We believe there is a smarter, more data-driven way to make decisions in healthcare. Our team has a direct impact on the lives of cancer and rare disease patients worldwide, and we’re looking for a new leader to help us tell that story. Join us as our new Vice President of Marketing and Communications.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide equal access to medical insights, knowledge, and capabilities by democratizing data-driven medicine.

Combining deep expertise in life sciences and mathematical modeling, we bring to market data analytics solutions to support healthcare professionals in better diagnosing and treating patients, and to allow Pharma to make more informed decisions. We are unlocking data silos and leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to draw insights from complex data sets to improve diagnosis, treatment, analysis, and drug development.

Your Mission

Reporting directly to our Chief Business Officer, the Vice President Marketing & Communications has overall responsibility for product marketing and communications strategies as well as corporate communications as we define our brand identity as an organisation at the crossover between a Next-Generation SaaS Platform built around a highly scientific and clinical genomic data set.

The goal is to support the company’s high growth expectations, as the company expands deeper and more broadly into global markets.

The VP, Marketing and Communications leads a team responsible for product marketing, scientific communications, digital marketing, events and corporate communications. Your team will collaborate closely with other functions, including Product Management, Sales, Medical and Scientific Affairs and the CEO Office to ensure consistent development and implementation of product strategies, brand vision, key messaging, and public relations across multiple channels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set and implement effective product marketing and communications strategies and tactics that will engage target audiences and spread the message about the company and products
• Accountable for corporate communications department that owns external communication of corporate brand and reputation to media, customers and partners, in close alignment with Investors Relations
• Provides strategic alignment across the Product Communications and Corporate Communications departments and ensures optimal use and consistency across all communication channels.
• Leads product marketing and scientific communications responsible for the development and production of all marketing and advertising materials, leaning on your experience to encourage creative marketing strategies and approaches to differentiate SOPHiA GENETICS in a crowded healthcare space
• Lead a digital marketing team responsible for maintaining the company website, SEO metrics and best practice, managing marketing automation and lead generation tool in collaboration with Sales Ops
• Leads Corporate Communications team that builds and maintains relationships with key media relations stakeholders including journalists, bloggers, industry associations and news outlets

Requirements

Your background:

• You’ll have strong working exposure (10+ Years) driving product marketing and communication strategies.
• Ideally, you'll have industry experience of both digital / technology (Software, SaaS, Platforms, IoT) and Scientific/Medical (Pharma, Diagnostics, BioPharma, Healthtech) with a product launches on a global basis across both fields.
• You’ll need to be comfortable in a rapid change, agile and ambiguous environment, with experience of leading and managing teams internationally including Product Marketing, Corporate Communications and Scientific Communications.
• As we continue to scale-up and drive organizational maturity a solutions-focused mindset where you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves is absolutely critical.
• In-depth understanding of market research methods and analysis, as well as a solid knowledge of performance reporting and financial/budgeting processes.

Benefits

You will be joining an organisation with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we drive exponential growth.

Business recognition and accolades include:

• World's most innovative companies (Top 10)
• World's smartest companies (Top 50)
• 100 Best Places to Work in Boston
• Top 10 European Tech Startup - 2020
• Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch - 2021
• Top 25 East-Coast Biotech to watch - 2021

This is an office-based role with a hybrid work agreement.

• A flexible, friendly and international working environment with a collaborative atmosphere
• An exciting company mission that brings together science and technology to directly impact the lives of patients with life threatening illness.
• A fast-growing company with plenty of opportunity for personal growth and development
• A hard technical challenge to solve with exciting modern technology - cloud computing, Big Data, DevOps, machine learning

The Process

Apply now with your CV and any supporting information. For further information, contact our Senior Talent Acquisition Lead for Executive Recruitment.

Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader alongside key colleagues and stakeholder from across the business.

Starting Date: ASAP

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent