Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

Location: South San Francisco HQ

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Job Summary

About IDEAYA Biosciences:
IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative therapies for cancer. Our approach integrates expertise in small-molecule drug discovery, structural biology and bioinformatics with robust internal capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers to develop tailored, potentially first-in-class targeted therapies aligned to the genetic drivers of disease. We have built a deep pipeline of product candidates focused on synthetic lethality and antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, for molecularly defined solid tumor indications. Our mission is to bring forth the next wave of precision oncology therapies that are more selective, more effective, and deeply personalized with the goal of altering the course of disease and improving clinical outcomes for patients with cancer.

When you're at IDEAYA, you will be in the midst of brilliant minds working on precision medicine therapies to help cancer patients. We are passionate and committed about being on the forefront of oncology medicine, which means we all have a high internal drive that is at the very core of every person at IDEAYA. We are inquisitive, ask deep questions, and are data-driven innovators who like to collaborate and use team work to move science forward. For more information, please see www.ideayabio.com.

Location: South San Francisco, CA.

Position Summary:
IDEAYA is seeking a Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications to join the team. The Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications will establish and lead an integrated Investor Relations and Corporate Communications organization during a pivotal stage in IDEAYA's growth towards becoming a commercial stage company. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and serving as a trusted advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Leadership Team, this individual will have responsibility for establishing IDEAYA’s IR and corporate communications strategy, capabilities and infrastructure to ensure consistency of messaging with key objectives and purpose while strengthening its reputation with internal and external stakeholders and the broader biotechnology community.
This is a foundational leadership opportunity for an executive who enjoys building organizations. Initially, the Vice President will be a hands-on leader responsible for both strategy and execution—shaping the Company's external narrative, leading investor engagement, designing internal and external corporate communications, preparing executive messaging, and supporting key corporate milestones. As IDEAYA grows, this leader will recruit and develop other high-performing individuals to help establish the infrastructure, processes, and capabilities necessary to support a leading commercial biotechnology company.

This is an onsite leadership position based at IDEAYA's headquarters in South San Francisco and required to be onsite four days per week per company policy. The role requires close collaboration with executive leadership and cross-functional teams, making regular in-person engagement essential to success.

Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer

Job Description

What you’ll do:

Investor Relations

• Develop and execute a comprehensive investor relations strategy aligned with IDEAYA's corporate objectives and long-term value creation strategy.
• Serve as a key point of contact for institutional investors, sell-side analysts, prospective shareholders, and the investment community.
• Partner closely with the CEO and CFO to prepare for quarterly earnings, investor conferences, non-deal roadshows, and individual investor meetings.
• Lead the development of earnings materials, press releases, investor presentations, executive talking points, Q&A documents, and messaging surrounding corporate earnings, clinical data presentations, regulatory milestones, strategic partnerships, financing activities, and other material corporate events.
• Monitor shareholder composition, analyst models, peer performance, and investor sentiment, providing strategic insights to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Ensure compliance with SEC disclosure requirements, Regulation FD, and public company governance standards.

Corporate Communications

• Develop and execute a comprehensive corporate communications and reputation strategy that strengthens IDEAYA's reputation, credibility, and visibility across key internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and steward IDEAYA's enterprise narrative, aligning the Company's scientific innovation, clinical progress, business strategy, and commercial evolution into a compelling corporate story.
• Anticipate and lead integrated communications strategies around major corporate milestones and strategic events that shape IDEAYA's reputation and long-term growth.
• Oversee the development of press releases, executive communications, website content, annual reports, ESG messaging, digital communications, and other external communications materials.
• Develop executive thought leadership opportunities and prepare senior leadership for media, investor, and public engagements.
• Identify and proactively plan for emerging reputational opportunities and risks; drive crisis communications planning and advise executive leadership on actions that strengthen trust and protect IDEAYA's reputation.
• Partner with the Human Resources, and functional leaders to develop an enterprise internal communications strategy that strengthens employee understanding of corporate strategy, major milestones, organizational priorities, culture, and the Company’s evolution.

