Intern – Corporate Communications, Investor Relations and Advocacy

Cytokinetics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which muscle performance is compromised and/or declining. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact muscle function and contractility. We take a purpose-driven approach by leveraging our unique muscle biology expertise to engineer compounds with specific characteristics aimed at treating diseases that impact muscle function. By directly targeting the sarcomere, the foundation of muscle contraction, the treatments we are developing have the potential to preserve and extend independence and self-reliance in people suffering from debilitating diseases.

 

We view our employees as the unequivocal ingredients to success. Each and every employee is an integral member of the Cytokinetics team, contributing to our shared goal of improving lives. While expectations of our employees are high, there is an equal commitment to ensuring that contributions are recognized and rewarded. We seek exceptional individuals to join us in our mission to develop potential medicines to improve the healthspan of people with cardiovascular and neuromuscular diseases of impaired muscle function.

 

We are seeking a highly motivated Intern to join our Corporate Communications, Investor Relations and Advocacy group at Cytokinetics.

 

·      Developing social media content for Twitter, LinkedIn & Facebook, and social media benchmarking

·      Supporting creation of internal communications content for intranet and internal screens

·      Tracking investor interactions using online database

·      Develop investor & firm profiles

·      Support event planning for disease awareness and advocacy activities

·      Developing articles for internal company blog

·      Update advocacy partner database

·      Support development of advocacy partner landscape analysis

·      Create reports on nonprofit partner programs

·      Ad hoc research and administrative projects across corporate communications, investor relations and advocacy

 

·      Currently enrolled undergraduate student or recent graduate with bachelor’s degree in public relations, marketing, communications or related field

·      Experience and/or passion for communications, public relations, investor relations, patient advocacy and social media

·      Basic knowledge of healthcare industry and strong interest in biotech and/or nonprofit patient organizations

·      Excellent written and verbal communications skills and understanding of AP Style

·      A good multi-tasker, detail oriented and resourceful

·      Social media savvy

·      Well versed in Microsoft Office

·      Design experience a major plus

 

Our passion is anchored in rigorous and diligent scientific and clinical approaches to the discovery and development of novel mechanism therapeutics. With gratitude for the commitments and convictions of our employees who are inspired by the courage of patients we aim to serve, we believe Cytokinetics will continue to be a pioneering, values-driven, sustainable, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company.