Head of Brand and Editorial (AI and Biology)

Location: Palo Alto, CA; based at hirify.global's Palo Alto headquarters

Base salary: $215,000–$265,000 per year, plus an annual discretionary bonus and eligibility for the Compound Cash Grant Program

Company

hirify.global is an independent nonprofit research organization at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biology, partnering with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco to accelerate scientific progress and understand complex diseases.

What you will do

• Own and articulate Arc's story as a new model for scientific institutions and a producer of meaningful research across media, web, brand, publications, and internal communications.
• Partner with founders and scientific leaders to translate technical expertise into clear creative direction and actionable communications plans.
• Lead, integrate, and develop the Communications and Scientific Publications teams into a unified storytelling and editorial function.
• Communicate Arc's scientific discoveries accurately, clearly, and with impact in collaboration with researchers.
• Set standards for brand quality, build review systems, develop Arc's brand in scientific and AI talent markets, and define effectiveness measurement frameworks.
• Build proactive relationships with national and trade reporters and collaborate with internal teams on communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in a field applied to marketing and communications.
• 15+ years of experience in communications, brand, marketing, and/or editorial roles, including significant experience leading and developing teams and managing other managers.
• Experience setting communications or brand strategy for a technically sophisticated organization in AI, computing, biotechnology, life sciences, or another deep technical domain, and translating complex work for varied audiences.
• Demonstrated success partnering with founders, executives, and/or researchers.
• Exceptional writing and editorial judgment, including the ability to elevate the writing of others.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in a fast-paced, rapidly scaling organization.

Nice to have

• Previous experience at frontier AI labs, technology startups, biotech or life sciences organizations, or academic and research institutions.
• Experience managing national and trade media relationships.
• Familiarity with scientific publishing and academic communication norms.

Culture & Benefits

• Independent nonprofit research environment combining long-term scientific funding with industry-like resources.
• Freedom to pursue high-risk, long-term research without commercial pressures.
• Collaboration among more than 300 employees, Technology Centers, and Core Investigator labs at the Palo Alto headquarters.
• Annual discretionary bonus eligibility.
• Eligibility for the Compound Cash Grant Program, providing multi-year cash grants paid in semi-annual installments.