VP of PR and Communications, Pendulum Therapeutics
$285k
+ Equity
Reinventing personal health naturally through the microbiome
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Reinventing personal health naturally through the microbiome
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$285k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To bridge nature and medicine.
Role
Who you are
- Table stakes include being a highly motivated, experienced PR and communications leader who has built brands, driven awareness/revenue and built out corporate narratives for category creators/disruptors
- You also need to be capable of establishing global leadership in an all new disruptive category, helping to manage the perceptions of a world class board, and helping to create the vision that will drive a multi-billion dollar public offering
- You will have spent your career building the experience and skills required to help drive this explosive phase of our growth
- 15+ years of experience in PR and communications (preferably in high growth consumer companies, and ideally in health and wellness)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions
- Excellent leadership and cross-functional team building skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated history of executive leadership and interactions with the Board of Directors
- Experience in communications and vision for IPO preparation and execution is a major plus
What the job involves
- While Pendulum has done an excellent job of building a domestic DTC brand with key influencers like Halle Berry and HCP’s, our next steps in the business require a highly experienced, sophisticated communications executive to help lead our transformation from an enormously successful startup into a public, global leader in the Healthspan market
- You will develop a communications strategy, and execute against that strategy, to elevate our brand and corporate narrative amongst different audiences and stakeholders including the media, key opinion leaders, investors, employees, etc
- Strategic Storytelling - Develop a compelling vision for our corporate narrative, identifying key misperceptions and establishing foundational story pillars for messaging. Identify and leverage differentiated angles that set us apart from competitors, enhancing our visibility and credibility in different channels (media, events, activations, etc.)
- Breakthrough Executions: Generate innovative communications strategies to capture attention and break through the clutter, ensuring our story stands out. Media Relations
- Build Relationships: Leverage existing relationships with key reporters and editors across health, wellness, science, and business media to facilitate proactive pitching and story placement
- Effective Communication: Communicate our narrative effectively to both technical/scientific audiences and consumer press, ensuring clarity, impact and results
- Agency Collaboration: Maintain robust partnerships with agencies to flex resources according to specific communication needs
- Lead Crisis Planning: Develop and implement crisis communication plans, ensuring timely and accurate messaging during high-pressure situations
- Primary Spokesperson: Serve as the primary spokesperson during crises, working closely with senior leadership to manage public perception and internal communications
- Proactive Monitoring: Monitor potential risk factors, preparing proactive strategies to mitigate the impact of future events
- Crisis Firm Management: Coordinate with crisis communications firms as necessary, ensuring a swift response when needed
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with key opinion leaders, as well as political and governmental stakeholders to advocate for Pendulum’s agenda and influence relevant legislative initiatives
- Collaborate with Trade Organizations: Partner with trade organizations that share common interests in preventative healthcare and coverage, advancing our corporate social responsibility initiatives
- Work with CEO to share information within the org to align employees with corp strategy and identify opportunities to reinforce culture as we scale
Our take
Pendulum Therapeutics developed its product by analyzing the genetic material of microbes in the human body. Its debut product, Pendulum Glucose Control is a medical probiotic, the first of its type to be clinically proven to be effective at lowering blood sugar spikes in people with type 2 diabetes. Classified as a medical food, it bridges the gap between medication that can cause side effects and generic probiotic products that have no scientific backup with regards to efficacy.
Pendulum Glucose Control has been greatly in demand, and so with a $54M investment, manufacturing has scaled up. Other products from Pendulum include supplements for gut health and metabolism optimization supplements, the latter also becoming a key product from the team.
In 2023, Pendulum increased its already thriving publicity with the appointment of actor Halle Berry as its CCO, hinting at a scaling up of its operations in line with its media visibility. Its 2024 breakthrough product has been its GLP-1 Probiotic drink, a first-of-its-kind drink to control metabolism.
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Company benefits
- 401k with company matching
- Competitive salary and equity packages
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Flexible schedules and unlimited vacation policy
- Commuter benefits
- Cell phone stipend
- Collaborative team environment
- Casual culture (66% of founders usually wear hoodies)
- Small on-site gym
- Strong emphasis on work/life balance: we believe it, we encourage it, we live it
- Walking distance to Bart & Muni
Company HQ
Dogpatch, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
John Eid
(CSO & Co-Founder)They took a Ph.D. at The University of Illinois before spending 8 years at Pacific Biosciences. They left this Principal Scientist role in September 2013 to co-found Pendulum Therapeutics, serving since as Chief Scientific Officer.
Colleen Cutcliffe
(CEO & Co-Founder)Having studied for a Ph.D. at John Hopkins University, they worked as a Hospital Project Manager for 3 years prior to joining Elan Pharmaceuticals as a Scientist. They spent 4 years at Pacific Biosciences with John before co-founding Pendulum Therapeutics in 2013.
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