Senior Director, Pipeline & Product Communications at Revolution Medicines

You're a seasoned communications leader with at least 15 years of experience in biotech or pharma communications, particularly in pipeline and product strategy,

Work type: hybrid

Location: Redwood City, California, United States

Salary: $244,000 – $305,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

You're a seasoned communications leader with at least 15 years of experience in biotech or pharma communications, particularly in pipeline and product strategy, and hold a Bachelor’s degree in Communications or a related field. **What makes it worth a look...** Revolution Medicines, a late-stage clinical oncology company, is offering a full-time, hybrid role in Redwood City, California, with a base salary range of USD 244,000 - 305,000 per year. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have a proven track record in building integrated pipeline and product communications strategies. * Are adept at translating complex science into clear narratives for diverse audiences. * Possess strong people management experience, including developing talent. * Have deep understanding of the U.S. healthcare environment.

Job Description

Revolution Medicines is a late-stage clinical oncology company developing novel targeted therapies for patients with RAS-addicted cancers. The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins. The company’s RAS(ON) inhibitors daraxonrasib (RMC-6236), a RAS(ON) multi-selective inhibitor; elironrasib (RMC-6291), a RAS(ON) G12C-selective inhibitor; zoldonrasib (RMC-9805), a RAS(ON) G12D-selective inhibitor; and RMC-5127, a RAS(ON) G12V-selective inhibitor, are currently in clinical development. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding professionals in a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.

The Opportunity:

The Senior Director, Pipeline & Product Communications will lead the strategy, development, and execution of integrated communications across the company’s pipeline and product candidate portfolio. This role is accountable for shaping how Revolution Medicines’ pipeline and product narratives are understood by external stakeholders, including scientific and medical audiences, patients and advocates, media, and the broader healthcare ecosystem.

Reporting to the Head of Communications, this leader will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to cross-functional partners across R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Commercial, Market Access, Patient Advocacy, Legal, and Investor Relations. The role requires deep expertise across the full product lifecycle, from early clinical development through regulatory milestones and launch readiness, and the ability to translate complex science into clear, differentiated, and credible narratives.

This is a high-impact leadership role for a communications professional who thrives at the intersection of science, strategy, people leadership, and reputation management. Key Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Own and lead the integrated pipeline and product communications strategy across all stages of development, ensuring clear differentiation, scientific credibility, and alignment with corporate and business priorities.

• Direct communications for major clinical and regulatory milestones, including data readouts, congress presentations, trial initiations, filings, approvals, and pre-launch milestones, in close partnership with R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Legal.

• Serve as the senior communications advisor for launch readiness, shaping pre-launch and launch narratives across earned media, disease education, patient engagement, and stakeholder communications, with clear linkage to future commercial strategy.

• Lead disease awareness and patient advocacy communications, ensuring responsible education, strong patient advocacy group partnerships, and integration of patient voice into pipeline and product storytelling.

• Provide strategic counsel on value, access, and product-related issues, anticipating reputational risk and leading communications response to safety updates, competitive dynamics, and external scrutiny.

• Drive scientific and medical thought leadership, positioning Revolution Medicines and its leaders as credible voices through publications, congress presence, executive visibility, and media engagement.

• Build and lead a high-performing pipeline and product communications team, setting direction, developing talent, and ensuring consistent, high-quality execution.

• Oversee agency partners and measurement frameworks, using insights to evaluate impact, optimize performance, and scale communications effectiveness.

The successful candidate will be a seasoned communications leader with a proven track record of building and leading integrated pipeline and product communications strategies in complex, science-driven organizations.

• 15+ years of experience in biotech or pharmaceutical communications, including deep experience in pipeline and product communications in-house and/or at a leading agency.

• 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.

• Proven people management experience, including leading teams and developing talent.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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