Build and Scale the Function

• Build IDEAYA's Investor Relations and Corporate Communications function from the ground up, including organizational design, operating processes, governance, systems, and communications infrastructure.
• Develop a multi-year strategy to scale the function in support of the Company's continued growth and commercialization objectives.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and lead a high-performing Investor Relations and Corporate Communications team as organizational needs evolve.
• Evaluate and manage external agencies, investor targeting firms, communications consultants, and other strategic partners while thoughtfully transitioning appropriate capabilities in-house over time.
• Partner closely with Commercial, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Business Development, Legal, Finance, and Human Resources to ensure coordinated, consistent, and impactful communications across the organization.

Executive Leadership

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the CEO, CFO, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Directors on communications strategy, investor engagement, reputation management, and external stakeholder communications.
• Establish and lead enterprise communications governance to ensure consistent messaging, clear accountability, and effective cross-functional coordination.
• Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and excellence in all external communications.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Communications, Life Sciences, or a related field; MBA or advanced scientific degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in investor relations, corporate communications, equity research, media or related roles within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
• Significant experience supporting publicly traded biotechnology companies.
• Strong understanding of biotechnology drug development, clinical development, regulatory pathways, and capital markets.
• Demonstrated success building trusted relationships with institutional investors, research analysts, media outlets, patient advocacy groups, executive leadership teams, and Boards of Directors.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex scientific and financial information clearly and effectively.
• Experience leading communications around clinical, regulatory, financing, and strategic corporate milestones.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Experience building or significantly expanding an Investor Relations and/or Corporate Communications organization.
• Experience supporting a company's evolution from clinical-stage to commercial-stage operations.
• Oncology or precision medicine experience.
• Experience supporting capital markets transactions.
• Established relationships within the biotechnology investment community and industry media.
• Experience supporting one or more commercial product launches.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinker with exceptional business judgment and financial acumen.
• Entrepreneurial builder who enjoys creating organizations, developing talent, and establishing scalable processes.
• Collaborative leader who builds strong partnerships across scientific, clinical, financial, operational, and commercial functions.
• Outstanding organizational and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and commitment to confidentiality.
• Calm and effective under pressure, particularly during periods of heightened market activity and significant corporate events.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.

All employees are expected to act with integrity and in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and IDEAYA policies, including IDEAYA’s Code of Conduct.

Employees must demonstrate good judgement and ethical behavior in all business activities, maintain patient and product safety as a top priority, and report any suspected violations of law or Company policy through appropriate channels

Total Rewards

Along with our inspiring mission, and highly collaborative and inclusive environment, IDEAYA offers a competitive total rewards package that reflects our pay-for-performance philosophy where employees are eligible to be considered for merit-based salary increases, company discretionary short-term incentive plan participation, and company discretionary stock option awards (based on board approval). Our comprehensive benefits package includes, but is not limited to, medical/dental/vision coverage (100% company paid for employees and 90% company paid for dependents), 401k, ESPP, and wellness programs.

The expected salary range for the role of Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications is $309,000 - $381,000. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on several factors that may include but are not limited to the office location where this open position is located, the final candidates’ experience within their profession, experience in the disease areas we are striving to make an impact in as a company, length of time within the industry, educational background, and performance during the interview process.

The Company complies with all laws respecting equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate against applicants with regard to any protected characteristic as defined by federal, state, and local law. This position requires you to work onsite in the office at the Company’s facilities for training & meetings, with work-from-home flexibility, and the Company requires that all employees working in its facilities be fully vaccinated (except as required by applicable law). Therefore, this position requires you to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for medical or religious reasons, and/or as otherwise required by applicable law. The Company considers you fully vaccinated once 14 days have passed since you received either the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series or a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine must have been FDA approved, have emergency use authorization from the FDA, or, for persons fully vaccinated outside of the U.S., be listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.

IDEAYA is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, IDEAYA does not discriminate in hiring or otherwise in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. EOE/AA/Vets.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please get in touch with us at hr@ideayabio.com.