Revolution Medicines

Director, Pipeline & Product Communications

Revolution Medicines$211K — $264K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in biotech or pharmaceutical communications, specifically pipeline and product communications.
  • Bachelor's degree in Communications or a similar field; advanced degree preferred.
  • Proven success in clinical development, regulatory milestones, and product launches, especially in precision oncology.
  • Strong leadership skills with experience influencing senior stakeholders and leading cross-functional initiatives.
  • Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare landscape, including regulatory policy and access issues.
  • Exceptional storytelling and writing abilities to translate complex scientific concepts for various audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Own and develop pipeline communications for RAS(ON) inhibitors or tumor types, ensuring clear messaging in line with corporate strategy.
  • Lead communications execution for significant clinical milestones such as data readouts and presentations at medical congresses.
  • Collaborate with R&D and Medical Affairs to create compelling messaging based on complex clinical data.
  • Align communications strategy with affiliate teams in global markets to maintain consistency across regions.
  • Support both regulatory and pre-launch communications, covering approvals and trial initiations.
  • Execute disease awareness campaigns in partnership with Patient Advocacy to responsibly educate on tumor types.
  • Oversee external communications related to market access and product-specific issues, coordinating with various departments.

Benefits

  • Competitive cash compensation with robust equity awards.
  • Strong benefits package for overall health and wellness.
  • Significant learning and development opportunities.
  • Hybrid work model supporting work-life balance.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:

The Director, Pipeline & Product Communications will lead pipeline and product communications strategy and execution for one or more RAS(ON) inhibitors or tumor types, supporting programs from early clinical development through regulatory milestones and pre-launch readiness. This role is responsible for shaping how tumor-specific pipeline and product narratives are communicated to external stakeholders, including scientific and medical audiences, patients and advocates, and industry media.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Pipeline & Product Communications, this role will partner closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Commercial, Market Access, Patient Advocacy, Legal, and Corporate Communications, to ensure clear, consistent, and differentiated communications for the assigned tumor area.

This is a high-impact role for a communications professional who combines scientific fluency with strong executional rigor and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Own pipeline and product communications for one or more RAS(ON) inhibitors or tumor types, ensuring clear differentiation, scientific credibility, and alignment with overall corporate and pipeline strategy.
  • Lead communications execution for clinical milestones, including data readouts, abstracts, presentations, and major medical congresses.
  • Partner with R&D and Medical Affairs to translate complex clinical and scientific data into clear, compelling external messaging tailored to the tumor-specific audience.
  • Partner with affiliate communications teams in ex-U.S. markets to align on communications strategy and ensure globally consistent, locally relevant execution across key pipeline and product milestones.
  • Support regulatory and pre-launch communications, including trial initiations, regulatory submissions, approvals, and launch readiness activities.
  • Execute disease awareness and patient advocacy communications in partnership with Patient Advocacy, ensuring responsible education and inclusion of patient voice.
  • Support communications related to value, access, and product-specific issues, in coordination with Market Access, Legal, and Corporate Communications.
  • Contribute to scientific and medical thought leadership efforts, including congress presence, publication support, speaker positioning, and external engagement.
  • In partnership with Corporate Communications, support earned media efforts for industry, trade, and scientific publications tied to tumor-specific milestones.
  • Manage agency partners and external vendors supporting the tumor-specific communications program, ensuring quality execution and alignment with strategy.
  • Track performance and apply insights to continuously improve communications effectiveness for the franchise.

Required Skills, Experience, and Education:
  • 10+ years of experience in biotech or pharmaceutical communications, including pipeline and product communications experience.Bachelor's degree required in Communications or similar; advanced degree preferred.
  • Demonstrated success supporting clinical development, regulatory milestones, and product launches, ideally in precision oncology or a similarly complex therapeutic area.
  • Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional initiatives.
  • Deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare environment, including regulatory policy, R&D, pricing, and access.
  • Exceptional storytelling and writing skills, with the ability to translate complex science for diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated experience managing sensitive issues and high profile communications.
  • Track record of building relationships with top-tier scientific, medical, and industry media.

Preferred Skills:
  • Deep familiarity with precision oncology, including competitive landscapes, combination strategies, and evolving standards of care.
  • Proven success leading communications for major regulatory milestones, including FDA approvals, advisory committee meetings, and high-stakes data readouts.
  • Strong issues-management experience relating to global trial access and expanded access.
  • Track record of coordinating with corporate patient advocacy and patient advocacy organizations and integrating patient voice into pipeline and product storytelling.
  • History of leading large-scale disease education or awareness campaigns that shift understanding of disease complexity or heterogeneity.
  • Background spanning both product and corporate communications, enabling integrated decision-making across asset narratives and enterprise reputation.
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The base pay salary range for this full-time position for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA is listed below. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the base pay salary range for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our base pay salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual base pay salary is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.

Please note that base pay salary range is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed, which includes competitive cash compensation, robust equity awards, strong benefits, and significant learning and development opportunities.

Base Pay Salary Range

$211,000-$264,000 USD

About Revolution Medicines

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing targeted therapies to inhibit elusive frontier targets within notorious growth and survival pathways, with particular emphasis on RAS and mTOR signaling pathways. The company's proprietary platform enables the discovery and development of small molecules that bind covalently to proteins. Revolution Medicines was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Revolution Medicines
Size
201 employees
Market Cap
$2.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$108.1 million
Revenue
$42.9 million
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