informed and engaged with company developments, milestones, and leadership updates via the company’s intranet. Foster a positive internal culture through transparent and consistent communication.
• Executive Communications: Support executing message creation, narratives, briefing documents, and sourcing engagement opportunities (blogs, vlogs, in-person and virtual speaking opportunities, long- and short-form articles, etc.) for various executive team members.

Skills and Experience We Look For 

• 12 + years in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry or Public Relations agency.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Finance, or a related field.
• Direct experience leading Corporate Communications at a public, global biotech company or agency.
• Excellent judgment, integrity, and