Corporate Communications Senior Manager #4544

GRAIL is seeking an experienced corporate communications professional to help shape and execute external communications strategies that advance the company’s mission strengthen its reputation and support key business priorities. This role will be instrumental in developing compelling corporate narratives translating complex scientific and healthcare information for external audiences and driving high-impact communications across traditional media digital and stakeholder channels.

The ideal candidate is a strategic hands-on communicator who thrives in a fast-paced dynamic environment. They bring strong judgement exceptional writing skills proven media relations experience and the ability to partner effectively with executives cross-functional teams agency partners and external stakeholders. 

This role is based in Menlo Park California and will move to Sunnyvale California in Fall 2026. It offers a flexible work arrangement with the ability to work from GRAIL's office or from home. Our current flexible work arrangement policy requires that a minimum of 40% or 16 hours of your total work week be on-site. Your specific schedule determined in collaboration with your manager will align with team and business needs and could exceed the 40% requirement for the site. At our Menlo Park campus Tuesdays and Thursdays are the key days where we encourage on-site presence to engage in events and on-site activities.

Responsibilities:

Develop and execute strategic corporate communications plans that enhance GRAIL’s reputation and support business priorities.
Shape corporate narratives messaging and communications materials for company milestones data announcements partnerships and other external-facing initiatives.
Translate complex scientific clinical and business information into clear compelling audience-appropriate messages across platforms.
Manage public relations agency partners in the development editing and distribution of press releases media resource materials videos social media and digital content and other communications assets.
Lead proactive media outreach coordinate interviews manage inbound media inquiries and work with agency partners to identify timely media opportunities.
Support issues management and reactive communications including message development media response and stakeholder engagement.
Oversee media monitoring and coverage analysis; manage agency and vendor partners in the development of regular reports and insights.
Manage communications budgets vendors and agency workflows to ensure high-quality execution and measurable impact.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in public relations communications journalism or related field
7+ years of public relations corporate communications or external communications experience ideally in FDA-regulated healthcare life sciences diagnostics biotechnology or other relevant sectors 
Exceptional writing editing storytelling and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to translate complex scientific clinical technical or business topics into clear and compelling communications
Strong media relations experience including proactive pitching reporter relationship-building interview coordination and media inquiry management
Strong strategic thinking judgment problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Experience managing PR agencies vendors budgets and cross-functional communications projects
Familiarity with media monitoring PR analytics social media and digital communications tools including the use of emerging AI tools.

Physical Demands & Working Environment:

• Hours and days may vary depending on operational needs.
• Working with dry ice may be necessary.
• Standing or sitting for long periods of time may be necessary.
• May be exposed to hazardous materials blood specimens and instruments with moving parts heating or freezing elements and high speed centrifugation.
• Repetitive manual pipetting may be necessary.
• Some lifting (up to 25 pounds) may be necessary
• Ability to travel 10% as required

What We Do

GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured. GRAIL is using the power of high-intensity sequencing population-scale clinical studies and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology and to develop and commercialize pioneering products.

Why Work With Us

Everything we do is guided by our mission to detect cancer early when it can be cured. It’s the reason we’re here and it’s no small task. The right people make all the difference. That’s why we’re looking for those who strive to share their knowledge contribute their skills inspire each other and commit to something bigger than themselves.

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