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Role Description

The Executive Director, Investor Relations will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive investor relations strategy that enhances Entrada’s visibility, credibility, and positioning within the financial community and broader stakeholder landscape. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the ideal candidate will combine deep investor relations and financial expertise with strong scientific and clinical fluency to build investor confidence, drive awareness, and support long-term shareholder value creation for a NASDAQ-listed biotechnology company with an expanding portfolio of clinical-stage programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategic direction, planning, and execution of the investor relations function, including financial communications.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by providing insight and guidance on investor messaging, communications effectiveness, market dynamics, and investor sentiment.
• Act as the primary point of contact to the investment community, responding to external inquiries in an accurate, appropriate, and timely manner.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with biotechnology-focused buy-side and sell-side analysts and institutional investors.
• Develop and maintain proactive engagement with investors and analysts to clearly communicate the Company’s long-term vision, clinical and platform strategy, differentiation, opportunity, risk factors, and key milestones.
• Lead the development and coordination of financial and investor communications, including earnings releases, investor webcasts, investor presentations, and the investor relations section of the Company website.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Finance and Legal to support the timely and compliant execution of external financial disclosures and investor communications.
• Lead the Company’s participation in investment community events, including investor conferences, non-deal roadshows, analyst days, and targeted investor meetings.
• Develop, track, and report key investor relations metrics in our Irwin investor relations system to assess program effectiveness and inform continuous improvement.
• Monitor published research analyst reports covering the Company and analyze biopharmaceutical industry trends, investor perceptions, and competitor communications to inform strategic positioning and messaging.
• Support capital markets activities, including potential financings and strategic transactions, in close partnership with the CFO and senior leadership.
• Partner closely with the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer to ensure alignment with the broader corporate communications strategy and Entrada brand.
• Manage external agencies and vendors, as needed, ensuring high-quality deliverables and disciplined management of external spend.
• Ensure all investor communications and activities fully comply with SEC regulations and disclosure requirements, including Regulation FD and NASDAQ listing standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (PhD, MD, MBA, or MS in life sciences, biotechnology, or finance-related discipline) preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in investor relations within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience supporting investor relations for a publicly traded biotechnology or pharmaceutical company, preferably NASDAQ-listed.
• Experience in a clinical-stage or pre-commercial biotechnology environment strongly preferred.
• Established relationships within the biotechnology buy-side and sell-side community strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to develop and execute investor relations strategies that effectively reach and influence target audiences.
• Strong financial acumen and financial modeling familiarity, with the ability to clearly communicate complex financial and clinical information to diverse external stakeholders.
• Develop clear and compelling PowerPoint presentations for earnings calls, investor meetings, and board discussions.
• Demonstrated experience supporting equity offerings, capital markets transactions, or other strategic financings preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead the use of investor relations software solutions to support investor engagement, shareholder monitoring, and analytics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Highly self-directed with exceptional project management and organizational skills.
• Experience building, managing, and scaling investor relations capabilities across internal teams and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and influence across functions and with senior executives.
• Deep understanding of the drug development lifecycle and the regulatory and disclosure environment for biopharmaceutical companies.
• Experience preparing senior executives and Board members for investor engagement and earnings communications preferred.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% as required to support investor engagement and key industry events.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) match.
• Paid, gender-inclusive parental leave.
• Holistic support for health and well-being.
• Education reimbursement.
• Discretionary time off.
• Commuting benefits aligned to your working model.