Director of Strategic Communications London

We are here to advance human health by reimagining drug discovery with the power and pace of artificial intelligence.

The future is coming. A future enabled and enriched by the incredible power of machine learning. A future in which diseases are curtailed or cured by better and faster drug discovery.

Our values exist in service of that future. We think theyll help us bring it closer too.

Come and be part of an interdisciplinary team driving groundbreaking innovation and play a meaningful role in contributing towards us achieving our ambitious goals while being a part of an inspiring and collaborative culture.

The world we want tomorrow is the one were building today. It starts with the culture at this company. It starts with you.

About Iso

Isomorphic Labs (IsoLabs) was founded in 2021 and is led by Sir Demis Hassabis. Our aim is to usher in a new era of biomedical breakthroughs and find cures for some of humanitys devastating diseases.

Our foundations are built on the success of Google DeepMinds AlphaFold but we didnt stop there! We are continuing to develop and implement stateoftheart technologies as we move towards our goal of dramatically accelerating and improving the process of designing and bringing new medicines to patients.

We have built a worldleading drug design engine comprising foundational AI models that are capable of working across multiple therapeutic areas and drug modalities. The company is continually innovating on model architecture and developing cuttingedge capabilities to advance rational drug design.

Your Impact

Isomorphic Labs is seeking an experienced and collaborative strategic communications director to join our team. This is an opportunity to deliver a broad range of external and digital communications that help to build our employer brand amplify our brand positioning and bring our brand to life. This role is currently designed for a handson individual contributor who will work closely with the Brand and Communications Director and partner with other colleagues within Isomorphic Labs to develop and activate various marketing and communications efforts.

You will have validated experience in planning and delivering communications both nearterm and longterm strategies that successfully enable business objectives developing clear and effective messaging tailored to the target audience. This role requires a skilled communicator who can conceptualize and deliver solutions and is equally adept at handson of the work and can land sophisticated messaging. You are a strong strategic problem solver and strong writer. You bring pragmatic and innovative thinking about trends and tools to advance communications and are organised and a selfstarter agile to support evolving priorities and able to work independently. You are a curious learner meticulous resourceful and a standout colleague.

What you will do

• Develop and implement a marketing and communication strategy aligned with Isomorphic Labs business objectives that highlights and differentiates the companys AIfirst approach to drug discovery and aligns with overall brand identity and target audiences.
• Construct compelling narratives around the Companys efforts to accelerate and advance AI drug discovery.
• Develop and strengthen Isomorphic Labs brand presence and reputation within the scientific community biotech/pharma and tech industries and broader public.
• Build compelling content that showcases Isomorphic Labs scientific advancements technology and thought leadership and own them from conception through the approval process. This includes blog posts white papers case studies presentations and multimedia content.
• Be a great partner with media outlets journalists and industry influencers. Develop and execute PR strategies to secure positive media coverage and raise awareness of Isomorphic Labs work.
• Plan and implement participation at impactful events conferences and workshops to engage with key partners and promote Isomorphic Labs research and technology.
• Build content for our digital channels and make recommendations to optimise engagement and grow our presence over time.
• Lead and collaborate on internal initiatives and communications channels to update the company on marketing strategy initiatives and advancing our interdisciplinary approach and in this together value as we grow.
• Track and analyse marketing performance metrics to demonstrate impact and support company decision making.

Skills and qualifications

Essential:

• Strategic communications planning experience
• Marketing leadership experience in biotech pharma or healthcare AI sectors. Strong copywriter with the ability to translate sophisticated information into a concise narrative for a variety of audiences.
• Deep understanding of the drug discovery and development process.
• Consistent track record in digital marketing growth strategies and PR within the biotech and AI sectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate sophisticated scientific concepts clearly and concisely.
• Strategic media management expertise experience proactively seeking relevant media opportunities knowledge of publications and audience profile.
• An ability to influence collaborators at all levels.
• Solid understanding of digital marketing strategies and tactics.
• Social media expertise with a consistent track record to develop editorial calendars and manage channels knowledge of best practice and analytics.
• Ability to partner across teams and collaborate with key stakeholders across the organisation.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills. Consistent record of metrics and databased performance success.
• Ability to proactively champion our shared mission and culture in all communications touchpoints to invite and excite the best partners and talent from all over the world to join us.

Nice to have:

• Demonstrated success in a communications strategy role within a growthstage entrepreneurial company.
• Technical scientific writing experience.
• Experience working with investors and regulatory and industry bodies.
• Evidence of applying an interdisciplinary approach to communications to develop integrated marketing initiatives that support talent acquisition and scientific communication.
• Experienced in the field of AI application to drug discovery.

Culture and values

We are guided by our shared values. Its not about finding people who think and act in the same way. These values help to guide our work and will continue to strengthen it.

Thoughtful
Thoughtful at Iso is about curiosity creativity and care. It is about good people doing good rigorous and futuremaking science every single day.

Brave
Brave at Iso is about fearlessness but its also about initiative and integrity. The scale of the challenge demands nothing less.

Determined
Determined at Iso is the way we pursue our goal. Its a confidence in our hypothesis as well as the urgency and agility needed to deliver on it. Because disease wont wait so neither should we.

Together
Together at Iso is about connection collaboration across fields and catalytic relationships. Its knowing that transformation is a group project and remembering that what were doing will have a real impact on real people everywhere.

Creating an extraordinary company

We believe that to be successful we need a team with a range of skills and talents. Were building an environment where collaboration is fundamental learning is shared and every employee feels supported and able to thrive. We value unique experiences knowledge backgrounds and perspectives and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex race religion or belief ethnic or national origin disability age citizenship marital domestic or civil partnership status sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation please do not hesitate to let us know.

Hybrid working

Its hugely important for us to share knowledge and build strong relationships with each other and we find it easier to do this if we spend time together in person. This is why we follow a hybrid model and would require you to be able to come into the office 3 days a week (currently Tuesday Wednesday and one other day depending on which team youre in). If you have additional needs that would prevent you from following this hybrid approach wed be happy to talk through these if youre selected for an initial screening call.

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