Communications & Marketing Lead
Latent LabsComputational Biology company
London, United KingdomSenior
Radical Ventures
8VC
Sofinnova Partners
Flying Fish Partners
Isomer Partners
Kindred Capital
Marketing
About the role
TL;DR
Build and own the communications and marketing strategy for Latent Labs.
- •We are looking for an experienced communications and marketing leader to build and own the function at Latent Labs.
- •As our first dedicated hire in this area, you will be the architect of our public identity, creating and owning the strategy from scratch.
- •Key Responsibilities Define and own the communications and marketing strategy, including our narrative, messaging, brand positioning, channel mix, cadence, and measures of success.
- •Build and own the executive platform by identifying high-impact speaking opportunities, ghostwriting thought leadership, and positioning Latent Labs’ leadership as definitive voices in AI-driven biology.
- •Monitor the AI and biotech landscape to identify white space and ensure our narrative stays ahead of the market.
- •Lead communications for key milestones, including research launches, fundraising, partnerships, and product news.
- •Work closely with researchers and company leadership to extract ideas and shape them into a consistent drumbeat of public-facing content across LinkedIn, op-eds, editorial content, and keynote speeches.
- •Requirements You are an owner.
- •You have built a communications and marketing function from scratch and are comfortable operating without established infrastructure or precedent.
- •You translate complex science.
- •You are fluent in AI for biology—and ideally protein design—and can turn complex Bio-ML research into compelling narratives for technical and non-technical audiences alike.
- •You know the full marcomms stack.
- •You have experience across media relations, narrative development, brand positioning, stakeholder relations, content marketing, and crisis and reputation management.
- •You pitch proactively.
- •You create briefs independently and execute across formats, including editorial content, thought leadership, press releases, case studies, web content, video scripts, keynote speeches, and investor narratives.
- •You have strong media relationships.
- •You have established relationships with journalists and editors across AI and the life sciences, and you know how to land a story.
- •You thrive in a dynamic and ambiguous environment.
- •You excel in a fast-paced setting where priorities shift and goals must be met with urgency.
- •You create clarity where none yet exists.
Required skills
Content MarketingDigital MarketingSEOSEMPerformance MarketingEmail MarketingProduct MarketingBrand MarketingCommunity ManagementSocial Media MarketingDemand GenerationMarketing AnalyticsCopywriting
Domain expertise
biotech
Benefits & perks
Private health insurance, Pension/401(K) contributions, Generous leave policies (including gender neutral parental leave), Hybrid working, Travel opportunities