Senior Director Corporate Communications

Senior Director Corporate Communications

Main Corporate Office - Malvern, PA

Overview

Position Type Full Time

Description

Position Summary

The Senior Director Communications will lead and execute Ocugen's external communications strategy, ensuring clear, consistent, and investor-ready messaging aligned to clinical, regulatory, and corporate milestones in a lean, execution-focused gene therapy environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of external communications aligned to key clinical, regulatory, and corporate milestones, including OCU400, OCU410, and OCU410ST.
• Personally draft press releases, corporate announcements, and core messaging. Translate complex clinical, regulatory, and CMC developments into clear, accurate, and compelling narratives.
• Ensure all communications are scientifically credible, compliant, and aligned with company positioning.

Investor Communications (in partnership with CFO)

• Support development of earnings materials, investor presentations, and external messaging.
• Ensure alignment between scientific progress, corporate narrative, and financial messaging.
• Prepare materials that can withstand investor and analyst scrutiny.

Executive Communications

• Partner with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to develop messaging for key internal and external engagements.
• Prepare Board-level materials, presentations, and speaking content.
• Ensure leadership messaging is consistent, precise, and aligned to company priorities.

Agency Management (PR & IR)

• Manage external PR and IR agencies with clear direction and accountability. Ensure agencies support execution rather than drive strategy.
• Optimize agency output in a lean, cost-conscious model.

Digital & Social Communications

• Oversee website and social media through a small internal structure.
• Ensure content is purposeful, compliant, and aligned to key milestones and announcements.

Planning & Operational Discipline

• Develop and maintain a forward-looking 2–3 month communications pipeline aligned to clinical and regulatory timelines.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across Clinical, Regulatory, CMC, and Operations.
• Ensure readiness for key announcements and reduce reactive communication cycles.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in corporate communications, investor relations, or public relations within biotech or life sciences. Experience in a clinical-stage or pre-commercial biotech environment strongly preferred. Proven ability to operate as a hands-on contributor in a lean organization.
• Experience in a clinical-stage or pre-commercial biotech environment strongly preferred
• Proven ability to operate in a lean environment as a hands-on contributor, not solely a strategist
• Strong executive presence with ability to partner with CEO, CFO, and scientific leadership

Execution & Judgment

• Strong writing and editing skills with ability to produce high-quality content under tight timelines
• Proven ability to balance scientific accuracy, regulatory considerations, and investor credibility
• Experience managing agencies with clear expectations for output and accountability

Operating Style

• Comfortable owning both strategy and execution without multiple layers of support
• Thrives in a fast-paced, milestone-driven environment

Education

• Bachelor's degree required
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MS, or related field) preferred
• Premed or science-based academic background is a plus

Working Conditions Incumbent will primarily work Monday – Friday during normal business hours out of our Malvern, PA corporate headquarters. This position operates in an office setting, and job may require incumbent to be available outside of normal hours to handle priority business needs.

Physical Requirements

This is a largely sedentary role. However, employees may have to travel for business purposes.

Ocugen is an equal opportunity employer. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, we make all of our employment decisions based upon merit, qualifications, abilities, and an individual's conduct and performance. We will not make any of our decisions, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant, on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including sexual orientation, gender identity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected from discrimination under the law. Ocugen complies with applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.