Associate Director, Investor Relations

Who We Are

Arcellx is a public, clinical-stage biotechnology company reimagining cell therapy by engineering innovative immunotherapies for patients with cancer and other incurable diseases. We believe that cell therapies are one of the forward pillars of medicine and our mission is to destroy cancer and advance humanity by developing cell therapies that are safer, more effective, and more broadly accessible.

Our team members are made up of talented innovators and dreamers working from our offices in Rockville, Maryland, and Redwood City, California. At Arcellx, we hire exceptional people and create a fun, diverse, supportive, and informal environment that allows everyone to do their best work.

What Matters to Us

Living our core values is essential to maintaining a work environment that is high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative. We look for candidates who demonstrate strong values alignment and bring different backgrounds, viewpoints, and abilities to the team.

Arcellx Core Values

• Character: Committed to always doing what’s right.
• Audacity: Willing to challenge convention and share candid feedback with others.
• Determination: Curious and self-motivated. Always looking to improve and learn.  
• Collaboration: "No job is too small" mentality. Humble and willing to help others.
• Originality: Will bring your unique perspective to the table and respect a diverse set of views and backgrounds.

How You’ll Make a Difference

As our Associate Director, IR, you’ll be an integral player in the group, responsible for assisting with the development and execution of the company’s investor relations program. Using your exceptional communications skills and strong analytical acumen, your impact on our IR strategy will play a role in getting our life-saving therapy through clinical trials and on to the market.

The “Fine Print” – What You’ll Do

• Work closely with the Chief IR/Comms Officer on developing and implementing a successful strategic IR and communications strategic plan for Arcellx.
• Develop written communications such as press releases and conference call scripts, corporate Q&A/messaging documents, PowerPoint slides, and timely responses to inquiries from investors, analysts, and members of the media.
• Execute the analysis for and creation of periodic feedback reports about the company’s stock price, brokerage analysts’ estimates and perceptions, industry and peer companies, and the overall stock market and help convey these findings.
• Partner with finance team to develop securities filings and other disclosures.
• Conduct periodic, in-depth investor targeting exercise and maintain target investor list.
• Assist with the planning and execution of the annual shareholder meeting partnering with the legal and finance teams.
• Partner with numerous functions in the company including finance, legal, business development.
• Manage the overall content of Arcellx’s Intranet and social media content.
• Review backgrounders provided by PR agency in preparation for media briefings.
• Ability to travel 10-25% of the time. 

 Skills and Experience We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 6-8+ years of broad investor relations, finance and/ or corporate communications experience, preferably for a consulting agency or publicly traded biotech or pharmaceutical company.
• Knowledge of SEC compliance, reporting and disclosure guidelines, as well as financial and investment markets.
• Solid understanding of the financial modeling techniques used by security analysts to project a company's operating and financial performance, and the resulting value for its stock.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft office suite of products, especially PowerPoint.

Rewards at Arcellx

Our people are our greatest asset, and supporting their well-being is an essential part of delivering on our mission and impacting the lives of patients. Putting this belief into practice means offering strong compensation and benefits.

The base salary range for this position is $175,000 - $200,000 per year. Where a candidate falls within that range is determined by factors such as years of experience. Our compensation package also includes an annual bonus based on company goals and an equity (RSU) grant. We do offer relocation assistance for roles if required.

Our market-leading benefits package includes: 100% coverage for medical, dental and vision for team members and dependents, unlimited vacation, a 3-day weekend every month, fully-paid parental leave for up to 6 months, tuition reimbursement, 401k employer contribution and more. 

Join us in our quest to reimagine cell therapy and destroy cancer. For more on our technology, culture, and team, go to www.arcellx.com.

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