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Senior Director, Commercialization Communications & Engagement

argenx

Boston, MAHybridPosted 7 days ago
Full TimeDirector & AboveCorporate FunctionsBiotechnology
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Summary

As argenx expands into new indications, reaches more patients and grows our Global Commercialization organization, we're looking for a Senior Director, Commercialization Communications & Engagement to help shape what's next.

Job description

We're looking for a strategic thinker, strong communicator and trusted partner who understands the business of bringing medicines to patients. Someone who can connect people to our strategy, bring leaders and teams together, and create communications and experiences that bring our unique culture and business strategy to life.

This role will work closely with Commercialization leaders, helping shape priorities, support launches and strengthen engagement across our global field teams while keeping the argenx way at the heart of how we grow.

Your Role

  • Lead the Commercialization story. Partner with senior leaders to turn business strategy, priorities and milestones into clear, compelling communications that help people understand where we're going and their role in getting there.
  • Connect communications across launches. Work with Commercialization, Product Communications and launch teams to align messaging, coordinate communications and create meaningful moments that build understanding, readiness and excitement around new products, indications and markets.
  • Design field engagement. Understand what our field teams need to stay informed, connected and successful. Shape communications and experiences that bring our global field community closer to the business, leadership and one another.
  • Support leadership priorities. Advise senior Commercialization leaders on communications, key messages, leadership meetings and important business moments. Help leaders create clarity, build trust and engage their teams.
  • Create meaningful employee experiences. Work with partners to identify opportunities to improve how employees experience key moments, from launches and leadership engagement to organizational change and growth.
  • Bring the argenx way to life. Help teams experience our entrepreneurial culture and empowered and team-based ways of working as we continue to grow.
  • Connect teams and priorities. Work across Commercialization, Corporate Affairs, Product Communications, R&D, HR and Digital Technology to bring people together, align efforts and make communications more effective.
  • Build for scale. Strengthen the approaches, channels and ways of working that help us communicate and engage effectively as the business grows.
  • Listen, learn and improve. Use feedback and insights from employees and field teams to understand what's working, make improvements and build on what makes a difference.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in communications, employee engagement, change management, employee experience, organizational effectiveness, or related disciplines.
  • Experience supporting high-growth life science organizations, commercial launches, business expansion, and organizational transformation.
  • Proven ability to translate business strategy, scientific innovation, culture, and organizational priorities into clear and compelling narratives.
  • Experience partnering with senior leaders and serving as a trusted advisor during growth and change.
  • Experience engaging distributed, field-based, and global employee populations.
  • Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships, connect and influence across teams.
  • Passion for the future of work, organizational effectiveness, team-based organizations, and technology-enabled employee experiences.
  • Curiosity and experience leveraging AI, digital tools, and emerging technologies to enhance communications, collaboration, and employee engagement.
  • Exceptional communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a strong bias for action, learning, and continuous improvement.
  • This role is Boston-based.
  • Up to 35% travel required, including domestic and occasional international travel.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in communications, employee engagement, change management, employee experience, organizational effectiveness, or related disciplines
  • Experience supporting high-growth life science organizations, commercial launches, business expansion, and organizational transformation
  • Proven ability to translate business strategy, scientific innovation, culture, and organizational priorities into clear and compelling narratives
  • Experience partnering with senior leaders and serving as a trusted advisor during growth and change
  • Experience engaging distributed, field-based, and global employee populations
  • Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships, connect and influence across teams
  • Passion for the future of work, organizational effectiveness, team-based organizations, and technology-enabled employee experiences
  • Curiosity and experience leveraging AI, digital tools, and emerging technologies to enhance communications, collaboration, and employee engagement
  • Exceptional communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a strong bias for action, learning, and continuous improvement
  • This role is Boston-based
  • Up to 35% travel required, including domestic and occasional international travel

Benefits

  • Retirement Savings Plans
  • Health Benefits
  • Short-Term Incentive Program
  • Long-Term Incentive Program

Company overview

argenx is a global immunology company committed to improving the lives of people living with severe autoimmune diseases. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands with major operations in Boston, Massachusetts, argenx is a commercial-stage, fully-integrated biopharma company developing a deep pipeline of differentiated antibody-based therapies. The company's core innovation engine is its Immunology Innovation Program (IIP), which partners with leading academic researchers to translate immunology breakthroughs into novel medicines. argenx has developed and commercialized VYVGART, the first approved FcRn blocker available in more than 30 countries for conditions like generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), and immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). The company leverages its proprietary SIMPLE ANTIBODY™ platform technology based on llama immune systems to access novel disease biology targets, combined with antibody engineering technologies like NHANCE™ and ABDEG™ to enhance therapeutic properties. With over 1,500 employees globally and listed on both Euronext Brussels and Nasdaq, argenx maintains a robust pipeline including empasiprubart (C2 inhibitor) in Phase 3 trials and several earlier-stage experimental medicines targeting various autoimmune conditions.

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