- Location
- Berkeley Heights, NJ or New York, NY · Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States
- Department
- Commercial
- Seniority
- Senior
- Education
- Bachelor
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Source
- Greenhouse
Description
Tonix Pharmaceuticals* is a fully integrated, commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on central nervous system (CNS) and immunology treatments in areas of high unmet medical need. TONMYA® (cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets 2.8 mg) is the first new treatment for fibromyalgia in adults in more than 15 years. Tonix’s CNS commercial infrastructure supports its marketed products, including its acute migraine products, Zembrace® Symtouch® (sumatriptan injection 3 mg) and Tosymra® (sumatriptan nasal spray 10 mg). Tonix is investigating TONMYA® in Phase 2 clinical trials to evaluate its potential in major depressive disorder and acute stress disorder/acute stress reaction. Tonix is also advancing a pipeline of immunology programs, including TNX-4800, a Phase 2 ready long-acting human anti-Borrelia OspA monoclonal antibody (mAb) for the prevention of Lyme disease in the U.S., and TNX-1500, a Phase 2 ready third-generation CD40 ligand inhibitor for the prevention of kidney transplant rejection. In addition, the Company is progressing TNX-2900 (intranasal potentiated oxytocin), which is Phase 2 ready for the treatment of Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare disease. To learn more, visit www.tonixpharma.com and follow the Company on LinkedIn and X.
*Tonix’s product development candidates are investigational new drugs or biologics; their efficacy and safety have not been established and have not been approved for any indication.
Zembrace SymTouch and Tosymra are registered trademarks of Tonix Medicines. TONMYA is a registered trademark of Tonix Pharma Limited. All other marks are property of their respective owners.
Job Summary
The Senior Specialist, Corporate Communications is responsible for supporting the strategy, development, and execution of a broad and highly active portfolio. Our communications initiatives include supporting business objectives, strengthening corporate reputation, raising corporate and executive visibility, cultivating employee engagement, and evolving the brand as we further our transition into a commercial-stage community. This dynamic role serves as a trusted communications partner, creating and delivering impactful messaging and materials across internal and external channels to reach a variety of audiences, including investors. The position requires strong writing and editing, attention to detail, cross-functional and external stakeholder relationship building, collaboration, project management, brand management, and organization capabilities.
Essential Functions
External Corporate Communications
- Draft, review, and/or secure approval on a range of materials, including messaging/corporate narrative, press releases, social media posts, bylined media articles and Q&As, thought leadership, multimedia, factsheets, website content, and more
- Support communications for corporate, data, and regulatory newsflow
- Serve as the day-to-day lead on managing the corporate website, including fielding cross-functional requests for updates
- Manage the corporate brand by collaborating with teams on multi-purpose messaging and imagery requests for medical meetings, commercial booths and sponsorships, patient advocacy initiatives, and corporate events
- Interact closely with external public relations and website vendor partners to manage the accurate and timely delivery of a variety of projects for corporate and executive communications efforts
- Fulfil ad-hoc requests related to materials development, benchmarking, performance metrics reporting, media monitoring, social listening, and more
Investor Relations/Financial Communications
- Support materials development and execution for quarterly earnings, including on the press release, script, Q&A, deck, and live call
- Serve in a supporting role on miscellaneous financial communications, including messaging, investor outreach notes, and banking conference presentations
- Help with corporate presentation updates
- Handle IR database entries to track meetings with the Street
- Liaise with external investor relations vendor partners as needed on the website, newsflow, and other activities
- Handle ad-hoc benchmarking and research requests to support communications
Internal Communications
- Serve as the day-to-day point person for the intranet, facilitating requests and proactive outreach on content
- Draft and/or serve as first point of review on intranet posts, and secure other reviews needed before publishing
- Create graphics and publish posts on the intranet
- Support on the development of materials and execution on townhalls and other internal events
- Contribute to other internal communications and employee engagement initiatives as needed
Project Leadership
- Manage multiple communication projects simultaneously and proactively with minimal supervision
- Join and/or lead calls to ensure efficient and productive use of time
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and effective delivery of communications
Necessary Skills and Abilities:
- Exceptional writing and editing skills across a variety of mediums
- Strong project management and organizational skills to manage multiple, deadline-drive projects
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills to collaborate with and support many cross-functional stakeholders and external partners
- Understanding of strategic communications principles and real-world application for planning and implementation
- Professionalism and poise, including for interactions with senior leaders and support of executive communications
- Resourcefulness, curiosity, and interest in ongoing learning and professional development
- Familiarity with communication analytics and measurement tools
Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, English, or related field preferred
Experience Requirements
- 5-8 years of corporate communications, internal communications, public relations, media, financial communications or related experience at biotech/pharmaceutical companies and/or agencies focused on life science/healthcare clients
- Late-stage and/or commercial biopharmaceutical company communications experience preferred
- Experience with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, website, Intranet, Canva/graphic design, newswire, and social media platforms.
*Please note that Tonix does not offer sponsorship for this role.
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies
Tonix does not accept agency resumes unless contacted directly by internal Tonix Talent Acquisition. Please do not forward resumes to Tonix employees or any other company location; Tonix is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Compensation & Benefits
Tonix provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Basic and Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, and Employee Assistance Programs
- Pet Insurance
- Retirement Savings 401k with company match and annual discretionary stock options
- Generous Paid Time Off, Sick Time, & Paid Holidays
- Career Development and Training
Tonix provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, Tonix complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Tonix expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic, information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.