Corporate Communications Senior Manager #4544

About the role

We are a healthcare company, pioneering new technologies to advance early cancer detection. We have built a multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, and physicians and we are using the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS), population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges.

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.

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.

Benefits

The expected, full-time, annual base pay scale for this position is $168K-$223K. This role may be eligible for other forms of compensation, including an annual bonus and/or incentives, subject to the terms of the applicable plans and Company discretion. 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. 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.